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Tammy Beaumont said scoring England women’s first double century was “pretty special” as it came against the “best team in the world”.
The 32-year-old broke Betty Snowball’s 88-year-old individual record of 189, finishing with 208 at Trent Bridge.
She was the last wicket to fall as England made 463, before Australia reached 82-0 at stumps on day three in the one-off Ashes Test, a lead of 92.
“It’s a great accolade. I guess I just had a day out,” said Beaumont.
“I wasn’t aware of the [England record] milestone, that’s why I didn’t want to celebrate it and we still needed runs.
“To do it in England, it is pretty special, the highest score I have in an England shirt against the best team in the world and I hope it goes down in the books.
“I had a lot of help from the skipper, Heather Knight, and Nat Sciver-Brunt. They have known me for so long and know when I need a kick up the bum to keep going.”
Speaking to Sky Sports, Beaumont added: “I can’t quite believe it to be honest. I scored a double hundred in the A game last week and I thought there was no chance of repeating it.
“I’d been pretty calm for 300 or something balls, but if you’re going to score a double hundred you might as well really let it rip.
“I reckon the girls will tell you I said absolutely nothing at tea, I was just steely-eyed.”
Previously a regular in all three formats, Beaumont was dropped from England’s T20 side after the 2022 Ashes and missed last summer’s Commonwealth Games and this year’s T20 World Cup.
England have instilled a new aggressive and attack-minded approach under coach Jon Lewis and Beaumont is more of a touch player than others in the set-up.
“I spoke to Tammy in the build-up to the series and she wasn’t quite sure about her place in the team,” said England all-rounder Georgia Elwiss.
“She’s in that sort of space at the moment where it is an uncertain time. “England want to play this aggressive style, but actually Tammy doesn’t necessarily play that naturally. She is more a timer of the ball but she’s got all the shots.
“She’s gone away and worked really hard on her game and probably been a bit more comfortable in her own skin. “It’s not nice, but at times that brings out the best in you, it brings out the drive and determination within you, and it has done that in the build-up to this Ashes series.”