{"id":363706,"date":"2026-07-09T21:04:53","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T15:34:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=363706"},"modified":"2026-07-09T21:04:53","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T15:34:53","slug":"englands-nat-sciver-brunt-has-mixed-emotions-before-first-lords-womens-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/07\/09\/englands-nat-sciver-brunt-has-mixed-emotions-before-first-lords-womens-test\/","title":{"rendered":"England\u2019s Nat Sciver-Brunt has mixed emotions before first Lord\u2019s women\u2019s Test"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/p>\n

\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Nat\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n

<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Nat Sciver-Brunt confessed to \u201cmixed emotions\u201d as she prepared to guide England in the primary women\u2019s Test at Lord\u2019s, just five days after experiencing World Cup heartbreak at the house of cricket.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The four-day clash marks a milestone occasion for the ladies\u2019s game as England finally get to experience a long-form, red-ball match at the game\u2019s most historic venue.<\/p>\n

After 150 men\u2019s Tests dating back to 1884, it is unquestionably long overdue.<\/p>\n

However the pride and fulfilment attached to the occasion is tempered by the rawness of Sunday\u2019s T20 World Cup final defeat by the hands of Australia, a result that saw Sciver-Brunt\u2019s side come up just in need of their dream consequence.<\/p>\n

For exclusive stories and all of the detailed\u00a0cricket\u00a0news\u00a0you wish,\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>subscribe to The Cricket Paper<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0website,<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0digital edition, or\u00a0newspaper<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0from as little as 14p a day<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

FOLLOW OUR LIVE SCORES CENTRE<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Nat\"Nat
HEARTBREAK: Nat Sciver-Brunt tasted defeat within the T20 World Cup final at Lord\u2019s.
\nPICTURE: Gareth Fuller\/PA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Upset but proud<\/h2>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s an enormous honour and a privilege that we\u2019ll be walking on the market tomorrow. It\u2019s something we, as cricketers, have probably hoped for,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel it could have happened within the last three or 4 years. I feel we’re pretty deserving of being here and we\u2019ll relish the chance.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe change of format is great timing. The World Cup and every thing we managed to do still has mixed emotions since the end result isn\u2019t what we wanted but I\u2019m so pleased with what we were capable of do throughout the tournament.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m sure the frustration won\u2019t have left plenty of people about what happened at the ultimate, but we’re looking forward to such a special week at Lord\u2019s doing something we dreamt of as kids growing up. <\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s an excellent time to be a women\u2019s cricketer.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Nat\"Nat
CANDID: Nat Sciver-Brunt has mixed emotions.
\nPICTURE: Bradley Collyer\/PA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Farewell<\/h2>\n

Sciver-Brunt will play for the ultimate time alongside Tammy Beaumont, who’s bringing her long international profession to a detailed at the tip of the sport.<\/p>\n

Beaumont first wore the England shirt in 2009 and will likely be making her 261st appearance across all formats.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe\u2019s seen women\u2019s cricket through all the changes we\u2019ve had, 17 years playing the sport for England is a big achievement,\u201d said Sciver-Brunt.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe\u2019s scored loads of runs for our team and we\u2019ve relied on those runs loads of times. <\/p>\n

\u201cShe is someone who\u2019s got great determination and resolve, (who says) \u2018no-one is gonna get me out. That is my day, I\u2019m scoring runs\u2019.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat attitude will definitely be missed. I hope we will send her off with an excellent week here at Lord\u2019s.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"England\u2019s\"England\u2019s
FOCUSED: England\u2019s Tammy Beaumont leaves the nets along with her batting kit.
\nPICTURE: Mike Egerton\/PA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Vice-captain Charlie Dean and all-rounders Freya Kemp and Dani Gibson will sit out the Test as England manage their workloads during a busy summer.<\/p>\n

Alice Capsey looks set to make her Test debut after 4 years as a fixture in England\u2019s white-ball set-up, while 18-year-old spinner Tilly Corteen-Coleman could also earn her first cap.<\/p>\n

Lord\u2019s hosts the Test exactly 50 years after staging the primary women\u2019s international, when the MCC barred women from becoming members and denied them access to the Long Room.<\/p>\n

England are hoping for a rare win within the fixture, having tasted victory only once within the previous 15 Test matches against India. <\/p>\n

There have been 11 draws and three defeats along the best way, with their sole success coming in Jamshedpur in 1995.<\/p>\n

READ MORE:<\/em><\/strong> Tammy Beaumont to bring down curtain on glittering 17-year England profession after Lord\u2019s Test<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\n
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n


\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n

<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Nat Sciver-Brunt confessed to \u201cmixed emotions\u201d as she prepared to guide England in the primary women\u2019s Test at Lord\u2019s, just five days after experiencing World Cup heartbreak at the house of cricket. The four-day clash marks a milestone occasion for the ladies\u2019s game as England finally get to experience a long-form, red-ball match at the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":363707,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20675],"tags":[8607,5954,2557,12261,9534,11146,4344,3370],"class_list":["post-363706","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cricket","tag-emotions","tag-englands","tag-lords","tag-mixed","tag-nat","tag-sciverbrunt","tag-test","tag-womens"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t