Clare Connor, managing director of England women’s cricket, stated this month that there would be an “honest review” into England’s capitulation down under, and no doubt the roles of coach Jon Lewis and captain Heather Knight will be under the magnifying glass.
“I also think it would create more competition for places and help the England team become stronger because you’re seeing the best people playing against the best people, week in, week out.”.
If she wasn’t busy enough – “People think I must be mad, but I want to make a difference whilst I’ve still got the energy” – the former England captain has also just launched a foundation in her own name that seeks to help female cricketers in “under-served communities”.
During Edwards’s 20-year England playing career, she captained the side for 11 years with a string of successes, including four Ashes series wins and bagging both 50- and 20-over World Cups.
That includes England players playing more domestic cricket to build up experience and game awareness, wilting in high pressure situations being a consistent failure in the Ashes hiding.
