When requested about her teaching model and ambitions after being appointed in April, Edwards typically made references to England’s strategy to 50-over cricket, calling for a clearer gameplan and shifting away from her predecessor Jon Lewis’ mantra of inspiring and entertaining.
With the World Cup on this format approaching within the autumn, England do not need lengthy to place this into observe however on the first time of asking, their batters delivered.
West Indies’ assault was unthreatening and their fielding common, so it may very well be argued that Jones and Beaumont may have been a bit extra aggressive within the first half of the innings as they reached 121-0 after 25 overs.
However the plan was clear, because the pair adjusted to the gradual bowling assault and made positive they’d wickets in hand earlier than accelerating within the closing 20 overs.
England performed 55% attacking photographs inside the primary 10 overs, which dropped to 45% within the subsequent 10 and as soon as each openers had handed 50, that elevated to 77% between overs 21-30.
Their opening stand was England’s fifth-highest partnership in girls’s ODI historical past and their highest for any wicket towards West Indies within the format, which set the proper platform for Sciver-Brunt.
Lamb was taking part in an unfamiliar position, coming to the crease within the thirty sixth over, however captain Sciver-Brunt whacked six fours and a six from the wilting Windies bowlers as England handed 300 with ease.
Alice Capsey, introduced in to exchange the injured Heather Knight, added a quickfire 24 from 19 balls and regardless of a quick outfield and good batting floor, the overall felt far past the vacationers, whose batting line-up depends so closely on their captain and all-rounder Matthews.
