Posted by Charlotte Edwards is England’s all-time leading run-scorer. She played 309 games for the national side, 220 of them as captain. She won five Ashes series and both World Cups. She’s won plenty as a domestic coach as well and at one point they even named a trophy after her. Realistically, there are only so many things left for her to do in cricket, so becoming England head coach makes complete sense.
The early signs are good. Commenting on her appointment, she said she was keen to do the job and also revealed that she knows what matches are coming up. (The 2028 Olympics is probably the biggie really, when you think about it: cricket that Britons might actually see!)
Edwards also said she was excited about working with the players, “and improving them both as individuals and as a team,” when she could quite easily have used the word “unit” – so that’s reassuring.
To be honest, we’ve had total faith ever since her heartfelt performance in the 2019 World Cup promotional music video.
We felt it was a confident move from England to make the announcement on April Fools’ Day as well. You know the public’s broadly on board with a decision when an organisation is willing to risk doing that.
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Ducks
Speaking of April Fools’ Day confidence, here’s Ben Duckett with a duck – an image that will in no way ever come back to haunt him.
It’s from a ‘behind the scenes’ video that we haven’t watched about an England April Fools Day joke that we haven’t seen.
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The England men’s social media team doing nothing to dispel the notion that the England men’s cricket team is 97 per cent banter. At this point I reckon they’re just doing it to wind us all up.
Wouldn’t be so sure the public will see much of the 2028 Olympic Cricket. The BBC will be restricted in what they can show as most of the coverage will be on Discovery+ like Tokyo and Paris.
They’ll show some GB matches (assuming they qualify) but if they clash with some events where GB could win medals expect lots of cut aways from the coverage.
Just like the good old days!