England v Pakistan: Lauren Bell reinforces positive approach

Since Lewis’ appointment in November 2022, England have prioritised an attacking brand of cricket and are prepared to accept the failures that may sometimes come with its territory.

Bell emphasised that positivity, saying the team were encouraged by their recovery from losing four early wickets rather than dwelling on the collapse itself.

“We didn’t start either innings the way we wanted to but still ended up winning by a large amount in T20 cricket and that just shows the character and the depth of this team,” she added.

Despite the eventual margin of victory, Pakistan dominated both powerplays, aided by England’s reckless batting before they reached 57-2 at the end of their first six overs.

But assistant coach Gareth Breese reinforced Bell and Lewis’ attitude, saying that they were a little “rusty” in their first international outing of the summer but that the team will learn from their mistakes.

“It’s not about changing things too much, we just didn’t execute what we wanted to do,” said Breese.

“There’s a particular way that we are trying to play about really trying to put the pressure on the opposition and it didn’t come off in that instance.

“One blip won’t see us making a U-turn on our approach, they have our full support in that.”