Sciver-Brunt says England have underachieved since 2017 World Cup win

Captain Nat Sciver-Brunt says England have underachieved since their memorable World Cup win at Lord's in 2017. England, often viewed among the pre-tournament favourites, will have gone nine years without winning a major trophy or Ashes series when Sciver-Brunt's side begin this summer's home T20 World Cup on 12 June.

Sciver-Brunt, who has been a regular throughout, took over as captain at the start of last summer and oversaw a semi-final exit at last year's 50-over World Cup. "Being in those teams and being in those squads, the feeling was that we certainly could have won a bit more," she told BBC Sport. "There was quite a large change of personnel and people trying to find their feet in the team, and getting some youngsters into the group where you rely on your senior players to help them along and are trying to accelerate their learning.

"We would have liked to have won a lot more than we have done and we'd obviously like that to change this summer."

There have been positive developments with the professionalisation of the domestic game and the introduction of The Hundred since the dramatic victory at a sold-out Lord's, but England have failed to win any of the four T20 World Cups, the two 50-over editions or the five Ashes series since 2017. They also failed to win a medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

Sciver-Brunt has spoken previously about wanting to follow the success of England's women's football and rugby union teams in winning major trophies at home this summer. She was speaking at an event with cricket charity Chance to Shine which runs a programme to develop leadership and cricket skills in young girls - the very people Sciver-Brunt hopes can be inspired over the coming months.

"A win could change what women's cricket looks like in this country," Sciver-Brunt said. "Just the carrot of that is enough to motivate anyone really. It certainly could change what this team is about.

"We didn't really do it after 2017, but being a consistently good team is something that everyone tries to do.

"I'm hoping we can be a consistently good team and we'd love to start off with a T20 World Cup win."

England will name their squad for this summer's T20 World Cup this week. Sciver-Brunt and former captain Heather Knight will be the only members from the 2017 final XI included. The core of the team is set to be similar to the sides from recent years but Sciver-Brunt and coach Charlotte Edwards have to decide whether to inject fresh blood into the team through the likes of 19-year-old batter Davina Perrin or 18-year-old spinner Tilly Corteen-Coleman.

Corteen-Coleman impressed in the intra-squad matches held on a tour of South Africa earlier this year, which England used as World Cup preparation in the absence of international fixtures this winter.

Sciver-Brunt defended England's players skipping a round of 50-over domestic matches for another training camp earlier this month. "We thought it was our best preparation for our bowlers to be bowling against our batters and really be put under pressure to execute their skills," she said. "I know that meant that some games were missed, but as a team we found it really valuable to be together.

"We haven't played that much cricket over the winter, so being together as a squad and trying to recreate some of those pressure situations was really important."