Charlotte Edwards insisted she will make England women’s cricketers “more accountable for fitness” after taking over the role as head coach, two months after the disastrous Ashes series Down Under.
In the aftermath of the 16-0 whitewash humiliation in Australia, the England and Wales Cricket Board reviewed the series and the side, making the decision to replace Jon Lewis and Heather Knight in their roles as head coach and captain respectively.
Conversations over fitness and athleticism have been the spectre the team cannot shake since Alex Hartley first made the point on-air during the T20 World Cup in 2024, and even former head coach Lewis acknowledged that Australia were superior in that department during the Ashes.