New era, new England. If it was a defeat to the West Indies that brought down one regime, the disastrous T20 World Cup exit precipitating the Ashes debacle and fall of the Jon Lewis/Heather Knight axis, then a comprehensive win over the same opposition marked a perfect start to life under Charlotte Edwards. Of course, convincing home victories are not a fresh phenomenon for a side that tends to go well here regardless of the opposition, but the manner in which they dismissed a dangerous visiting side was nonetheless impressive.
It came despite one of the great T20 innings from Hayley Matthews, who has come to trade in such things. The West Indies skipper almost single-handedly dragged her team to a total of 146/7 with a hundred of masterful strokeplay and structure, not so much playing on a different pitch to her teammates but a different sport.
