'Gutted' England have won back the fans - Edwards
•England have won back fans during World Cup - Edwards To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedFigure caption, Australia regain T20 World Cup with '...
•Edwards, herself a World Cup-winning captain, was appointed to the role after England's disastrous Ashes campaign in 2025 where they were thrashed 16-0 in the multi-format points series.
•During that series, England were particularly criticised for their fitness and fielding and the team's attitude and perception was also brought into question.
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England have won back fans during World Cup - Edwards To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedFigure caption, Australia regain T20 World Cup with 'hefty win'ByFfion WynneBBC Sport Journalist at Lord'sPublished5 July 2026, 19:42 BST21 CommentsUpdated Just nowHead coach Charlotte Edwards says England have won back the fans despite a heavy defeat by Australia in the Women's T20 World Cup final. Edwards, herself a World Cup-winning captain, was appointed to the role after England's disastrous Ashes campaign in 2025 where they were thrashed 16-0 in the multi-format points series. During that series, England were particularly criticised for their fitness and fielding and the team's attitude and perception was also brought into question. Edwards has spoken honestly about her desire to change that narrative and in the aftermath of the defeat at Lord's, said she was proud of how they had turned things around. "I couldn't be prouder of my group or where we're at," Edwards told BBC Test Match Special."People are talking positively about this team now whereas they weren't when I took over, and that is because of the work and effort that the players have put in behind the scenes."And we've won back the fans, because they've come out to watch us today, which is outstanding, and I can't thank the supporters and our families enough. "We're not talking about fitness or fielding, I wanted us to talk about the cricket. So although we've missed out today, I don't think we should be disheartened by that. This is a very, very good Australian team who have dominated world cricket for years and we're not too far away."A crowd of 28,887 was in attendance to watch the final, with both teams coming into the match unbeaten.England set Australia 151 to win but they made light work of the chase, reaching the target in 17.1 overs a...المصدر: BBC Sport | Source: BBC Sport
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