England and Blaze stalwart Tammy Beaumont paid homage to the comforts of her home surroundings, as the batter marked day two of the Women's Ashes Test at Trent Bridge by becoming the second woman to score centuries in all three formats.

The other? Well, of course, the ever-present Heather Knight.

"As she said to me in the changing room ‘welcome to the club’, I didn’t realise she meant in all three formats, I thought she meant an Ashes hundred, or something, but it’s always good to look back at personal milestones and to tick that one off.

"It's something I thought may evade me as I am coming to the latter part of my career, but for me it’s all about how we go on tomorrow and hopefully put the team in a good position."

In the reputable batters' paradise of Trent Bridge, Beaumont has been enjoying the opportunities presented by multi-day cricket. 

“It’s been a great Test Match so far. It has shown that, as a batter, if you apply yourself then there are definitely runs out there to be had.

"A few of the Aussie girls got in and batted well; so far, for us, our batters have looked at ease. The lightning-fast outfield has made it easy for us considering the heat."

Domestic team-mate Nat Sciver-Brunt joined Beaumont out in the middle for the closing overs of the day's play, forming a swift and nimble partnership of 67 as England crossed the 200-run threshold.

Their rapid start together at the crease prompted plenty of memories from this season's domestic campaign for Beaumont.

“When she smashed one off Ash Gardner through extra cover, I thought: 'that’s just like the one you hit the Sunrisers up into the crowd at that double-header a couple of weeks ago'.

“It’s great to have a Test Match here at Trent Bridge and to have another Blaze player here too. Hopefully Nat and I can continue that tomorrow.”

Beaumont revealed that home comforts, more particularly those from her Blaze family, helped her through the most difficult stages of her innings so far, too.

She credited a moment with Lucy Higham for inspiring her maiden Test century: “She was running drinks for us and I was struggling a little bit - so she gave us a little pep talk. It had been a long couple of days and it was getting into the sixth hour of the day in an intense game of cricket.

“She said ‘you’ve got this’, and to take it ball-by-ball. It’s great to be having mates from The Blaze around me all the way.”

Beaumont was not alone in entering the record books - Annabel Sutherland became the youngest-ever female Test centurion for Australia, and the first Australian to score an Ashes century at Trent Bridge in nearly 30 years - her predecessor being David Boon, part of the successful touring side of 1993.

Had the moment yet become real for Sutherland? The 20-year-old wasn't so sure.

"It’s pretty special. I am not sure it has sunk in yet, but seeing Kim Garth at the other end and how pumped she was for me, it is pretty cool.

"It is something you dream of growing up, to pull on the Baggy Green, and to do that job for the team yesterday and today was pretty cool. I had great support from Alana King and Kim Garth so it was nice to spend some time with those two.

"I think the main thing was getting in there and spending time out there, that is what was required for the team. I was just happy to play my part and put on a solid score.

"Shell (Head Coach Shelley Nitschke) did tell me I was batting at eight, and I gave her a little eye roll, but I am pretty happy to slot in and play my role.

"It is a solid line up we have got and the top order has done an amazing job for us so any chance I get to have a hit, I am gonna take it, and there are no expectations on where I am going to bat."

Displaying the respect shown between the respective nations, Sutherland gave a measured nod to her fellow centurion.

"I think Tammy and Nat batted exceptionally well," she said, "but in saying that we created seven or eighth chances so, given we are 260-odd ahead, we are well and truly ahead in the game.

"If we start well in the morning, that will put us in good stead and hopefully we can sharpen up in the field to take chances. There are still three days left and lots of time in the game."