Edwards’ resolution to reinstate Jones on the prime of the order initially raised just a few eyebrows, but it surely has proved to be a masterstroke.

She whacked two fours within the opening over off Zaida James and didn’t look again. The roles had been reversed from their earlier partnership, with Jones hitting the accelerator all through whereas Beaumont eased by means of the gears with slightly extra warning.

There have been indicators of nerves when Jones reached the 90s at Derby, with dropped probabilities on 91 and 92, however right here she oozed confidence from the minute she walked to the center.

The century got here from simply 76 balls – England’s joint-third quickest in ladies’s ODIs – with Beaumont’s fifty coming from 64, earlier than she kicked on to succeed in three figures from 106 balls with a six despatched crusing over long-on.

It was the primary time a gap pair has hit back-to-back a whole bunch within the historical past of the format – males’s and girls’s – and the hosts relentlessly punished West Indies’ inexperienced bowling assault which struggled to construct any consistency or dot ball stress all through.

The bowling skewed each side of the wicket within the first 10 overs which allowed their flying begin, and Jones’ probability ought to have been taken by Grimmond at cowl.

Each openers had been ultimately dismissed by spinner Karishma Ramharack however they’d set a platform which ensured England had their file complete of 378 of their sights, till Grimmond supplied the vacationers’ spotlight within the discipline with a spectacular one-handed catch to dismiss Lamb as England had been accelerating into the ultimate 5 overs.

Regardless of the boldness that may come from posting scores of 346 and 366 in consecutive video games, there will definitely be harder assessments to return for England’s new opening pair and for quantity three Lamb, who made a 41-ball fifty.

The primary of these comes with India’s arrival later this month, which can present a a lot clearer indication of the workforce’s batting method beneath Edwards and when they’re put beneath extra stress.