Heather Knight bag: how will the era of the captain of England be defined and who could replace it?
This is the biggest question of everyone.
The constant and reassuring presence of Knight at the helm was a double -edged sword and the lack of planning of the succession by the Management is returning to persecute them in a very complicated moment.
They owe until May 21 to appoint a new coach and happen in time for the series of white balls against the western Indies, which was followed by the arrival of India at the end of June, before a world cup potentially very difficult in India at the end of the summer.
But there is no excuses. England was nine years old to plan the future and did not do it.
Consider the transition seamlessly from Alyssa Healy to Tahlia McGrath when the ex wounded his calf before the first Ashes T20, and artists of the caliber of Phoebe Litchfield, Annabel Sutherland and Ash Gardner who seem to be all competent, future candidates.
NAT SCIVER-BRUNT looks like the most likely successor considering that it was Knight’s deputy and declared his desire to play the role during the ashesBut England imploded under his guide during the Commonwealth games when Knight was injured and the same happened during the Shambolic T20 Cup of the T20 World Cup last year.
England must also be wary of adding more to the slide-brunt workload in which it already brings the training on the beat and is one of the most experienced bowling and will soon become a mother for the first time.
Amy Jones is another who in the past has assigned Knight, but admitted that the role has not come to her naturally, which makes her return unlikely, while other senior players of Kate Cross and Tammy Beaumont do not play all the formats.
Charlie Dean, off-Spinner, has been allocated as the future captain of England in the last two years, but has not yet had an opportunity.
Sophie Ecclestone, the best bowl player in the world, is another external contender who has had a leadership experience with Manchester’s originals in the one hundred, but his refusal to be interviewed by the former teammate and an expert by Alex Hartley during the ashes led to unwanted titles and attention to the culture and perception of the England team.
“There is no extraordinary candidate to take to control – that has been one of the biggest falls of the last five or six years,” Hartley said at the BBC Radio 5 Live.
“They need a really strong coach who goes on, someone who can get the right culture and can control the group and solve the problems inside the locker room and therefore the captain can enter and have strong ideas and work alongside the coach.
“I want a young man, a fresh person, someone like Charlie Dean – I think he would be an exceptional leader who will play for England for several years.”
It is unlikely that a nine -year -old mandate repeats itself again, but with Knight still in the locker room, there is no one better from which the new leader to learn.
A new era starts here.
