England all rounder Danielle Wyatt looking to be unbeaten in New Zealand

England and Staffordshire all rounder Danielle Wyatt admits that defeat on the tour of New Zealand would mean failure.

Wyatt is part of England’s 15 woman squad for the trip to New Zealand this month, which consists of five Twenty20s and three ODIs and the 20 year old says the side are going there to win every game and make a statement to the world ahead of the World Twenty20 in September.

She said: “We had a team meeting and Charlotte (Edwards) said our aim is to win every game and if we lose one game we will come back very disappointed.

“We shouldn’t be losing to New Zealand with the team we have now. The squad is really strong and there is now competition for places with everybody willing to play. So we will go to win every game and start to build momentum to take into the World cup.”

With confidence high in the squad, they are looking be aggressive and take the attack to the White Ferns who are under the new captaincy of Suzie Bates.

Wyatt continued: “In team meetings we talk about being brave and showing intent with the bat upfront and make use of the powerplays, this also means that Edwards can play her own game.

“Some of their players have retired, which means fresh faces in the squad who I don’t know a lot about, but they have a strong team who can get on top of you.

“They’ve got some good batters at the top of the order so we will have to strike early and get them out pretty cheaply, but they won’t be full of confidence as they have just lost a series against Australia 4-1”

Personally for Wyatt it presents a chance to secure a place in the side ahead of an action packed 15 months for England.

She said: “We’ve got three warm up games in New Zealand before the Twenty20s so I hope to play in them and then play in the first Twenty20.

“I’ve got to make sure I perform in New Zealand, make sure I’m fit and keep performing for Staffs.

“I feel I have improved my game in all three departments after my time in Australia and hopefully I can take this onto the international scene.”

Wyatt spent the winter playing for Victoria where she helped them win the twenty20 competition for the third time running, claiming player of the match in the final, hitting 39 from 38 balls.

The 20 year old said: “I really enjoyed my time there and it was a huge achievement for the team and me. For an English player to win player of the match in an Australian final is something to be proud of.

“I’m feeling really confident now going to New Zealand after my time in Australia.

“It’s a big tour for us, if we win every game the world will be scared of us.”