But England also suffered their first series defeat to Sri Lanka in the home T20s during his tenure in 2023, exposing a weakness batting against spin which Lewis tried to address with training camps in India and the Middle East in the lead up to last year's T20 World Cup, where a rash of fielding errors saw them knocked out by West Indies.

England head coach Jon Lewis sacked after 16-0 thrashing in Womens Ashes; England lost all seven matches against Australia earlier this year; Lewis had been in charge since November 2022 and led team

Jon Lewis has been axed as head coach of England Women, paying the price for his team’s abject Ashes whitewash. Lewis’ position has been hanging by a thread ever since his side were thrashed 16-0 in their multi-format series Down Under at the start of the year.