Ahead of her side’s ICC Women’s World Cup campaign opener against South Africa, England skipper Nat Sciver Brunt, leading the team in an ICC tournament for the first time, spoke about drawing on the experience of her predecessor, Heather Knight, saying it would “stupid of me to not listen to her” and called the batter a “highly valuable part of the side.

The two-time champions, having last won the tournament in 2017, would be aiming for a winning start against the Proteas in Guwahati on Friday.

During the 2022 edition of the tournament under Knight, England reached the finals, losing to arch-rivals Australia by 71 runs at Christchurch, despite Brunt’s 148 during a tough run chase of 357 set by the Aussies in the title clash.

Speaking ahead of the match, Brunt said, as quoted by ICC, abo

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