Follow UsWomen’s Ashes 2025 brought about a much-needed change in the English setup, as they roped in serial winner and a legend of the game, Charlotte Edwards. Edwards replaced Jon Lewis in a tough English role and saw a struggling setup reach the semi-final of the Women’s ODI World Cup, where they bested India in a group stage encounter.
Throughout the competition, England had their great moments, which included bowling out the eventual finalists, South Africa, for a paltry score of 69 in the first clash of the tournament. While England didn’t get the result in the semi-final, Edwards revealed that there are a lot of ‘positive things’ to come out of the trip.
"I'm a winner," Edwards told Sky Sports, reported ESPNCricinfo. "I don't like losing. When I came into this role, I knew it wasn't going to change overnight. I've seen some really positive things to come out of this trip. I think we've performed a little bit better under pressure, but certain moments we haven't seized, and that's going to be an ongoing thing.
"Overall, we are making progress, and that's the most important thing. But ultimately, you're defined on your results. And today we're going out of a World Cup in the semi-final stage, where we were all hopeful we could really make that final."
Edwards further added that there’s no ‘quick fix’ to the team's problems, as England now start their preparation for the home T20 World Cup, which is scheduled for June 2026.
"I knew it wasn't going to be a quick fix. We've got some areas we need to work on, but that probably makes me more hungry now to go back home and work with these players over over the winter period."
The former England captain also revealed that the management have earmarked 13-15 players who will train with the team from December to March.
"We've got a new cycle now of ODI cricket, haven't we, but first and foremost it's the T20 World Cup," Edwards said. "There'll be a group of players that will be training from December through til March. We're going to spend time with these players and hopefully upskill them, and hopefully they can deal with these occasions better.
"We've targeted 13 to 15 players who we're going to work really, really hard with," she said. "[This tournament] was too early. The players that had got this far, we wanted to stick with them, but it's exciting now. We've got a new group of players coming through. We'll go home and reassess. We won't make too many rash decisions, but we've got to look at the future now. And we've got some unbelievable talent coming through."