England ‘issues’ over Nat Sciver-Brunt captaincy and Alice Capsey after T20 sequence loss to India, says Charles Dagnall | Cricket Information

“There are issues nonetheless” and “extra questions that solutions” over England following their 3-2 T20I sequence defeat to India, in line with Sky Sports activities’ Charles Dagnall.

England received two of the final three matches below stand-in skipper Tammy Beaumont, together with a last-ball thriller within the closing useless rubber on Saturday at Edgbaston, after a groin harm to captain Nat Sciver-Brunt.

Pressed for his ‘winners’ and ‘losers’ from England’s sequence defeat, Dagnall named Sciver-Brunt as one of many latter – together with the out-of-form Alice Capsey – with Beaumont impressing in her absence, whereas he hailed seamer success tales Lauren Bell and Lauren Filer.

“I feel if you take a look at the sequence total, I feel extra questions are raised than solutions,” Dagnall stated. “I feel there are issues nonetheless.

“I really suppose, in a weird approach, Nat Sciver-Brunt has been a loser in all this. I take a look at her captaincy on the sphere, I feel it seems panicked. I feel it seems slightly muddled.

“I used to be nervous about this when she took over from Heather Knight at occasions, just like the [2022] Commonwealth Video games or the second a part of the match in opposition to the West Indies [2024 T20 World Cup]. I do not know if tactically she’s as savvy as Tammy Beaumont has been – she’s been good [as stand-in captain], I feel she’s one of many winners.

“She was a type of gamers who was exterior of the T20 squad, whereas now I feel she is within the dialog to be within the beginning XI transferring ahead.

“Sciver-Brunt wants time, granted, however then once more she’s additionally performed a hell of a number of cricket.

“I additionally suppose Alice Capsey for the time being is in a little bit of no-man’s land. What’s her finest place? And her fielding has been a query mark for her. England’s fielding typically is an enormous space of concern.”

Dagnall: Filer and Dean have to play

In praising Bell and Filler – each of whom had been rested for England’s five-wicket win within the closing T20I forward of the three-match ODI sequence – Dagnall urged England to play quick bowler Filer each recreation going ahead, with a 50-over World Cup in India and Sri Lanka later this 12 months, and a T20 World Cup on dwelling soil subsequent summer season.

“I feel there’s been some actually good issues, notably the bowling of Lauren Bell and Lauren Filer – they’ve been very good,” Dagnall stated

“Filer has received to play, for me. I feel she has to play all codecs, all competitions for England; she has some extent of distinction together with her additional tempo.

“Charlie Dean is one other. She has received to be one of many first names on the crew sheet. She has nice cricket nous, she’s a really intelligent bowler and her three disciplines are glorious.”

‘England will maintain their palms up over errors’

England seamer Kate Cross, a part of Sky Sports activities’ broadcast crew for the fifth T20I:

“England had a troublesome sequence, however we have spoken rather a lot in regards to the strain moments and the way we deal with them – it felt like we should not have let it get all the way down to the final ball [at Edgbaston] – and we overcame that and received.

“The extra occasions that you just overcome these moments and are available out on the correct facet, you are going to get higher at them and you are going to suppose clearer in them.

“From an England standpoint, we did not carry out in addition to effectively as we might have accomplished within the sequence, even the video games that we have received.

“I do not suppose they underestimated India, however I do not suppose the efficiency ranges from the England crew had been excessive sufficient to compete with India at their finest.

“[Head coach] Charlotte Edwards got here in three months in the past now for 4 months, so it is nonetheless early days.

“I noticed Tammy Beaumont’s quote about this crew is in transition. I do not suppose the crew is as a result of the group of gamers is usually the identical, but it surely’s in transition by way of enjoying below Lottie [Edwards].

“It is clearly been disappointing. The crew will maintain their palms up and know that they’ve made errors, and made the identical errors in a number of video games again to again, however they need to be judged in a 12 months’s time when it will get to a house T20 World Cup subsequent 12 months – which England will probably be below strain to win.”

England vs India schedule

All occasions UK and Eire; all stay on Sky Sports activities

T20 worldwide sequence

One-day worldwide sequence

• First ODI: Wednesday July 16 (1pm) – Southampton
• Second ODI: Saturday July 19 (11am) – Lord’s
• Third ODI: Tuesday July 22 (1pm) – Chester-le-Avenue

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