England ‘got away with it’ against Pakistan – Edwards

After the washout against Pakistan, England coach Charlotte Edwards claims that they “got away with it,” but that the best is yet to come.

Before the rain saved Nat Sciver-Brunt’s side from a shocking defeat, Pakistan, who are at the bottom of the Women’s World Cup table, defeated England 79-7 and then advanced to 34-0 in the pursuit of 113.

According to Edwards, the team has since reflected and moved on from the Colombo game, but he is optimistic that their Sunday game against India, who hosts them.

We haven’t played our best cricket, which is really encouraging for our group because we now face some of the world’s best teams, Edwards said.

“So I believe we are prepared to take that challenge.”

We have spoken about it before, and we are aware that we were unfairly treated against Pakistan. We did manage to escape, but we must now move on.

England are in a strong position to advance to the semi-finals, but their recent form has flattered them, particularly in the batting department. They will likely only need one win from their final three.

England were 78-5 against Bangladesh when the team’s dominant opening win over South Africa led to a comfortable win over Sri Lanka and a fortunate escape against Pakistan.

“We probably weren’t as adaptable as I’d have liked,” Edwards continued.

“I don’t think there have been many concerns about our batting,” I think. The only game we haven’t played well is against Pakistan, and my main priority when I first started this position was to win.

The actual test is just now beginning. Although India hasn’t been consistent so far, they are anticipating a sold-out crowd in Indore after being overjoyed to defeat England at home this summer.

Sophie Ecclestone and Lauren Bell both missed out on the trip to Pakistan, despite England’s recent illness.

The squad’s recovery from injury was confirmed by Edwards, who said the players were wearing masks throughout the airports and on flights between Colombo and Indore.

With the expected pitches in Indore and Visakhapatnam, where England played New Zealand in their final group game, much flatter and more batter-friendly than Colombo and Guwahati, it leaves Edwards with an intriguing choice decision regarding the bowling attack.

If Edwards needed another seamer to accompany Bell, especially since Sciver-Brunt’s bowling has proven to be ineffective in the past few games, Em Arlott and Lauren Filer would make the other pace options.

Given Linsey Smith’s powerplay success, it would seem unlikely that she would win, given Sophie Ecclestone’s brilliance and Charlie Dean’s role as vice-captain, even though they could also drop Alice Capsey and run the risk of losing the batting depth.

Tammy Beaumont and Amy Jones struggle with the seam movement and the middle order’s issues starting their innings against spin in England’s batting, which are the trickier surfaces.