The making of new England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt

Test Match Special

BBC

Cricket, Sports News, News, Sports

4.4 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 28 May 2025

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Stephan Shemilt has been speaking to some of the people who have known Nat Sciver-Brunt the longest to determine if they always knew she was captaincy material.

Stephan speaks to former Middlesex captain turned commentator Isabelle Westbury who attended the same school as Nat Sciver-Brunt in the Netherlands and she shares her first thoughts on the all-rounder. Stephan is also joined by national selector Lydia Greenway who played alongside Sciver-Brunt for England and her former coach Mark Robinson who moved her up the batting order.

Plus we go behind the scenes and speak to Nat Sciver-Brunt's wife and England legend Katherine, who shares her memories of playing and living with the new England captain.

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0:00.0	Before you listen to this BBC podcast, I'd like to introduce myself.
0:03.7	My name's Stevie Middleton and I'm a BBC Commissioner for a load of sport podcasts.
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0:12.2	pundits and the biggest sports stars.
0:14.3	Together we bring you untold stories and fascinating insights straight from the player's mouths.
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0:40.7	You're listening to the TMS podcast from BBC Radio 5 Live.
0:46.2	Hello, I'm Stefan Shemmelt and welcome to the Test Match Special podcast.
0:50.0	England women have begun a new era under coach Charlotte Edwards
0:52.9	with a 3-0 T20 series win against the West Indies.
0:56.8	There are sterner tests ahead, India arrive later in the summer and there's a 50 over World Cup in October.
1:03.8	All this with Nat Siverbrunt as the new captain, only the fourth permanent England captain this century.
1:10.3	I've been finding out about the new skipper from the people who know her best,
1:15.2	learning how the girl born in Tokyo journeyed to one of the most coveted positions in English cricket.
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