Englands pace bowlers have shown great promise in their bowling performances during the ODIs against Sri Lanka with Lauren Filer hoping to become quicker after impressing; watch the final ODI of the series on Sky Sports Cricket on Thursday from 12pm.
"But being quicker is not the main aim, it's something that's there and if it happens, it happens, and if it doesn't, it doesn't. I'm not too worried about that. I just want to bowl the best for the team.
"It's something I want to try to use as much as possible because I know there's probably not a lot of it about in the women's game. It's a tool in my tool box." Gaur made the important breakthrough of dismissing Sri Lanka captain Chamari Athapaththu for 34 at Chester-le-Street on debut with a delivery that swung back into her off-stump.
She's able to swing the ball back in from her height but because she is young, she has not got much variations yet and relies on her swing and pace.England fast bowler Mahika Gaur picked up three wickets on her England ODI debut, including the huge scalp of Chamari Athapaththu. It was right-arm seamer Kate Cross, 31, who took the opening wicket as she tempted Vishmi Gunaratne into edging to wicketkeeper Amy Jones but was initially hit for six fours off Athapaththu.
Dean mixed up her flight and speed aiming at the stumps and her consistent line and length was rewarded as she finished with figures of 2-12 from seven overs.
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