In the end, it was barely a contest – the rain tried its hardest, but it couldn’t quite put a stop to England’s onward march, despite holding them off for 5 long hours through the afternoon. After delays and DLS, England raced to their target of 106 with more than 10 of their 21 overs to spare, completing a whitewash across both white ball series against a sorry West Indies.

There was some consternation in the press box when it was announced that England’s DLS-adjusted par score was one run less than the West Indies had scored – meaning England needed only to equal West Indies 106 to win the game. Usually when the first innings is interrupted early, the DLS par goes higher than the first innings score, so everyone (including me) was expecting it to be at least 120, after the West Indies had reached 106 following the 5 hour rain delay.

But reflecting on it, we should not have been surprised – losing early wickets kills you in DLS, and that’s what West Indies had done, slumping to 4-3 in the 4th over, and going into the rain interruption at 43-3 after 12 overs.

So although West Indies made a decent fist of the post-interruption phase to reach 106, boshing 60 runs from the final 7 overs, England were left requiring just 106 in 21 overs. If this had been a T20, we’d expect them to chase that in their sleep; and with further rain still a possibility (and no result if it curtailed the game prematurely before the 20 over mark) they didn’t hang around.

NSB, opening the batting for only the second time in her international career, was happy to let Sophia Dunkley dominate the strike for the first 5 overs, but then took the reins once Dunkley was dismissed for 26 off 21. Having been 9 off 10 balls at that stage, NSB accelerated to finish with yet another half-century – 57 off 33 balls – striking the ball by the end with such swashbuckling confidence that she was almost (almost!) showboating.

Speaking to the media after the game, Charlotte Edwards was quick to acknowledge that there would be sterner tests to come, not least India who arrive later this month for 5 T20s and 3 ODIs, starting in Nottingham on the 28th.

“We absolutely know that in a couple of weeks time at Trent Bridge it is going to be tough – they are one of the best teams in the world and they’ve got some of the best players,” Edwards said.

“But we can only play what’s in front of us; and when I think how ruthless we’ve been, how clinical we’ve been, that’s probably what’s impressed me the most.”

With her having said that, it will be interesting to see where England go in terms of selection for the India series. If this series has been the unqualified success that suggests, then you’d expect no changes; but if you want to have real competition for places, the players out there in domestic cricket need to feel they have a chance to break through, and it isn’t just the same 15 time and time again.

Perhaps the most pressing conundrum for Edwards will be Linsey Smith, who has been consistently excellent, but had to make way today in order to give Sarah Glenn a game, and could well find herself sidelined again if Sophie Ecclestone does indeed walk back in for the India series, as Edwards hinted she would, despite the announcement today that Ecclestone will be taking a break from domestic cricket.

I think this is the key test for Edward’s mantra that performances on the pitch are what matter, and that there should be no free rides. I believe that Edwards believes she believes this; but whether she actually does remains to be seen.