When requested about her teaching model and ambitions after being appointed in April, Edwards typically made references to England’s method to 50-over cricket, calling for a clearer gameplan and transferring away from her predecessor Jon Lewis’ mantra of inspiring and entertaining.

With the World Cup on this format approaching within the autumn, England do not need lengthy to place this into apply however on the first time of asking, their batters delivered.

West Indies’ assault was unthreatening and their fielding common, so it could possibly be argued that Jones and Beaumont might have been a bit extra aggressive within the first half of the innings as they reached 121-0 after 25 overs.

However the plan was clear, because the pair adjusted to the gradual bowling assault and made certain they’d wickets in hand earlier than accelerating within the closing 20 overs.

England performed 55% attacking photographs inside the primary 10 overs, which dropped to 45% within the subsequent 10 and as soon as each openers had handed 50, that elevated to 77% between overs 21-30.

Their opening stand was England’s fifth-highest partnership in ladies’s ODI historical past and their highest for any wicket in opposition to West Indies within the format, which set the right platform for Sciver-Brunt.

Lamb was enjoying an unfamiliar position, coming to the crease within the thirty sixth over, however captain Sciver-Brunt whacked six fours and a six from the wilting Windies bowlers as England handed 300 with ease.

Alice Capsey, introduced in to exchange the injured Heather Knight, added a quickfire 24 from 19 balls and regardless of a quick outfield and good batting floor, the entire felt far past the vacationers, whose batting line-up depends so closely on their captain and all-rounder Matthews.