named the first PCA Women's Player of the Summer. In the 2014–15 winter, Edwards scored one half-century in England's WODI series victory against New Zealand. In May 2015, she was named the ECB Cricketer of the Year for 2014–15. In the summer of 2015, she captained England in the Ashes against Australia, with Australia regaining the Ashes. Edwards passed fifty once in the series, in the second WODI. 2016 World Twenty20 and international retirement In February 2016, England played against South Africa, winning both the WODI and WT20I series. Following this, England played in the 2016 ICC Women's World Twenty20 in India, where they went out in the semi-finals against Australia. Edwards was the second-highest run-scorer in the tournament, with 202 runs including half-centuries against Bangladesh and Pakistan. England's failure at the tournament, with another knockout stages defeat to Australia, was seen as a "line-in-the-sand" moment, with things needing to change in the system. After the 2016 World Twenty20, England Head Coach Mark Robinson informed Edwards that she would not be selected for England's upcoming tours, intending instead to bring in younger players under new leadership. Following this decision, Edwards announced her retirement from international cricket. She was replaced as England captain by Heather Knight. Edwards ended her international career with 309 appearances for England across all formats: 23 in Tests, 191 in ODIs and 95 in T20Is. She captained England on 220 occasions. At the end of her career, she had the second most appearances overall in Women's Test matches, and the most for England in WODIs. She was also England's second-leading run-scorer in Women's Test matches, and all-time leading run-scorer in both WODIs and WT20Is. She was also the first player to score 2,000 runs in WT20Is. In November 2022, in recognition of her playing achievements, she was inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame. Post-playing career Coaching In October 2017, it was announced that Edwards was returning to her previous playing side Adelaide Strikers in the Women's Big Bash League as an Assistant Coach. She remained in the role for five seasons. In April 2018, Edwards was appointed as Director of Women's Cricket at Hampshire, with responsibility for the management of both Hampshire Women and Southern Vipers. In July 2020, following reforms to the structure of domestic women's cricket in England, Edwards became Head Coach of Southern Vipers. She led the side to winning the inaugural