Charlotte Edwards has backed Nat Sciver-Brunt to steer England ahead and insists she was a transparent option to take over because the workforce’s new captain.
Sciver-Brunt, who has been on maternity depart after the start of her first youngster, succeeds Heather Knight as skipper, having beforehand served as vice-captain.
Knight departed her put up after 9 years within the wake of England’s 16-0 whitewash Ashes defeat, with Sciver-Brunt assuming the position with 259 appearances throughout all codecs to her identify.
“It was pretty straightforward. I was pretty sure it was going to be Nat,” stated Edwards.
“She leads from the entrance in what she does, she has the complete respect of the group, and what I have been most impressed with are her management qualities.
“She’s fairly laid again, fairly unassuming for among the best gamers on the earth. I will simply hand her the reins on matchday and he or she’ll do what she does finest.
“It’s her team and she’s got to drive this team forward. She’s very excited.”
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Sky Sports activities Charles Dagnall displays on the choice to switch England captain Heather Knight and says it was inevitable given latest performances and the departure of head coach Jon Lewis
Sciver-Brunt was named ICC Ladies’s Cricketer of the 12 months in 2022 and 2023 and is presently No 3 within the ICC ODI batting rankings.
She is tasked with reigniting England as they nurse the injuries of a closely scrutinised Ashes marketing campaign.
“Losing 16-0 isn’t just because they’re not fit enough, it’s that Australia were better than us,” stated Edwards.
“It was clear in the winter. I call it the ‘f’ word. But I’ve been so impressed by the standards. They’ve clearly worked very hard in the period after the Ashes.”
Sciver-Brunt’s time as captain begins on Could 21 with a white-ball collection towards the West Indies, adopted by 5 T20s and three ODIs towards the visiting India.
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Newly appointed England’s ladies’s cricket head coach Charlotte Edwards says she’s aiming to ‘discover the blueprint’ to assist the workforce win main occasions
Edwards additionally insisted Sciver-Brunt’s predecessor Knight will nonetheless play a big position for England.
“For me it’s about Heather enjoying her cricket and focusing on her batting. She’s playing as well as I’ve ever seen her,” stated Edwards.
“We’ve had some good conversations around where I see her role in the team, and I also want to see her bowling a bit more.
“She’s been nice across the group, she will get on very well with Nat – they have been nice buddies for numerous years – and I genuinely assume we’ll see Heather Knight rating lots of runs over the subsequent couple of years.”
England Ladies’s summer season fixtures
All occasions UK and Eire; all video games dwell on Sky Sports activities
T20 worldwide collection vs West Indies (Could)
- First T20: Wednesday Could 21 (6.30pm) – Canterbury
- Second T20: Friday Could 23 (6.35pm) – Hove
- Third T20: Monday Could 26 (2.30pm) – Chelmsford
One-day worldwide collection vs West Indies (Could-June)
- First ODI: Friday Could 30 (1pm) – Derby
- Second ODI: Wednesday June 4 (1pm) – Leicester
- Third ODI: Saturday June 7 (11am) – Taunton
T20 worldwide collection vs India (June-July)
- First T20: Saturday June 28 (2.30pm) – Trent Bridge
- Second T20: Tuesday July 1 (6.30pm) – Bristol
- Third T20: Friday July 4 (6.35pm) – The Kia Oval
- Fourth T20: Wednesday July 9 (6.30pm) – Emirates Outdated Trafford
- Fifth T20: Saturday July 12 (6.35pm) – Edgbaston
One-day worldwide collection vs India (July)
- First ODI: Wednesday July 16 (1pm) – Southampton
- Second ODI: Saturday July 19 (11am) – Lord’s
- Third ODI: Tuesday July 22 (1pm) – Chester-le-Road
