Day 64: Brilliant Beaumont

It is hard to imagine an England women's side where Tammy Beaumont isn't accumulating runs; if they were a physical entity, she would have to pay an excessive charge in extra baggage on her return from New Zealand. An ODI average of over 45 with seven hundreds and twelve fifties.

When you consider that Beaumont started her England career batting at ten in 2009, her rise to the top has been remarkable. Now ranked the number one batter in ODI cricket, Beaumont is at her consistent best. She has taken the ODI form into the T20 format and as her innings of 63 from 53 balls proved.

The second T20I saw another outstanding performance from England. There were runs for Beaumont and four wickets for Freya Davies, who has been a key performer for Western Storm during their successful Kia Super League days is finally getting a more consistent run with the England side.

It is not just good for Davies but also for England, who have a busy 2022 ahead. With the next 12 months, England will get an excellent opportunity to look at their side's make-up for the next few years. The inclusion of Tash Farrant for the current tour shows that the door is not closed to anyone.

With the workload of Katherine Brunt being monitored and Anya Shrubsole struggling with injury in the past year, it is imperative that England have a group of players who can step up when needed.

There are a group of bowlers outside of the England team that have a decent chance of impressing. Katie George would have been on tour had it not been for injury, and Issy Wong and Lauren Bell are the players after that who have a chance to impress.

There are also players like Sophie Munro, improving with the regional hub system with another season of games under her belt, who should be raising their hands.

This week's 'No Balls Podcast' was an emotional one. After the tweet that Alex Hartley sent last week that caused more fuss than it merited, she spoke about how she has coped with the aftermath. There is an argument that it was a clumsy tweet that Hartley and Kate Cross both acknowledged it was, but the abuse that social media seems to attract was out of order.

If you have got valid criticism, that is one thing, but once you forget you are dealing with real people, you lose all respect from me.