England will observe the aggressive mindset of the lads’s workforce as they fine-tune preparations for the Women’s T20 World Cup in South Africa, says bowler Sarah Glenn.
Jon Lewis’ squad play their last warm-up forward of the event in opposition to New Zealand in Cape Town on Wednesday following a formidable victory over the hosts in a high-scoring contest.
Three England batters all made half-centuries on Tuesday as Alice Capsey, Nat Sciver-Brunt and Sophia Dunkley – whose 50 got here off simply 15 balls – have been on the entrance foot in Stellenbosch.
England then adopted that up with the ball as Kate Cross, Lauren Bell and Glenn every took three wickets to assist shut out a 17-run win.
Since being appointed in May final 12 months, head coach Brendon McCullum and Ben Stokes have reworked the fortunes of the lads’s nationwide workforce, encouraging an attacking fashion of play which has delivered victory in 9 of the final 10 Tests.
Glenn feels taking components of ‘Bazball’ into the shorter format can present England with an additional edge as they appear to interrupt Australia’s dominance of the ladies’s recreation.
“You can see that the men’s team have developed this ethos of being really aggressive as well,” Glenn mentioned.
“It was quite inspiring to watch, especially in some of the Test matches which was really good to see how they were panning it out. Quite a few of us were thinking, ‘Oh, we would love to play that kind of cricket’.
“It has at all times been in us and Lewy (Jon Lewis) is de facto bringing it out. Part of the method is believing we will do it, and he’s making us do this.
“As long as we keep pushing for that and if England cricket can all have the same mindset, together as the men and the women’s team, then I think we can create something really special.”
That willpower additionally feeds by means of to the bowlers, Glenn having completed with 3-30 from her spectacular four-over blast in opposition to South Africa on Tuesday.
“We want to be aggressive always looking to take wickets,” she mentioned. “In T20 cricket when people are coming at you, you can often go into your shell.
“(Lewis) is simply actually encouraging us to only break that and simply trying at all times for the aggressive possibility, regardless of how we go about that.”
Last time England last faced New Zealand in the Commonwealth Games bronze medal match last August, they slumped to an eight-wicket defeat on home soil having crumbled to 9-110.
Glenn is confident things will be different when the sides meet again at Western Province Cricket Club.
England start their World Cup marketing campaign on February 11 in opposition to the West Indies in Paarl.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
