Has it all sunk in yet?

Don’t worry if not, for those of us who were lucky enough to witness this Test in the flesh will remember it well, and for many years to come.

Day one was a dream, day two was a triumph - but what awaited on day three was unfathomably special.

In a Test match which has already made a habit for smashing records to smithereens, it would be impossible to exaggerate by stating that one of the most highly anticipated Test Matches of recent years had well and truly delivered once again on its third thrilling day.

A stupendous 6,951-strong attendance - some hailing from as far as South Dakota - brought the noise, and England put on a show.

Talk about setting the tempo - we could all learn a lesson in efficiency from ex-England bowler Isa Guha. The accomplished cricketer-turned-commentator could arguably stake a claim for the fastest half-lap around the Trent Bridge boundary - in heels, might we add - which was achieved in no more than two minutes before undertaking the honours of ringing the pavilion bell at 10:55 for play to begin, having sprinted out of the broadcast studio at just 10:53.

But the day undoubtedly belongs to Trent Bridge’s own Tammy Beaumont. Already an England star with well over a decade’s worth of experience on the international stage, she left the field of play eternally etched into glory.

As Trent Bridge turned red for the Ruth Strauss Foundation, day two saw the talismanic batter join skipper Heather Knight as the sole female cricketers to have scored a ton in all three formats of the game. Thank you, what’s next on the menu?

Several of the English batting order had fallen as day three neared its conclusion, but Beaumont stood firm until the very end of a record-breaking innings for the hosts against their arch rivals, as the Blaze star battled her way through session upon session and a place at the very top of England Women’s Test Match scorer’s chart was drawing close.

Never once looking in discomfort at the crease, Beaumont knew she simply had to bide her time; no doubt that yesterday’s words from Blaze ally Lucy Higham  - ‘ball-by-ball!’ - still echoed in her mind.

Hanging on the edge of their white seats, perhaps those watching from the stands were less inclined to feel at ease. Hearts were in mouths when their England hero very nearly undid herself, a smile emerging as she scuttled back to safety behind her crease having very nearly been tempted into an ill-fated dash for a single.

Tammy Beaumont receives a standing ovation after scoring England Women's first ever Test double-century.

But ball-by-ball, run-by-run, the crowd rallied and roared as the three-digit number beside Beaumont’s name slowly crept upwards. Then the moment arrived, and sheer elation raised the roof off this historic venue.

A loud, lengthy and thoroughly merited standing ovation from all corners for Tammy Beaumont: double-Test centurion, and the first England Women cricketer to ever be such.

Australia had waited all day in the field, suffering a severe case of déjà vu after Beaumont had slammed their bowling attack for 201 in the Derby warm-up last week. Now it’s the tourists' turn to write the next chapter of this fascinating tale.

Truly fitting for a special day of women’s cricket, in a stadium filled with an abundance of generations as countless families chose the Test for their big Saturday out. Could the next England superstar have been sitting in those very seats?

And, perhaps, the best bit of all: we’ll be doing it all over again tomorrow.