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Lauren Winfield-Hill: New-look England passing early tests

It was really interesting to see the way England balanced their side in the first T20I in Canterbury.
Job done: Sophia Dunkley and Heather Knight ace the chase in the first T20I PICTURE: Alamy

By Lauren Winfield-Hill

It was really interesting to see the way England balanced their side in the first T20I in Canterbury.
You forget what a luxury having Nat Sciver-Brunt batting as high as she does is because she’s so reliable with the ball.
So her not bowling and batting at three instead makes it harder for someone like Paige Scholfield to get into the XI, as we saw on Wednesday.
They trusted their top six batters to get it done and went with players from seven to 11 who could offer a bit with the bat, and some more than that. Looking at someone like Charlie Dean, she’s more than ca...

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