Women Ashes 2025: Claire Connor says that she does not recognize the allegations of ‘Consense’ from England

Connor confirmed his confidence in a group of players-but admitted that he was still playing a catch-up with Australia’s better domestic set-up.

This is despite the major investment in women’s sports in recent years, such as spending £ 19m in a year on domestic sports and increasing international match fees equal to their male counterparts.

In Australia, professional domestic women cricket exists longer than England. The first contract in Australia came in 2017, in England in 2020.

England have not won the trophy or ash since the Landmark 2017 World Cup win, which has stopped the progress of concerns.

The inability to perform under pressure has been a recurring subject for England since South Africa’s T20 World Cup semi -final defeat in 2023.

“This is not so much about the payment you paid, but it’s about the experiences you have that you then take to an international stage,” Connor said.

“I think one of the things we are wrestling is under pressure and this is a knockout tournament, whether it is a semi -finals or a final or even a group game.

“We have come to know that that learning is to track rapidly, as you can see it as a group in Australia. You can see that their cruelty, their decision, their decision under pressure, their skill execution is a different level But it is, and I believe that many to eight years of career already comes as a professional cricketer.

“I am confident that if we get that right, it will translate to winning important moments and major games in the biggest stages of the Ashes and World Cup.”