England women's head coach Charlotte Edwards insists that despite a crushing semi-final defeat at the hands of South Africa in the Women's Cricket World Cup, her team has made significant progress.
The 125-run hammering for England came as a devastating end to their tournament under Edwards' leadership. The initial stages saw three batters dismissed for zero, with Amy Jones and Heather Knight being among those to fall. Tammy Beaumont then suffered an early setback in the match as well, being out hit by Ayabonga Khaka on her very first ball.
However, Nat Sciver-Brunt managed to rally her team by scoring a half-century of 64 runs, accompanied by Alice Capsey's impressive half-ton, but it still wasn't enough for England. The South African batter Laura Wolvaardt delivered an outstanding performance with the bat, scoring an incredible 169 off 143 deliveries.
According to Edwards, progress has indeed been made during this tournament and despite not playing their best cricket in the semi-final, they will analyze what went wrong and work on improvements over the winter period. Edwards is quoted saying that she's proud of her team's achievement but emphasizes that ultimately "results are all that matter," adding that a quick fix won't be achieved. The coach believes the team has made substantial strides since the summer and now need to become better when competing against top teams.
Nat Sciver-Brunt echoed Edwards' sentiments, emphasizing the progress they've made so far in their campaign and vowed England will return stronger next time.
The 125-run hammering for England came as a devastating end to their tournament under Edwards' leadership. The initial stages saw three batters dismissed for zero, with Amy Jones and Heather Knight being among those to fall. Tammy Beaumont then suffered an early setback in the match as well, being out hit by Ayabonga Khaka on her very first ball.
However, Nat Sciver-Brunt managed to rally her team by scoring a half-century of 64 runs, accompanied by Alice Capsey's impressive half-ton, but it still wasn't enough for England. The South African batter Laura Wolvaardt delivered an outstanding performance with the bat, scoring an incredible 169 off 143 deliveries.
According to Edwards, progress has indeed been made during this tournament and despite not playing their best cricket in the semi-final, they will analyze what went wrong and work on improvements over the winter period. Edwards is quoted saying that she's proud of her team's achievement but emphasizes that ultimately "results are all that matter," adding that a quick fix won't be achieved. The coach believes the team has made substantial strides since the summer and now need to become better when competing against top teams.
Nat Sciver-Brunt echoed Edwards' sentiments, emphasizing the progress they've made so far in their campaign and vowed England will return stronger next time.
Sciver-Brunt's half-century was a bright spot, though - she's been on fire all tournament 
. The problem is, when you're going up against top teams like South Africa, you can't just rely on one or two players to carry the team. They need to work together as a unit and play some cohesive cricket 
. Still, I'm proud of them for making it so far - they've got a solid foundation to build on 
. They were totally dominated by South Africa, it's like they just gave up 
. Three batters getting out for zero is just crazy talk 
️. But I guess Edwards is trying to spin this as a positive, saying her team made progress despite not playing their best cricket... yeah right 
. It's all well and good that Nat Sciver-Brunt scored 64 runs and Alice Capsey put up a half-century, but it wasn't enough to save the day 
. And Laura Wolvaardt from South Africa just absolutely smashed it with 169 runs... talk about a standout performance! 
I'm curious to see how England will bounce back from this, especially since Edwards is saying they need to work on their game over the winter period... wish 'em luck 
nat sciver-brunt is literally a hero with 64 runs under pressure but u know what wouldve taken it to the next level... some decent bowling support 
anyway edwards seems like a total boss, proud of her team for giving it their all 
but you know what got me was how proud charlotte edwards is of her team despite the loss 
she's absolutely right tho - progress is progress no matter how small it may seem 
and i think nat sciver-brunt was so brave to step up after tammy beatumont went down 
anyway, can't wait to see how edwards' team bounces back in the winter - all eyes on the next tournament 
nat sciver-brunt is right, progress has been made and they can build on that over the winter 
i'm rooting for england to bounce back stronger next time 
! They might not have won the semi-final, but those lasses gave it their all, and that's something to be proud of. Bring on the next tournament - I'm hyped for England to return stronger and take on those top teams 
. They didn't play their best cricket, but they still showed some great signs of improvement 
. Nat Sciver-Brunt, though... she was on fire 
. They've made progress, for sure 
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, but the girls managed to bounce back and show some real heart 
. So let's give them a round of applause 
It's actually kinda cool to see Charlotte Edwards being so chill about it too - I mean, progress is great and all, but at the end of the day, you still want to lift that trophy 
i feel like they made some real gains this tournament, even if it didn't end up with the result they wanted 
but gotta respect charlotte edwards' vibe after the match... she's all about being real & acknowledging that they didn't play their best cricket when it mattered most 
still, 64 from nat sciver-brunt is no joke! and alice capsey's stats are insane 
what i'm really hoping for now is some serious team rebuilding over the winter so next time around, england can come back stronger