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GIRL POWER! Women’S Cricket Is Thriving by Building on the Progress of Its Pioneers, Writes Shamir Patel WOMEN’S CRICKET | FEATURE GIRL POWER! Women’s cricket is thriving by building on the progress of its pioneers, writes Shamir Patel The history of women’s cricket is littered has provided a turbo boost to the sport’s has her foot in the door at Test Match with pioneers and trailblazers from Charlotte popularity and reach. Increased global Special while former England quick Isa Guha Edwards, to the late greats Margaret Hughes competition has also played a big role. The is making huge strides in her own media and Rachael Heyhoe Flint, and the many pre-eminence of England and Australia are career. Their talent, insight and difering others in between. being challenged on a constant basis by experiences to their male colleagues add On and of the field, these great women an exciting West Indies team and a New another layer to the rich tapestry of the were the embodiment of grace under Zealand side led by 2016’s WODI and WT20I global game. pressure, having to prove their worth by Player of the Year Suzie Bates. A word of caution, however, that for all the doing what their male counterparts could do Tournaments like the Women’s Big Bash progress made there are still battles to be only much better in a bid for equality. It is a League in Australia and the Women’s Cricket fought. Although 12 Big Bash matches were challenge they rose to time and time again. Super League in England have helped to televised on free-to-air in Australia, none It is testament to the groundwork they put draw sponsors and thrown a larger spotlight of the 2016 matches in England’s equivalent in, and the difculties these tenacious and on the game’s leading lights including the were, with coverage limited to Test Match skilful women endured, that women’s cricket likes of Hayley Matthews who starred in Special. Things are looking brighter this continues to rise in popularity. last year’s T20 World Cup final, allrounder summer, though, with Sky showing eight Kia It is perhaps too easy to forget in the age extraordinaire Ellyse Perry and the ever Super League games. of professional women’s cricket that women consistent Meg Lanning. This year the world’s best female cricketers were not admitted to the MCC until 1999, As young girls see role models they wish will also be showcasing their talents on the and it was not until 2008 that England’s to emulate in these women as well as the biggest stage as the World Cup returns to women first had a kit they could call their rewards the sport can now bring, the pool of England for the first time since 1993. Fittingly, own, and it was only in 2014 that the first talent in the game should only grow and with the final will again be at Lord’s. Back in central contracts were awarded. that more people will come to the sport. 1993, 4,500 turned up to see England beat But now the professional era has well and Nor is the rise of women in cricket limited New Zealand. Expect that number to be GETTY IMAGES truly arrived and, alongside T20 cricket, strictly to on-field activities. Alison Mitchell dramatically eclipsed this time around. thecricketer.com | 51 GREG JAMES: EARLY STARTS, THE ASHES AND WHAT HE EXPECTS FROM ENGLAND'S NEW SKIPPER SHAMIR PATEL SPEAKS TO THE NEW FACE OF BT SPORT'S CRICKET COVERAGE The Cricketer For those wondering whether Greg James could possibly be as energetic and in love with cricket as he seems, let me put your mind at rest – it’s not an act. As the new face of BT Sport’s cricket coverage, James is evidently aware of how armchair pundits from up and down the country are deeply envious of him despite those early starts: “I have felt very lucky. There are those moments at 4am when you think to yourself: ‘I hate my life. Why am I in Stratford at 4am?’ “But then you suddenly remember that it is a great, great privilege to sit and discuss cricket with two of the greatest captains (Ricky Ponting and Michael Vaughan) who have ever played the game.” So what does he think of Joe Root’s chances of emulating the captaincy success of those two towering figures? Enthusiastic would be an understatement: “It’s the best move for England, he is the perfect man for the job and I couldn’t be more excited for the game. He’ll bring a completely fresh approach. He’ll be a bit more inventive and I think he’ll be the modern-day captain, drawing from all formats of the game.” And in the Yorkshireman, James sees something of a kindred spirit: “The thing that really excites me about him is that he’s a young bloke who is passionate about the game. One of my big passions is getting young people into the sport and I think he does that. “You see what it’s like when he comes out to bat, people love him. He’s so likeable, a great character and funny as well. Not to mention one of the best batsmen in the world!” James clearly thinks about the game in detail – a fast-developing ability he credits to constantly asking questions of the ex-pros who appear on BT Sport from Ponting and Vaughan to Marcus North and Graeme Swann. It means that he is aware Root won’t be able to turn around a stagnating team on his own stressing that although Root is a “proper nerd” of the game, being able to call on senior players such as Alastair Cook, Jimmy Anderson, and Stuart Broad will be invaluable especially in tricky game situations. The reputations of England captains are usually defined, or at least strongly shaped, by their Ashes records. It is why Mike Gatting, triumphant in Australia in 1986/87, is regarded as being a good captain despite winning only two of his 23 matches in charge. But James is under no illusion about what a tough test this winter will be for Root and his men: “Australia will pose a really big threat especially in their own conditions. It will be very tight – their turnaround this winter was extraordinary to watch. And those Aussie quicks are incredible. James is in his element talking about cricket but it hasn’t all been plain sailing for him at BT despite the praise he heaps on the team around him. For instance, he recalls, tongue firmly in cheek, that sitting in Stratford (where the BT Sport cricket studio is based) on Boxing Day night watching the rain incessantly fall in Melbourne was “probably one of the most depressing moments of my life.” BT’s Australia-heavy coverage also means a challenging blend of “late starts, early finishes, early starts, late finishes” which are “killer” and hard to get over. Through it all though there has always been the cricket and James admits he is lucky enough to have already witnessed some brilliant cricket and series. But with BT Sport covering T20 cricket in the form of the Big Bash and this month’s T20I series between Australia and Sri Lanka alongside all of Australia’s home Tests, which way does he fall in the Test v T20 argument? “I am a Test purist. I love it, always have done and always will do. But it’s really important to nurture T20 cricket. It doesn’t detract from the Test game at all. If the mindset is right from the bigwigs they’ll realise it attracts so many people to the game and, from there, people will move towards Test cricket.” Greg James is on a mission to bring cricket to as many people as possible and you get the impression he won’t be satisfied until everyone has the same love for the game as him. BT Sport is your new home for Australia’s home international matches and Big Bash League, including the 2017/18 Ashes series. Watch Australia v Sri Lanka exclusively live on BT Sport 3. For more info please visit sport.bt.com/cricket (http://sport.bt.com/cricket-01364050608536) (http://www.thecricketer.com/default.aspx?pageid=1223&catid=71&topicid=42876) (http://www.thecricketer.com/subscribe.aspx) 120 New Cavendish Street London W1W 6XX UK Tel +44 (0)20 3198 1360 email [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]?subject=Magazine) To advertise in The Cricketer please contact: Tom Gibbs Alastair Cook: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly By Shamir Patel - January 8, 2017 Photo by Philip Brown/Getty Images Alastair Cook cut a forlorn figure for much of the Test series away in India with his haunted demeanour reminiscent of many of his predecessors as England captain when they knew their time had come. It is therefore no surprise that he has decided to stand down to allow Joe Root to bed in ahead of the Ashes this winter. The captaincy has never sat easily with England’s record Test run­scorer and yet, despite its inglorious ending, he has overseen his fair share of triumphs. Cook captained England a record 59 times while his 24 wins puts him joint­second for England alongside Andrew Strauss and behind only Michael Vaughan (26 wins). He won two home Ashes series as well as beating South Africa and India in their backyards. Arguably his finest moment as England captain came in his first series as permanent skipper when he led England to a 2­1 win away in India in 2012.
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