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Give England time after Ashes 'scarring' - Cross

Ffion Wynne

BBC Sport cricket writer

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England need to be given time to rebuild and recover from the Ashes "scarring" at the beginning of the year, says seamer Kate Cross.

Cross, 33, was in the Ashes ODI and Test squads but did not play as she struggled with a back injury, with England eventually losing 16-0 in the points-based series.

After strong media criticism, England replaced then-coach Jon Lewis and captain Heather Knight with Charlotte Edwards and Nat Sciver-Brunt respectively, and they comfortably won all six white-ball matches against West Indies in their first series in charge.

However, the team is once again facing scrutiny after a 3-2 T20 series defeat by India and the defeat in the first ODI, but Cross says that expectations need to be managed.

"Nobody is happy with that scoreline, but it feels like so much was learned from it and the conversations that were had," Cross said on the No Balls podcast.

"We're not going to win every game of cricket that we play, so maybe it is about adjusting the expectations about what it all looks like at the minute.

"There's a lot going on and there's a lot of scarring from that Ashes series and we just need some time to get things right."

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