{"id":18341,"date":"2024-11-22T17:55:08","date_gmt":"2024-11-22T17:55:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gpt.m2mbeta.com\/?p=18341"},"modified":"2024-11-22T17:55:08","modified_gmt":"2024-11-22T17:55:08","slug":"england-have-a-point-to-prove-in-pivotal-sa-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpt.m2mbeta.com\/?p=18341","title":{"rendered":"England have a 'point to prove' in pivotal SA series"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Whether England want to admit it or not, they have a point to prove.<\/b><\/p>\n

Just over a month after their disastrous group-stage exit<\/a> from the Women’s T20 World Cup, Heather Knight’s side are in South Africa for a multi-format series, which is followed by the Women’s Ashes in Australia in January.<\/p>\n

The first of three T20s starts on Sunday (12:00 GMT), followed by three one-day internationals and then a four-day Test begins on 15 December. You can ball-by-ball radio commentary on every game on the BBC Sport website and app, plus live text updates. <\/p>\n

It is a quick turnaround from such a disappointing World Cup campaign but seamer Kate Cross, who is in the ODI and Test squads, feels that will benefit England. <\/p>\n

“Years ago, if you were knocked out of a World Cup, you had to wait until your summer to play cricket again and prove yourself,” Cross told BBC’s No Balls podcast.<\/p>\n

“But I feel like cricket has been back on our horizon so quickly after that, against the team who lost the final, so we know we’ve got a chance to measure ourselves against a really strong team in their own conditions and you’re back in the fight straight away.”<\/p>\n

The fallout from the World Cup was possibly the harshest that an England women’s side has faced, a stark reminder of the increased scrutiny and expectation that comes with the privilege of being a professional athlete. <\/p>\n

The team’s fitness was questioned,<\/a> alongside their off-field activities and social media presence. <\/p>\n

Knight and head coach Jon Lewis rejected the accusations<\/a> and understandably defended their team, but acknowledged their need to improve in pressure moments – though that is something they have been saying for almost two years.<\/p>\n

Against South Africa, finalists of said World Cup, England have a chance to change these perceptions before entering the Ashes pressure cooker. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Source: <\/em> www.bbc.com\u2026<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Whether England want to admit it or not, they have a point to prove. Just over a month after their disastrous group-stage exit from the Women’s T20 World Cup, Heather Knight’s side are in South Africa for a multi-format series, which is followed by the Women’s Ashes in Australia in January. The first of three […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18341","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gpt.m2mbeta.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18341","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gpt.m2mbeta.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gpt.m2mbeta.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gpt.m2mbeta.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gpt.m2mbeta.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=18341"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gpt.m2mbeta.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18341\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gpt.m2mbeta.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=18341"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gpt.m2mbeta.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=18341"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gpt.m2mbeta.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=18341"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}