As the Ashes gets under way on Tuesday at the County Ground the vice-captain,from the west country, is preparing to make domestic advantage count against AustraliaWhen the England vice-captain Heather Knight started playing cricket at the age of eight, or she had little option but to play in male teams. There were few options for girls who wanted to play cricket where she lived. Like others in the England squad she had to overcome some resistance and stereotypes,but her fancy for the game and her determination saw her progress through youth cricket and play for her county Devon before fitting captain of Berkshire and earning a call-up to the England squad in 2010.Like many of her team-mates, Knights dream of being a cricketer has involved many sacrifices and, and up until a year ago,making a living from cricket wasn’t an option.Continue reading...,
Source: theguardian.com