Head coach Jon Lewis says “discipline and skill level” are the explanations England have misplaced the Ladies’s Ashes, not health.
England are 10-0 down on factors in Australia after 5 successive defeats, with the vacationers swept 3-0 within the one-day worldwide leg after which crushed within the first T20 internationals.
Former England spinner Alex Hartley, now a BBC pundit, questioned the facet’s health after their group-stage exit on the T20 World Cup final October, a criticism Lewis rejected on the time.
The England boss admits his group will not be as “athletic” as Australia, which he places down largely to cultural variations.
However he’s adamant the distinction between the nations is as a result of dominant Southern Stars performing higher in key moments.
Talking forward of Saturday’s third and last T20 worldwide in Adelaide (8.10am UK and Eire), Lewis mentioned: “I might say Australia are a way more athletic group than us, extra agile, they appear quicker, at occasions, they appear extra highly effective.
“Is that the explanation that we’re not successful cricket matches right here? No. I believe their self-discipline and their ability stage has been larger.
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“It’s an area of the game that we work on continually – all of our players do. We work really hard on it.
“I walked from Bondi to Coogee the opposite Sunday morning and just about the entire of the japanese suburbs of Sydney have been out swimming within the sea, working and strolling.
“There’s a cultural difference as well in terms of Australia versus England, so comparing the two nations I think is slightly different.
“We undoubtedly must get quicker and we will entry extra energy for certain. In case you’re speaking about whether or not or not we will run marathons, we needn’t. We have to be match for goal.”
Australia all-rounder Grace Harris taunted England after her group’s six-run win within the rain-hit second T20 in Canberra, saying they wished to “embarrass” their opponents by sweeping the collection 16-0 – which can occur in the event that they obtain victory within the T20 finale and the day-night Check in Melbourne from January 30.
Lewis: ‘We poked the bear’
England fought again from 6-0 down to attract the earlier Ashes collection 8-8 at house in 2023, however the most effective end result they will now obtain in 2025 is a 10-6 defeat.
Lewis mentioned: “If you look at the Ashes in 2023, I think we poked the bear a little bit. Australia have gone away and reset. The scoreline is bigger but I don’t think the gap is.
“We received these crucial moments in video games final time, and so they have turned them on their facet on this collection.
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“We are clearly disappointed we haven’t got the results but I think we’ve been more competitive than the scoreline suggests.
“I anticipated this to be a extremely, actually onerous tour for us to come back and compete and win.
“They’re an exceptional team, playing on a home soil, they have been world-beating for a long period of time and we’ve got a developing group of cricketers.”
On his future as coach, Lewis added: “I love this job, and I am committed to making them a better team.”
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