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New England boss Edwards to prioritise player fitness
The new head coach of England Women Charlotte Edwards during a photocall at Lord's Cricket Ground, London, April 2, 2025
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ENGLAND’S players will be held accountable for their fitness as new head coach Charlotte Edwards sets her sights on winning the World Cup later this year.
Edwards’s predecessor Jon Lewis admitted Australia were “much more athletic” during England’s 16-0 drubbing in the Ashes, while former spinner Alex Hartley questioned the team’s physical condition at the T20 World Cup.
The whitewash Down Under this winter resulted in the dismissal of Lewis and captain Heather Knight, whose futures were sealed by a recent England and Wales Cricket Board review.
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