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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Raf Nicholson at the Utilita Bowl

Edwards left with food for thought as India edge England in first women’s ODI

Deepti Sharma dispatches a delivery to the boundary on her way to 62 not out
Deepti Sharma dispatches a delivery to the boundary on her way to 62 not out. Photograph: Andy Kearns/Getty Images

Fifty-over cricket is Charlotte Edwards’s Big Project. The day she was announced as the new England head coach, she declared that the national side had “underperformed” in the one‑day format of late, and that she was making it her “first priority” before the World Cup in India in October.

All eyes, then, on this three‑match ODI series against India, which began on Wednesday at Southampton with a narrow four-wicket win by the visitors.

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