England Blind Head Coach Ross Hunter has warned the rest of the world his side are just getting started after a successful World Cup campaign.
England reached the semi-finals of the Blind World Cup before they were knocked out by Pakistan on Saturday.
However Hunter paid tribute to his side and believes there is much more to come, starting with a summer series against India, who were crowned champions in Sunday’s showpiece event.
Hunter told ecb.co.uk: “Outstanding tour, I couldn’t have asked any more of the players or the support staff.
“I think it’s really shown where we’ve got to over the last 18 months but I really feel as though it’s the start of something rather than the end and that’s huge for us.
“The players have got so much capacity to improve.
“We have a tour coming up against India in the summer, so we have something exciting to look forward to which as an England team; that’s what you want.
“You want quality opposition coming up, quality series, and then we can go back and think about things we’ve done well, things we can improve on and make sure were in the right place when we play India.”
Hunter also said that he hoped the raised profile of the recent tournament would do wonders for disability cricket, and could open avenues for further opportunities and schemes down the line.
He said: “We really hope the support we’ve had through this tour can really start to push some new initiatives home in the domestic game and making sure the right players are coming through and playing for England and also to open up the opportunity for more people to try international ball cricket.”