England hoping for a Red Roses act

Captain Nat Sciver-Brunt hopes her England team can create their own “Euros moment” at the home T20 World Cup this summer.

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(Nat Sciver-Brunt)

England have won all four World Cups they have hosted one T20 version and three in the 50-over format including in 2017.

Since then, women’s sport in this country has ignited, thanks partly to the Red Roses winning the Rugby World Cup last year on home soil and the Lionesses similarly taking the European Championship at home in 2022 before retaining this summer in Switzerland.

Speaking at Edgbaston to mark 100 days until the opening day of the World Cup, Sciver-Brunt told BBC Sport: “To experience the things they experienced, winning their tournaments is just amazing.

“As a women’s sport fan, putting myself in their shoes at that time was really special. To have the chance to do that this summer, it’s almost unthinkable where you can go with it.

“Women’s cricket can go wherever it wants to after this tournament. I’m hoping we get a Euros moment, almost.”

The World Cup, expanded to 12 teams for the first time, begins on 12 June with he 33 matches taking place across seven venues, culminating in the final at Lord’s on 5 July.