England Women's Cricket Managing Director Clare Connor admits to 'wrestling with performance under pressure' after a crushing 16-0 Ashes defeat. Connor pledges an 'honest review' and acknowledges a need to catch up with Australia's professionalism despite ECB investment. She also addresses the Sophie Ecclestone interview refusal incident, labeling it 'unfortunate' and emphasizing the importance of media accountability.
"It's been brutal and hugely disappointing and frustrating. Can I believe it? No, I can't. The scoreline is very difficult to swallow and to make sense of."
Pledged an "honest review" which will be drawn up over the next few weeks but declined to be drawn on changes to leadership; "But all of that, I understand, is going to be brought into these conversations when a team has underperformed to the extent that we have.""Australia have shown that they're constantly setting new standards in international women's cricket," she said
England have not won a trophy or Ashes since the landmark 2017 World Cup win, leading to concerns progress has stalled. "We've got to work out how to fast-track that learning, because you can see it in Australia as a group. You can see that their ruthlessness, their decision making, their skill execution under pressure is at a different level, and part of that I believe comes from many of them having an eight-year career already as a professional cricketer.
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