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England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt hopes her team of "outsiders" can thrive at the Women's Cricket World Cup as they seek to end a painful eight-year trophy drought. The team are one of the best-funded in the women's game but have been overshadowed in recent years by Australia and India.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Since winning the 50-over World Cup at Lord's in 2017, England have fallen short on the global stage, raising questions about their ability to cope under intense pressure.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

They were beaten finalists in 2022, losing by 71 runs to Australia despite an impressive 148 not out from Sciver-Brunt.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

England have also underperformed at T20 World Cups, losing to South Africa in the semi-finals in 2023 and failing to make it out of the group stage last year.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Earlier this year they were put firmly in their place by Australia, suffering a humiliating 16-0 loss in the multi-format Women's Ashes.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

But there have been signs of progress under the leadership of all-rounder Sciver-Brunt and coach Charlotte Edwards, both of whom have only been in their posts since April.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

England defeated reigning world champions Australia and co-hosts India in tournament warm-up matches, though Sciver-Brunt accepts they will still be the teams to beat.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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"We were never going to be going in as favourites, that's India and Australia, but not having that label will hopefully free us up," she said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"The expectation of being outsiders will spur us on, I guess, but internally we have certain expectations to put something out that we are proud of and compete against the very best teams.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"In terms of the last few world tournaments we've been disappointed not to get the results we wanted because we set standards as an England side.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"But having a new coach and new captain, hopefully that is a fresh start in terms of not dwelling on previous tournaments."<\/p>\r\n\r\n

England begin their campaign against South Africa in Guwahati on Friday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

And while a winning start is clearly the aim, the round-robin format of the one-day international tournament, also featuring matches in Sri Lanka, means there is plenty of time to overcome a loss.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Sciver-Brunt, 33, is one of four survivors in the England squad from the victorious 2017 side, together with former skipper Heather Knight, Tammy Beaumont and Danni Wyatt-Hodge.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Back then, England opened their tournament with a defeat by India before recovering strongly.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"We lost our first game in 2017 and came full circle to beat the same team in the final," said Sciver-Brunt.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"In these tournaments it's not about how you start, it's how you finish and if you peak at the right time."<\/p>\r\n\r\n

The minimum expectation for England, whose players now enjoy high-profile domestic competition thanks to the women's Hundred, will be a semi-final spot.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Mindful of the slow, turning pitches they will encounter in the subcontinent, England have travelled with a quartet of spinners -- a decision that led to veteran seamer Kate Cross's omission from their 15-strong squad.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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England's Sophie Ecclestone is the world's top-ranked bowler in women's ODIs, with fellow slow left-armer Linsey Smith, off-spinner Charlie Dean and leg-spinner Sarah Glenn also available to Sciver-Brunt. 
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