CAPTAIN Charlie Dean praised clinical England after they wrapped up a series clean sweep against Ireland at the\u00a0weekend.<\/p>\n
Sophia Dunkley scored a century as England made 291 in the third one-day international at Worcester, and Ireland could only limp to 177 all out in\u00a0response.<\/p>\n
England lost their final six wickets for only 31 runs but they quickly established control with the ball and dismissed Ireland with more than five overs\u00a0remaining.<\/p>\n
Dean told Sky Sports: \u201cIt was a really good day\u2026 Dunks was phenomenal \u2014 we probably left a few runs out\u00a0there.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe were trying to make sure we created our own energy in the field to combat potentially a bit of momentum with Ireland so to start how we did with the ball and remain really clinical was brilliant. It\u2019s really exciting times and looking forward to the\u00a0future.\u201d<\/p>\n
After an early scare when she was given out leg before wicket before it was overturned on review, Dunkley went on to make her highest ODI score of 119 at a run a\u00a0ball.<\/p>\n
She enjoyed substantial partnerships with fellow opener Maia Bouchier and Jodi Grewcock, and Dunkley said: \u201cIt was just great to get the third\u00a0win.<\/p>\n
\u201cDefinitely a little bit tricky at the start, a little bit slow and I thought they bowled really well with the new ball. The longer you batted, the easier it\u00a0got.\u201d<\/p>\n
It has been an excellent summer for Dunkley, and she added: \u201cI just love batting and playing for every team that I play\u00a0for.<\/p>\n
\u201cNice to be back at the top of the order in ODI cricket. I really want to have a big impact on this team and obviously a big summer next year with the\u00a0Ashes.\u201d<\/p>\n
While Ireland were beaten in all three matches, captain Gaby Lewis was not downhearted, saying: \u201cThroughout this series we\u2019ve shown real positives with the bat and with the ball, just in different\u00a0games.<\/p>\n
\u201cTo keep them under 300 was massive, especially our young spin attack. Definitely a lot of lessons learned and hopefully a good builder to a strong\u00a0winter.\u201d<\/p>\n