The largest optimistic England might take from the ODI sequence was their bowling efforts. Younger seamers Lauren Bell and Lauren Filer have stood up admirably within the absence of the skilled Kate Cross, who has a again harm.
Australia misplaced six wickets whereas chasing simply 204 within the first match. They had been then dismissed for 180 in match two, and slipped to 59-4 within the third recreation earlier than a sensational middle-order rescue.
That implies Australia’s prime order is weak, and within the T20s England should look to spin as their largest weapon and usher in Sarah Glenn’s leg-spin to enhance Sophie Ecclestone’s left-arm deliveries and Charlie Dean’s off-breaks.
For the reason that starting of 2024, Australia’s spinners have taken 53 wickets in 17 T20 matches at a mean of 18.4, whereas their England counterparts have taken 87 in 22 at 16.7. Solely Sri Lanka, with 92, have taken extra wickets with spin in that point.
Unusually for a sequence in Australia, this might in the end be determined by who boasts the perfect spin assault as dealing with the turning ball can also be England’s notable weak point with the bat.
Throughout the 2023 sequence, England misplaced 23 wickets to Ash Gardner alone, and within the ODIs right here they’ve given up 17 wickets to spin, being notably troubled towards leg-spinners.
Alana King and Georgia Wareham have taken 13 wickets at a mixed common of simply 10.2.
However King, who proved a specific thorn in England’s facet with 4-25 and 5-46 within the remaining two ODIs, shouldn’t be within the T20 squad and that would show vital.