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Charlotte Edwards leads England Women’s side into new era

AFTER THEIR ignominious 16-0 Ashes drubbing down under over the winter, the England Women’s side have rung the changes, with head coach John Lewis and captain Heather Knight both sacked, the former being replaced by all-time leading run-scorer Charlotte Edwards, who represented her country over 300 times, without the management even going through a selection process.

By Matt Thacker 

After their ignominious 16-0 Ashes drubbing down under over the winter, the England Women’s side have rung the changes, with head coach John Lewis and captain Heather Knight both sacked, the former being replaced by all-time leading run-scorer Charlotte Edwards, who represented her country over 300 times, without the management even going through a selection process.
Director of Women’s Cricket Clare Connor said: “In these circumstances, with the criteria in front of me, I did not believe an open recruitment process was needed or would have benefited anyone.
"I was very, ve...

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