(Reuters) – Heather Knight is leaving her role as England women’s captain after nine years, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said yesterday. The 34-year-old Knight, who has captained her country in 199 matches since 2016 and led England to World Cup victory in 2017, will continue to play international cricket.
England coach Jon Lewis left his position on Friday following a 16-0 whitewash by Australia in this year’s Ashes series. “Captaining my country for the last nine years has been the biggest honour of my life and I will look back on my tenure with an enormous sense of pride,” Knight said in a statement.
