Ye match ek bada mauka tha, kyunki Emily Arlott aur Linsey Smith dono ne apna pehla ODI cap haasil kiya, dikhata hai ki England nayi talent ko mauka de raha hai jabki 50-over World Cup ke liye taiyaari kar raha hai. Captain Nat Sciver-Brunt ne batting ka faisla pitch ke wajah se kiya, jo decent lag rahi thi par baad mein slow ho sakti thi, toh pehle solid score banane ka plan tha. Line-up mein thodi si badlav ki koshish ki gayi, Amy Jones ko Tammy Beaumont ke saath open karne bheja gaya, aur Emma Lamb ko number teen pe rakha gaya, dikhata hai ki team naye combos try kar rahi hai.
Arlott aur Smith ka debut England ke domestic system se naye talent ko laane ka sanket hai. Arlott, 27 saal ki seamer from Norfolk, ne domestic cricket mein zabardast khel dikhaaya, Central Sparks aur Worcestershire ke liye 14 wickets liye. Usne pehle bhi India aur South Africa ke khilaaf squads mein jagah banayi thi par khel nahi payi. Haal hi mein T20I series mein West Indies ke khilaaf hat-trick se usne apni kabiliyat dikhai, toh ODI debut ek natural step tha. Linsey Smith, left-arm spinner, ne bhi T20I series mein kamaal kiya, jahan usne teen wickets liye with 4.83 ki economy rate. Uska aana England ke spin attack ko mazbooti deta hai, khaas kar jab Sophie Ecclestone knee injury se recover kar rahi hai.
Amy Jones ko open karane ka faisla thoda chhupa rustam wala tha. Jones, jo usually middle-order mein khelti hai aur wicketkeeping karti hai, ko top pe bheja gaya taaki powerplay mein aggressive batting ho. Ye experiment Emma Lamb ko number teen pe le aaya, jahan woh innings ko sambhal sakti hai. Baaki batting order mein Sciver-Brunt number chaar pe, phir Sophia Dunkley, Alice Capsey, aur baaki, with Kate Cross, Charlie Dean, Lauren Bell, aur debutants ke saath ek balanced XI banayi gayi. Ye line-up dikhata hai ki head coach Charlotte Edwards flexibility aur adaptability test karna chahti hain, khaas kar World Cup ke liye.
England ka yeh approach unke bade goals ko dikhata hai. West Indies bhale hi World Cup ke liye qualify na kare, Sciver-Brunt ne in matches ki importance batayi, kyunki ye World Cup prep ke liye perfect hain. Team ka recent T20I series win, jahan Arlott aur Smith dono shine kiye, ne confidence boost kiya hai. England ka schedule tight hai, June aur July mein India ke khilaaf T20I aur ODI series hain, aur phir autumn mein India mein World Cup. Derby mein yeh experimentation dikhata hai ki England short-term results se zyada long-term growth pe focus kar raha hai, taki global title ke liye challenge kar sake.
