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"Being the host nation...": England embrace home World Cup challenge
England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt believes her side is fully prepared to handle the intensity and expectations that come with hosting a World Cup as they get ready to launch their campaign against Sri Lanka at Edgbaston on Friday. Sciver-Brunt feels that the pressure of competing in a global event at home is an opportunity rather than a burden.
"There's extra pressure from everywhere. Being the host nation, first home World Cup for me, leading the Lionesses and the Red Roses doing such a brilliant job in their tournaments, the state of women's cricket, the list goes on in terms of where you could add up the pressure," Sciver-Brunt said at the press conference.
"I guess we're sat here feeling that pressure as a privilege. We're in a time in the world where women's cricket is waiting for a platform in cricket to expand and explode. It just so happens that we're the 15 people who have the opportunity to do that at this time."
"Inside our Team England bubble we're trying to stay composed despite the pressure. There'll be different times where it's more difficult to not let the outside noise in, but I suppose we're in a privileged position to be able to feel that. I'm really excited about what's to come," she said.
The dashing all-rounder heads into the tournament encouraged with confidence after recently making her return to competitive cricket. Having spent much of the past several months away from the international spotlight, Sciver-Brunt showed promising signs in England's warm-up victory over India on Wednesday, hitting a composed half-century. The innings was only her second appearance since England's heartbreaking exit in the semi-finals of the ODI World Cup last October.
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