The coach believes that was one of the reasons the England batters were unable to fire in the final showdown, with their mid-to-lower order a little rusty.

England succumbed to an eight-wicket defeat in the early hours of Sunday morning, which ended hopes of become reigning champions of both of the ICC’s flagship tournaments, having lifted the Women’s World Cup last year on home soil.

A warm-up match between the two sides was abandoned, as was England’s opening Group-A fixture against Sri Lanka. While England won the next two, they were chasing modest targets of 78 against Bangladesh and 86 South Africa.

Australia captain Meg Lanning said after Australia clinched victory: “It’s definitely the most satisfying win I’ve been involved in, especially after the last couple of World Cup exits for us. The last couple of World Cup exits for us hurt our team a lot. And we spoke about that as a group and not hiding away from that fact.

“But I think that the biggest thing has been that we’ve been able to learn and really grow as a group. I’ve got no doubt that this group is capable of something special. We’ve really put together an amazing squad and support staff.”