It is worrying to see them strong team ranked second in ODIs struggling at home especially with their batting. When their opening batters perform poorly it puts much of pressure on rest of team and good start is key in ODI cricket. Upcoming second match is vital for England to tie series. If they lose this home series to close rival like India it would be big disappointment. Their batters especially openers really need to improve if they want to win.
It is not worrying or surprising. Indian team is now dominating international cricket, at each and every level. And the reason is that they have an enormously large player pool. No other country can match this player pool. Previously India was not that strong in women's cricket, because the BCCI never gave it enough importance. But the decision to launch the Women's Premier League (WPL) had a big impact on the performance of the national team. On the other hand, the England team seems to be stagnating.