‘Can beat any team’ - Kate Cross hopeful of England’s chances in T20 World Cup 2024

England will begin their ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024 campaign on October 5 against Bangladesh in Sharjah. They will also play against South Africa, Scotland and West Indies in the group stage and from there the top two teams from the league stage will qualify for the semi-finals as well. Before that, veteran pace bowler Kate Cross said that England on their day can beat any team and she is supporting the side to do well.

"England, on their best day, can beat any team" - Kate Cross

The veteran speedster also shared England’s performance in the women’s Ashes last year and she also added that they all assembled in the UAE a few days ago and are training hard to get used to the conditions as well. She also added that there are still a few days left for them to prepare well and shared that the players will be full of confidence leading to the T20 World Cup as well.

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“England, on their best day, can beat any team. I think the Ashes that we had last summer was a really good display of what we look like when we’re at our best. The girls have been out there in the UAE for about 10 days now so they've had a brilliant preparation. There's still a few games and days before the first game but I'm sure they'll go into it full of confidence,” Kate Cross said on Sky Sports News.

Tammy Beaumont applauds Heather Knight, Nat Sciver-Brunt and Amy Jones

Meanwhile, another England batter Tammy Beaumont applauded senior cricketers Heather Knight, Nat Sciver-Brunt and Amy Jones and she also believes that their experience and ability to guide the youngsters in the squad will help the team as well. She further added that the experience of spinner Sophie Ecclestone will be important as well.

“You look at Heather Knight, Nat Sciver-Brunt and Amy Jones, I think they're really consistent and play the way that the team wants to play, and that allows the young players to go out there, express themselves and take the game on. Someone like Sophie Ecclestone too, she is a massive senior player having featured so many times and is the number one [T20] bowler in the world,” Tammy Beaumont said.