Amy Jones describes her captaincy experience against India Women

Amy Jones (PC: Twitter)

Amy Jones was decent as captain in her first assignment. The absence of the regular skipper Heather Knight and the vice-captain Nat Sciver, resulted in the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) handing the leadership responsibility to the wicketkeeper-batter.

Jones’ captaincy stint got off to a dream start as under her leadership England Women won the three-match T20I series against India Women by 2-1. However, she could not end the tour on a high note as India bounced back to win the three-match ODI series by 3-0.

As India won the final One Day International by 16 runs on Saturday, the English skipper reflected on her captaincy experience. Though the 29-year-old had her own share of ups and downs as the leader, she loved the opportunity.

Speaking in the post-match presentation, Jones said,

“Good opportunity with the captaincy role, and I am really happy to have been given the chance to lead the team. It was a tough job, but yeah, I have learned certain things.”