“There are concerns still” and “more questions than answers” over England following their 3-2 T20I collection defeat to India, in accordance with Sky Sports activities’ Charles Dagnall.
England gained two of the final three matches beneath stand-in skipper Tammy Beaumont, together with a last-ball thriller within the last lifeless rubber on Saturday at Edgbaston, after a groin harm to captain Nat Sciver-Brunt.
Pressed for his ‘winners’ and ‘losers’ from England’s collection defeat, Dagnall named Sciver-Brunt as one of many latter – together with the out-of-form Alice Capsey – with Beaumont impressing in her absence, whereas he hailed seamer success tales Lauren Bell and Lauren Filer.
“I think when you look at the series overall, I think more questions are raised than answers,” Dagnall stated. “I think there are concerns still.
“I truly suppose, in a weird means, Nat Sciver-Brunt has been a loser in all this. I take a look at her captaincy on the sphere, I believe it seems to be panicked. I believe it seems to be just a little muddled.
“I used to be frightened about this when she took over from Heather Knight at occasions, just like the [2022] Commonwealth Video games or the second a part of the match in opposition to the West Indies [2024 T20 World Cup]. I do not know if tactically she’s as savvy as Tammy Beaumont has been – she’s been good [as stand-in captain], I believe she’s one of many winners.
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Highlights from the fifth T20I match between England girls and India girls.
“She was a kind of gamers who was exterior of the T20 squad, whereas now I believe she is within the dialog to be within the beginning XI transferring ahead.
“Sciver-Brunt needs time, granted, but then again she’s also played a hell of a lot of cricket.
“I additionally suppose Alice Capsey in the mean time is in a little bit of no-man’s land. What’s her finest place? And her fielding has been a query mark for her. England’s fielding usually is a giant space of concern.”
Alice Capsey endured a tough collection, being dismissed for 3 single-figure scores in her 4 innings
Dagnall: Filer and Dean have to play
In praising Bell and Filler – each of whom have been rested for England’s five-wicket win within the last T20I forward of the three-match ODI collection – Dagnall urged England to play quick bowler Filer each recreation going ahead, with a 50-over World Cup in India and Sri Lanka later this yr, and a T20 World Cup on residence soil subsequent summer time.
“I think there’s been some really good things, particularly the bowling of Lauren Bell and Lauren Filer – they have been superb,” Dagnall stated
Charlie Dean and Lauren Filer should be England first-teamers, in accordance with Sky Sports activities’ Charles Dagnall
“Filer has got to play, for me. I think she has to play all formats, all competitions for England; she has a point of difference with her extra pace.
“Charlie Dean is one other. She has acquired to be one of many first names on the crew sheet. She has nice cricket nous, she’s a really intelligent bowler and her three disciplines are wonderful.”
‘England will hold their hands up over mistakes’
England seamer Kate Cross, part of Sky Sports’ broadcast team for the fifth T20I:
“England had a troublesome collection, however we have spoken rather a lot in regards to the strain moments and the way we address them – it felt like we should not have let it get right down to the final ball [at Edgbaston] – and we overcame that and gained.
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England sealed a dramatic win over India on the final ball at Edgbaston within the fifth girls’s T20I.
“The more times that you overcome those moments and come out on the right side, you’re going to get better at them and you’re going to think clearer in them.
“From an England perspective, we did not carry out in addition to effectively as we might have completed within the collection, even the video games that we have gained.
“I don’t think they underestimated India, but I don’t think the performance levels from the England team were high enough to compete with India at their best.
“[Head coach] Charlotte Edwards got here in three months in the past now for 4 months, so it is nonetheless early days.
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Following her facet’s T20 collection defeat to India, Charlotte Edwards says that England ‘have not been sensible’ and admits her facet ‘has acquired to be higher’.
“I saw Tammy Beaumont’s quote about this team is in transition. I don’t think the team is because the group of players is generally the same, but it’s in transition in terms of playing under Lottie [Edwards].
“It is clearly been disappointing. The crew will maintain their arms up and know that they’ve made errors, and made the identical errors in a couple of video games again to again, however they need to be judged in a yr’s time when it will get to a house T20 World Cup subsequent yr – which England can be beneath strain to win.”
England vs India schedule
All times UK and Ireland; all live on Sky Sports
T20 international series
One-day international series
- First ODI: Wednesday July 16 (1pm) – Southampton
- Second ODI: Saturday July 19 (11am) – Lord’s
- Third ODI: Tuesday July 22 (1pm) – Chester-le-Street
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