<p>Navi Mumbai: Indian women's cricket team head coach Amol Muzumdar on Saturday said his side had got a taste of 'what Test cricket is all about' after crushing England by a massive 347 runs in the one-off four-day match here.</p>.<p>Muzumdar was delighted with the effort of his players, and said he wants the team to continue in the same vein against Australia in the one-off Test starting December 21 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.</p>.<p>"Absolutely brilliant stuff for the two-and-a-half days. No Test match is easy but the efforts that the girls put in, getting together 5-6 days before the Test at Wankhede and the preparation was nice to result into this win," Muzumdar, a domestic stalwart, said after the comprehensive win.</p>.Women's cricket progressed more than men's since 2019: Sourav Ganguly.<p>"We had thought that we'd play in a certain fashion and I'd want them to continue to do that (score like that on the first day). We didn't plan to score 400 on the first day. It's a good sign for Indian cricket, all of them who made their debut. It's the confidence they carry because England is a strong side. They (India) just got a taste of what Test cricket is all about."</p><p>He was effusive in his praise of Deepti Sharma, who earned the player-of-the-match award for her 67 in the first innings and a match haul of 9 for 39.</p>.<p>"I jokingly call Deepti (Sharma) 'Stokesy' (Ben Stokes' nickname). Nine wickets and a fifty, she's an important cog in the wheel and it's important for her confidence.</p>.<p>"We have back-to-back Test matches for the first time and we're looking forward to the Australia series as well," Muzumdar said.</p>.<p>Deepti was proud of her effort and said the wicket at the DY Patil Stadium here offered a lot of assistance to the spinners.</p>.<p>"Feels very good because we were waiting for the Test to start. It's a proud feeling and we bowled according to plan. We were quite calm batting on the first day, trying to build partnerships, that's it," she said.</p>.<p>"I was just waiting to bowl and keeping myself warmed up, got a lot of help from the wicket and I backed myself. Harry di (skipper Harmanpreet Kaur) was saying 'bowl in your areas and the turn will help you'. We want to continue this in the next Test."</p>
<p>Navi Mumbai: Indian women's cricket team head coach Amol Muzumdar on Saturday said his side had got a taste of 'what Test cricket is all about' after crushing England by a massive 347 runs in the one-off four-day match here.</p>.<p>Muzumdar was delighted with the effort of his players, and said he wants the team to continue in the same vein against Australia in the one-off Test starting December 21 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.</p>.<p>"Absolutely brilliant stuff for the two-and-a-half days. No Test match is easy but the efforts that the girls put in, getting together 5-6 days before the Test at Wankhede and the preparation was nice to result into this win," Muzumdar, a domestic stalwart, said after the comprehensive win.</p>.Women's cricket progressed more than men's since 2019: Sourav Ganguly.<p>"We had thought that we'd play in a certain fashion and I'd want them to continue to do that (score like that on the first day). We didn't plan to score 400 on the first day. It's a good sign for Indian cricket, all of them who made their debut. It's the confidence they carry because England is a strong side. They (India) just got a taste of what Test cricket is all about."</p><p>He was effusive in his praise of Deepti Sharma, who earned the player-of-the-match award for her 67 in the first innings and a match haul of 9 for 39.</p>.<p>"I jokingly call Deepti (Sharma) 'Stokesy' (Ben Stokes' nickname). Nine wickets and a fifty, she's an important cog in the wheel and it's important for her confidence.</p>.<p>"We have back-to-back Test matches for the first time and we're looking forward to the Australia series as well," Muzumdar said.</p>.<p>Deepti was proud of her effort and said the wicket at the DY Patil Stadium here offered a lot of assistance to the spinners.</p>.<p>"Feels very good because we were waiting for the Test to start. It's a proud feeling and we bowled according to plan. We were quite calm batting on the first day, trying to build partnerships, that's it," she said.</p>.<p>"I was just waiting to bowl and keeping myself warmed up, got a lot of help from the wicket and I backed myself. Harry di (skipper Harmanpreet Kaur) was saying 'bowl in your areas and the turn will help you'. We want to continue this in the next Test."</p>