After a dominant start to the summer with a convincing series win over a weakened West Indies in her debut as head coach, England stumbled against India, losing the T20I series 3-2 and the ODIs 2-1. India, co-hosts of the upcoming World Cup with Sri Lanka, exposed some key weaknesses in the English side who were without seasoned batter Heather Knight and captain Nat Sciver-Brunt sat out the final two T20Is due to injury.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
However, questions continue to be raised about the team's fielding standards and their ability to handle high-pressure situations. \"We were massively challenged (against India) and that's how we want women's cricket to be,\" Edwards told the BBC Stumped podcast recently.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"It wasn't a reality check. We know we can beat India. We are going into a World Cup where we know if we play our best, we can beat any team,\" she added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
However, questions continue to be raised about the team's fielding standards and their ability to handle high-pressure situations. \"We were massively challenged (against India) and that's how we want women's cricket to be,\" Edwards told the BBC Stumped podcast recently.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"It is something we are working on, we know we have that tag now. Sometimes I get frustrated because we can drop one catch and we are labelled a bad fielding team, even though we have fielded really well otherwise. I am confident we can get to a place where people are talking really positively about our fielding,\" she said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n