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On July 22, Nat Sciver-Brunt's 98-run knock went in vain as England lost the decider of three-ODI series by 13 runs. After the T20I and ODI series loss, the England team has been on the receiving end of criticism. Nat's wife and former England teammate, Katherine Sciver-Brunt called current England players "timid". She feels that they don't have the same attitude as hers and they don't care about the game much.
"I wouldn't say that nobody in this team wants it, they all want it and to do their best," Katherine told BBC Test Match Special.
"There is a lot of timid people and not many front-footed people who are willing to do anything."
Katherine was disappointed with the amount of misfields and feels that the England players are "scared to fail".
"I played with a lot of passion and it certainly wasn't on the inside - you can see what I felt a lot of the time," she said. "I put a lot of pride into what I did, everything was life and death.
"It's hard for me to understand some people sometimes and their attitudes because to me it looks lazy and they are not trying and don't care as much."
Katherine did not take any names but said that the England players lack in the mental aspect.
"I don't think everyone is doing everything they possibly can," the 40-year-old added.
"And the key to that question is why? I don't think there is anything malicious in that - it is a mental thing. We just need to be stronger internally and be more outwards with our fight."
Captain Nat's answer to criticism
Nat was asked about the criticism and said that things are different from what they look from an outsider's perspective.
"I have actually been in that situation before when I was a lot younger - 'oh she is so relaxed, doesn't look like she is that interested'.
"On the inside that is not what is true. From the outside people might look in different ways but you never know what it going on on the inside," she said.
Head coach backs the players
The players got the backing of their head coach Charlotte Edwards, under whom they beat West Indies at home.
"I couldn't be happier with where the squad is at in terms of their attitude and effort and professionalism," the former England captain said. "That was something I made very clear when I came into this role and I couldn't be happier."
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