England women are using artificial intelligence to choose playing eleven

London. Women’s team head coach John Lewis has revealed that England are using Artificial Intelligence (AI) while choosing their playing XI, adding that the technology has provided valuable feedback as far as match-ups are concerned and has helped them in getting the best results for the Ashes. Lewis said he learned about the technology, powered by London-based company PSI, when he was coaching UP Warriors in the inaugural edition of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) in India in March 2023. Interestingly, England rugby union coach Steve Borthwick, who also manages rugby league team Wigan Warriors and English Football League One side Wigan Athletic, has used the same system, reports ESPN Cricinfo. The England head coach said that when two in-form players with almost similar skills were up for selection in a game against Australia during the Women’s Ashes last year, the AI ​​system successfully helped him decide on selecting one player. “We’re able to run mock teams against mock opposition to give us a better idea of ​​how those teams might fare against each other,” Lewis was quoted as saying by ESPN Cricinfo. “”

What I would say is it is not how we select the team, but it is a part of the selection that we use to help us understand what may happen in the future. We used it very successfully in the match against Australia in the Ashes last summer,” Lewis said. Giving more details on how the system has helped the England women’s team, Lewis said, “Last year there was a selection in particular. We saw a real strength in Australia and we matched our strength, our best bowlers, in that part of the game against Australia last year. “It worked really well for us. It especially helped us win the T20 series and it got us back into the Ashes,” Lewis said, referring to England’s 2-1 win over Australia. “Both were players I was thinking about selecting. Had been. So that helped me with those selections and it’s been really good,” he said. However, Lewis acknowledged that traditional methods of selecting teams cannot be replaced by monitoring players’ preparations, but AI Can only help in taking better decisions.

“Obviously we’re on the field with the guys and in terms of selection that’s probably the first thing we look at, which guys are playing well, we use our cricketing eye,” Lewis said. “But It’s a small part of what we do and it’s really interesting, and it played really well against Australia last summer.” “I think that’s helped make boundary decisions in terms of selection and match-ups. Will get help. Will she ever be at the forefront who selects the team? I would say, in my opinion, no. Other coaches may feel very differently, but it’s really interesting,” he said.Lewis said AI can only play a small role in the whole process and that helping players prepare their best is paramount.He Said, “It can help with selection, but my goal would be to first get my guys in the right place, get them all in the right place, organize their game and then use the data to help selection will be.”