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The Guardian // Sport // Cricket

England players kept grounded as Cricket World Cup challenge begins

Thursday 2nd October 2025, 1:13PM

Head coach Charlotte Edwards emphasises pride in shirt and says team are in a great place mentally and physicallyCharlotte Edwards is drawing on her memories of playing “for nothing” as an amateur to keep England grounded going into their World Cup opener against South Africa in Guwahati on Friday.England’s head coach represented her nation between 1996 and 2016, playing 18 of those years before the arrival of professional contracts, and she joked this week that she could “write a book” about her tournament debut at the 1997 World Cup in India. Continue reading...

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