six6s live cricket_six6s cricket exchange_Alice Capsey bludgeons England to T20 World Cup win over Ireland .

The auction might have distracted the focus of some England players, although the big earners were all picked up before the start. What will concern the head coach Jon Lewis henceforth is that England’s pace bowlers had little impact in their opening spells, just as in the opening game against West Indies.

Lauren Bell and Katherine Sciver-Brunt had to be taken off after one over each with the new ball, with Ireland 18 without loss. England are not going to progress far in the knockout stages if they have to rely so much on their three main spinners as they are currently.

Slow left-armer Sophie Ecclestone, leg-spinner Sarah Glenn and off-spinner Charlie Dean took eight wickets between them, the first time in a T20 international that spin has taken so many wickets for England. Against West Indies this trio took three wickets for 72 runs off 12 overs; against Ireland they took eight wickets for 58 runs off 11 overs, forcing the side that chose to bat first to collapse from 80 for two to 105 all out.