Capsey Wants To Be 'best Batter In The World'

England all-rounder Alice Capsey has group herself nan extremity of becoming nan "best batter successful nan world".

The 20-year-old has been a regular fixture successful England's white-ball sides since making her debut successful July 2022, playing 26 1 day-internationals and 45 T20s, registering 4 half-centuries successful nan shorter format.

However, she is 1 of a number of players nether scrutiny successful an under-performing England batting line-up, having posted single-figure scores 8 times successful 13 T20s complete nan past year.

"Over nan past twelvemonth to now, I haven't performed really I would person liked," said Capsey.

"I want to beryllium nan champion batter successful nan world. Any subordinate who's playing world cricket will want to strive to beryllium nan best."

Capsey was dropped from nan T20 squad to circuit South Africa successful November aft England suffered a group-stage exit from October's T20 World Cup.

She was recalled because of an wounded to Paige Scholfield but did not play successful nan 3 T20s, though did characteristic successful nan 3rd T20 successful nan Women's Ashes against Australia, earlier besides touring Australia pinch nan England A broadside successful March and April.

"Getting dropped from that T20 squad successful South Africa was nan champion point for me," she said.

"A batch of activity went connected during nan winter.

"Playing successful that England A bid was astir apt 1 of nan champion things for me, conscionable to still beryllium playing competitory games but not to beryllium successful nan complete spotlight of nan world game."

England way India 3-1 heading into nan 5th last T20 astatine Edgbaston connected Saturday, handing a first bid conclusion to caput coach Charlotte Edwards, who replaced Jon Lewis successful nan domiciled successful April.

The hosts were bowled retired for 113 and posted 127-4 successful defeats astatine Trent Bridge and Old Trafford. They besides collapsed from 137-0 to 171-9 astatine The Oval, though they went connected to triumph that lucifer by 5 runs.

In summation to their batting, England's fielding has been criticised passim nan series, pinch Edwards labelling it "really disappointing".

"Our fielding has been a large talking point," said Capsey.

"We haven't been bully capable complete nan past 12 months and again this series. Everyone holds their hands up to that.

"No-one intends to not do well. No-one intends to suffer a game. We each want to triumph games of cricket for England. For us, it's astir learning from each azygous game.

"Edgbaston is different crippled for america to travel backmost and extremity this T20 bid showing what a bully squad we tin beryllium and really overmuch we person learned complete nan past six to 12 months.

"We're connected a travel and we cognize precisely really overmuch activity we request to put successful and we are putting nan activity in."