England bring in former captain as head coach of the women's side
Since retiring from the sport in 2017, Edwards has coached around the world, across English domestic cricket and T20 leagues.
She has achieved success with Southern Vipers in regional cricket, Southern Brave in The Hundred, Sydney Sixers in the Women's Big Bash League and most recently, Mumbai Indians in the Women's Premier League.
As a player and former captain, Edwards represented her country over 300 times, winning two World Cups and lifting the Ashes five times across a 20-year career.
Her first challenge as Head Coach will be a T20I against West Indies at Canterbury on May 21. The announcement for the vacant captaincy role will be made in due course.
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