England cricket great Michael Vaughan has slammed the women's side after their dismal 16-0 Ashes series smashing at the hands of Australia.
The visitors capped off a miserable tour down under with an innings and 122-run loss to Australia, in the one and only Test match at the MCG on Saturday night.
It's left the English cricketing world calling for answers as a disjointed team leaves Australia with not a win to show for it.
"Big questions to be answered about the England women's team," Vaughan said on X.
"Mainly from those who have been involved at the ECB for many years."
Heather Knight and England teammates look on after their Ashes lost. Getty
Those questions may be narrowed down to England's horrific fielding performance on day two of the Test, dropping eventual Australian centurian Annabel Sutherland twice early in her innings.
Sutherland would eventually score a historic 163 off 258 balls to become the first female to record a century on the MCG.
Vaughan was also quick to heap praise on the host nation, who he dubbed "ruthless" in their demolition of their rivals.
"But let's not lose sight of how good the Aussie women team are, exceptional team of skilled/disciplined and ruthless cricketers," he added.
Fans reacted to Vaughan's tweet in agreement, calling for an overhaul of the women's staff and playing group.
"Humiliating," one wrote on X.
"New coach, new captain, new chapter maybe?," another said.
On top of Vaughan's criticism, commentator Isabelle Westbury questioned the leadership and culture within the English changerooms.
"There is a leadership aspect here. Whether it is Heather Knight on the field, whether it be the coach, whether it be even higher than that, this isn't just a problem that has gone on for 45 minutes," Westbury said on Fox.
Heather Knight of England speaks after her side's loss in the Ashes Test. Getty
Westbury also condemned England's harsh move to put their most inexperienced player, Ryana MacDonald-Gay in front of the media after their poor day two fielding efforts.
"Like it or not, the way they are going to be judged (and) the standard against which they are held, is against Australia and winning ICC tournaments, and on those metrics, Australia have dominated," she said.
"You have to start asking questions at all those levels of leadership and also Clare Connor, who is the general manager for England Women's Cricket and also the deputy CEO of the England and Wales Cricket Board, she is out here.
"Surely there should be some accountability there and also some introspection."
Australia won the Ashes series 16-0, not dropping a single match across the ODI's, T20's or Test.
