Girls’s Ashes 2025: Nat Sciver-Brunt says England are ‘blocking exterior noise’ amid media criticism

England all-rounder and World Cup winner Ebony Rainford-Brent acknowledged the complexity in having discussions with feminine gamers across the matter, but additionally confused the necessity for tough conversations so as to enhance the aspect.

“Due to physique picture points and psychological well being, there may be typically a worry of criticising athletic efficiency or picture which is restricted for girls’s sport,” Rainford-Brent advised the BBC Take a look at Match Particular podcast.

“However now the gamers have moved into a brand new period, that criticism is a component of what’s occurring.

“I wish to know whether or not the inner criticism is coming arduous sufficient within the dressing room from the gamers and administration, or is everybody being ‘nicey nicey’.

“If England are to speed up they should ask harsh questions or have the ability to deal with harsh issues that are available in from the skin. To progress and be one of the best, they should step it up.”

Former England Take a look at captain Michael Vaughan additionally questioned the crew’s smartness and referred to as for trustworthy reflection for the aspect to start out competing with Australia, who set the “benchmark for males’s and ladies’s cricket”.

“Have England change into a greater fielding crew in previous 5 years? Are the gamers getting higher, are they a extra dynamic batting crew, is the bowling extra constant or are they extra agile?

“The reply to these questions might be no and the sport must ask why.

“England aren’t ok on the fundamentals of the sport and, in the event that they wish to be just like the Australia aspect, it’s nothing to do with the Coogee to Bondi stroll.

“Fielding is an angle – agility within the subject and catching. I do not suppose they subject like a top-four crew on the planet – they’re under these requirements and it’s one thing they should get proper rapidly.”