On her future plans, the five-time World Cupper said she would carry on as she is continues to enjoy playing the game.

"I am not going to make any rash decisions. I am enjoying my cricket. I am loving playing with this group. I don't feel I am ready to have any thoughts about retirement. We have got a big summer," Edwards said. "We have got Twenty20 World Cup next year. I can't tell you if I am going to be there in four years time. The only thing that perhaps might keep me going is the fact that it's in England. But four years is a long time," she said. Meanwhile, New Zealand skipper Suzie Bates said it would have been better if they had not known the other result. "I think it was disappointing. Both teams were going in with every chance of playing for a spot in the final and I think it would have been easier not to have known that result because it is hard to put out off your mind when you realise we are playing now and we have to play each other again (for the third place playoff)," Bates said. Though she had backed Australia to win the match against the West Indies, Bates said the Caribbean side had played some good cricket throughout the tournament. "I haven't actually looked at the scorecard. I found out after the first drinks break when someone said you know West Indies got up and I think we followed them in the morning and they had a low total so we backed Australia to get the runs. "They (West Indies) have played some good cricket. They are one of those teams that on their day you don't know what to get. England and us, we lost crucial games which affected our chances," she said. West Indies entering the final meant that they would have to face Australia once again, while England and New Zealand would play another match to decide the third position. South Africa would replay Sri Lanka for the fifth-sixth position and Bates said it doesn't often happen that teams play the same opponent back to back.