After England pulled out of the T20 World Cup in October, former spin player Alex Hartley said some players “disappointed the team” when it comes to fitness.

During the Ashes, athleticism was once again in the spotlight, but coach Jon Lewis attributed it to the cultural differences between the UK and Australia. After the failure of the ashes, he and Captain Heather Knight were fired.

Edwards holds England's more than 200 titles, responsible for working as a player's fitness test during her first week.

Despite expectations and standards under previous regimes, there is no need to choose a specific benchmark to be selected.

"Obviously, we have to talk about fitness issues," Edwards added.

“When I came in, I said it was all about personal progress.

“Before the World Cup (in India in September), it was about individuals improving as much as possible at that time.

“I’m not going to set fitness standards (now) because there is no standard, so I feel like I’m beating the object.”

In the past, England soldiers have become more relaxed under the leadership of past Ben Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum.

Elsewhere in the women's game, South Africa dropped Captain Dane Van Niekerk in 2023 for the home T20 World Cup as she failed to meet the time required in the two-km race, but has since relaxed their rules.

Edwards also said she was in “continuous communication” with Spine Sophie Ecclestone, who was excluded from the team because she recovered from her injury.

Ecclestone has refused to have a television interview with former teammate Hartley in the ashes, who has played three games for Lancashire in the past week and has not played two months after the women's Premier League.

"I have a lot of communication with Sophie," Edwards said. "I went to see her.

“She hadn’t played cricket when the team was elected.

“Between us, we both thought the best preparation for summer was to go back to Lancashire and get her cricket under her belt.”

The first of three T20s on Wednesday, followed by the three-day international on May 30, and the first place for England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt.

To develop more leaders of the team, Edwards said England will appoint leadership teams for each series, rather than taking on the Windies T20S roles with ticket inspector Amy Jones, all-around Charlie Dean and Batter Sophia Dunkley.