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Women’s cricket historian & journalist. Sports Journalism lecturer at Bournemouth University & writer for Guardian Sport.
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Thank you. (Also their plays are excellent!)
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It is true. She was asked about it in the presser.
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Aha! she must have been quoting you in the presser 😁
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Finally… if you haven’t seen the Danni Wyatt-Hodge Mankads A Samosa video yet, you’re missing out. #ENGvIND
www.ecb.co.uk/news/4284221...
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3. For English fans, the big interest surrounds the return of Sophie Ecclestone.
How does everyone (coach, captain, the media & Soph herself) negotiate her being back in the spotlight & inevitably being "the story", immediately after a difficult winter & a “wellbeing” break?
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2. Lots of talk about these being the last ODIs before the 2025 World Cup, BUT this is also a tailor-made opportunity for India to figure out their best T20 team in English conditions, ahead of next year's T20 World Cup.
That makes it a HUGE series for Shafali Verma, who has a point to prove.
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1. Captaincy - both team captains have a point to prove, IMO.
NSB - can she keep everyone together in the field when there is genuine pressure?
Harmanpreet - can she keep her cool when faced with difficult diplomatic scenarios (first time back at Lord's since THAT day... etc)?
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That’s what we’ve turned over to!
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The Mumbai Test sort of turned into an ODI, didn’t it? England batted for 63 overs in total… 🙃
www.espncricinfo.com/series/engla...
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Jill and Jane Powell will have done this.
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Yes. Which you'd think would be quite memorable.
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I had iced coffee!
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That’s definitely a concern, but also a lot of women reported having a positive experience and feeling like it was more “for them” than other cricket.
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Thank you for being part of the research 😊
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Good point.
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Enjoy! A pint tastes just as good in the rain 😁
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Can I just say, I’m his wife and I am also a journalist 🤨
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That's shocking. It would just about be forgivable if she'd be brought in as a youngster and hadn't played much before but... she's literally their captain.
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Hard agree. Thank you for your service!
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3. Packing up his cricket bag.
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Not sure you get mat leave if you are self-employed.
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2. Hoping to get selected.
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Ah yes, possible.
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We did. Our assumption was that she would have to stop doing any media work because it is a very blatant conflict of interest. It's a bit like when Clare Connor used to do guest spots on comms years ago, which eventually stopped because people (rightly) raised eyebrows about it being inappropriate.