Australia Regain T20 World Cup with Convincing Victory
Head coach Charlotte Edwards stated that England have "won back the fans" despite suffering a heavy defeat to Australia in the Women's T20 World Cup final.
Edwards, a former World Cup-winning captain, was appointed following England's disappointing Ashes campaign in 2025, where they were comprehensively defeated 16-0 in the multi-format points series.
During that series, England faced criticism regarding their fitness and fielding, while questions were also raised about the team's attitude and public perception.
Edwards has openly expressed her commitment to changing that narrative. After the loss at Lord's, she conveyed pride in the team's progress.
"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 attended the final, with both teams entering the match unbeaten.
England set Australia a target of 151 runs, but Australia reached it comfortably in 17.1 overs. Beth Mooney led the chase with 64 runs from 49 balls. Edwards acknowledged that despite improvements, her team was outclassed on the day.
"Gutted, really," Edwards said when asked about her immediate emotions.
"We came here with so much belief and confidence to pull off something really special and I think we gave ourselves a really good shout, it didn't look easy to bat on.
"But they are a very, very good team and we were completely outplayed there in the end."
