The English pacer also discussed his bowling plans for the upcoming T20 World Cup in Bangladesh.
This speaks to the confidence players have in their abilities and the security they experience in the national team setup when they are denied the opportunity to participate in the world's biggest women's T20 league.
Lauren Bell has withdrawn from the second edition of the Women's Premier League (WPL) to concentrate on the series against New Zealand, which began in the final week of the WPL. This comes after she played an integral role in the UP Warriors set-up in the inaugural competition, where she was also coached by England women's team head coach John Lewis.
Ahead of the second T20I against Pakistan in Northampton, Bell was pretty sure where her loyalties lie in this new lucrative world for women of her skill. Ta.
“I feel really lucky to have so much cricket available to me, but it's unrealistic to be able to play it all. I obviously wanted to go to the WPL, but at the moment Now my focus will be on international cricket,” Bell said.
This tells us that she is confident in her position on the English stage and that she does not need to find new avenues to showcase her impressive fast bowling talent.
After performing well in the Ashes series, taking 14 wickets in seven multi-format games, she gave Lewis and his management enough confidence to entrust the ball to her. In fact, recently she looked like the leading pacer for the England team.
“When you have your captain and your coach cheering you on, it’s a great feeling when you step on the cricket pitch and know you have everyone’s support and backing,” Bell said.
“John [Lewis] I'm really clear on what my role is. It's always the beginning and the end of the inning. Before he came in, I was obviously in and out of the team a lot, so I feel like that's really pushing my game forward and giving me a lot of confidence. ”
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That confidence gave her the driving force to continue honing her skills. Bell said that even though she missed her golden chance to play on subcontinental wickets in the WPL, she has enough to be fully prepared for her T20 World Cup to be held in Bangladesh. She feels she has a tank of experience.
“It goes without saying that the women who played in India had the chance to play against the best players in the world in a subcontinental climate, but there was a series in India before Christmas and the year before I played in the WPL. 'That's not going to happen because I was going,' and it was completely new to me,'' she said.
“Even if we're not there yet, it doesn't mean we can't start preparing for what Bangladesh will be like and what we really need to do before we get there.”
When she spoke about what plans she and Lewis had in store for the World Cup, her answer was “straightforward” and simple, but at the same time, the aggressive wicket-taking that characterizes John Lewis' approach He also emphasized his intentions.
“The main message is to be really aggressive, aiming to take wickets,” Bell said.
“he [Lewis] The first thing we want to think about is, “How do we get this player out?” Maintaining stumps will be crucial in Bangladesh, so a significant pace off is probably the best option. This means it's important to hone your skills and stay consistent.
“…I think once we get to Bangladesh, if we can bowl as straight as possible with any lateral movement, we can really get into the game,” Bell added.
England will be in Group B of the T20 World Cup along with West Indies, South Africa, Scotland and Bangladesh and will play all their group stage matches in Dhaka.