England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt was remaining tight-lipped on her future after her side lost the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Final to Australia at Lord’s on Sunday.
Emotions were running high for Sciver-Brunt in north London following England’s seven-wicket loss to Australia, with the England skipper spending time hugging wife Katherine and 15-month-old son Theo on the ground shortly after the defeat and then wiping away tears when quizzed about the match and her future at the post-match media conference.
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Sciver-Brunt had walked out for the national anthem with her son under her arm and the 33-year-old admitted the opportunity to do so would likely not eventuate again regardless of what happens in the future.
“I probably won’t play in a home World Cup again, so having the opportunity to bring Theo out was really special,” Sciver-Brunt said.
“And I’m going to cry…I can’t really tell you how special it is.”
Sciver-Brunt was further questioned as to where her future lied at international level and the star all-rounder admitted she hadn’t given the topic much thought.
“I haven’t thought about that,” Sciver-Brunt continued.
“I don’t want it to be my last World Cup. I don’t even know when the next one is. I’m living day by day at the moment.
“I haven’t even put some thought into that at all. But yeah, I guess obviously family is everything and the support that we get from our families, our team, our supporters, it all just means so much. I guess that’s why the emotions are high.”
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The disappointing finish to the T20 World Cup completed a rollercoaster of a tournament for Sciver-Brunt, who led the team superbly to victories over Sri Lanka and Ireland at the start of the event before her troublesome calf problem again threatened to derail the entire campaign.
Sciver-Brunt returned from injury for England’s semi-final triumph over South Africa with a superb innings of 75, but failed to make much impact in the title decider despite top-scoring for her side with another half-century.
“It’s been up and down, to be honest,” Sciver-Brunt added.
“Obviously the first few games were really special, like that first game in Birmingham was a real highlight.
“But trying to nurse an injury during a World Cup hasn’t been easy.
“I guess I always wanted to try and remain positive around the group to, I guess, not let on too much how I’m feeling, I suppose, but missing out those games were pretty tough. I’ve just tried to do everything I could do to not be too disrupted, obviously, coming back.
“But I probably surprised myself a bit coming back in that semi-final and being able to do what I did. I guess just immensely proud of what I was able to do. Obviously not how I saw my World Cup going or the ideal scenario. So yeah, just really proud of what I’ve been able to do.”
