13-Nov-2024 09:20 PM
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London, Nov 13 (Reporter) England head coach Jon Lewis has rejected accusations some of his players are not fit enough following their disappointing Women's T20 World Cup exit last month.
England, who were among the favourites to win the competition, failed to reach the semi-finals in the United Arab Emirates, dropping five catches in a defeat by West Indies that condemned them to a first group-stage exit since 2010, A BBC report said.
Following elimination, ex-England spinner Alex Hartley told Test Match Special that "there are girls in that side who are letting the team down when it comes to fitness".
"I 100% don't agree with that as a statement," said Lewis. "We're trending in the right direction around our physical fitness.
"We've made lots of progress across the board in different parts of fitness. There's loads of different parts of fitness: power, speed, endurance.
"Availability is another part of it and our players are available more often than not. I think we've had about 95% availability over the past six months with all our contracted players.
"I'm more than happy to talk to Alex [Hartley] about that."
Lewis, however, has told his players to have greater awareness of what they post on social media...////...