Dean managed 2/44 with the ball to be the pick of the England bowlers, with skipper Gaby Lewis (69), Amy Hunter (62) and Rebecca Stokell (54*) each posting a half-century as Ireland managed to score freely when setting the hosts a decent victory target. England will now look to wrap up the series when the teams travel to Derby for the second match of the series on Thursday and Dean is looking for an improved performance from her bowlers and in the field in that contest. “We probably could have been a little tighter with the ball, to be honest, but to manage to restrict them, put on a performance like that and win in the end was brilliant,” Dean noted. “I can’t fault the girls (for their fielding). It wasn’t for a lack of trying, but I think we can definitely sharpen up in the field and with the ball.”
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