Former England women's captain Charlotte Edwards has been announced as the side's new head coach.
Edwards, who was the favourite to take the job after Jon Lewis' departure from the role was announced less than two weeks ago, will takeover the group in time for their next series against West Indies in May.
Since retiring from playing in 2017, Edwards has coached across English domestic cricket and in franchise leagues across the world. She won five trophies across five years as head coach of the Southern Vipers in the English regional set-up, and coached Southern Vipers Women to victory in 2023. She's also twice won the WPL as head coach of Mumbai Indians, including in the most recent edition that finished last month, and coaches the Sydney Sixers in the WBBL.
In a statement alongside the announcement of her appointment as head coach, Edwards said: “I am so delighted to once again be part of the leadership of the England Women’s cricket team, and I cannot wait to take this team forward and drive us to success.
“It means the world to me to have the three lions on my chest once again. Leading England as captain was my life for 10 years and I will forever be passionate about this team and our legacy. We have such a talented group of players, and I am excited about working with them and improving them both as individuals and as a team.
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“We have the immediate challenge of two home summer series, and then it’s straight into the ICC Women’s World Cup in India this autumn, with a home ICC Women’s T20 World Cup next summer. There’s also the mouth-watering prospect of the first ever Olympics for women’s cricket in LA 2028. I’m relishing the prospect of winning trophies and taking this team forward.”
Edwards takes over the role after England removed both their previous head coach and captain Heather Knight following a 16-0 Ashes thumping in Australia. No announcement has yet been made over who will take over the England captaincy.
As a cricketer, Edwards represented England over 20 years, winning two World Cups and winning the Ashes five times across her career. She played over 300 times for England from 1996-2016, captaining the side for the first time in 2005. She still holds the record for the most runs scored for England in women's ODIs, having scored 5,992 runs in the format over her career.
Edwards will leave her role has Hampshire women head coach to join the national set-up.
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