Heather Knight to captain England women

The ECB has appointed Heather Knight as captain of the England women’s team in all three formats. Knight takes over from Charlotte Edwards, who announced her international retirement in May. Her first assignment as captain is the home ODI and T20 series against Pakistan, which begins on June 20.

Knight, a right-hand batsman who also bowls offspin, has played five Tests, 55 ODIs and 33 T20Is since her international debut in 2010. She was Edwards’ vice-captain from 2014 till the World T20 in March-April. She has captained Hobart Hurricanes in the Women’s Big Bash …

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