Release The Beast
Lauren urges holding Sciver-Brunt until semifinals
Jun 18, 2026 · 36 min · 11 segments
Katya and Lauren Winfield-Hill cover the latest goings on at the 2026 T20 Women's World Cup. 0:15 Intro 0:57 Metro Bank: This Feels Different 1:19 Nat Sciver-Brunt injury & Dunkley to come in? 17:23…
Um, we know how important Sciver-Brunt is to this team, but in the first team actually she showed just how crucial she is.
On a human level first, as a captain of a home World Cup side, that she's missing at least two of these matches with questions now following over whether she's going to fit, be fit beyond that, which we don't know, it's just absolutely devastating for her.
I, I think, I re- I don't know if it was a, a podcast or an interview and Katherine did about, like, supporting it, like, that it's really challenging times for them as, I think, just as a f- as a family as well, and that she's spoken about how Nat's the kind of person that doesn't really give much away.
Like, she's, she's very much cards close to her chest, but this will be arguably one of the toughest points in her career really, um, in terms of...
Yeah, like you say, all things considered, home World Cup, England captain, the importance that she has on that team and, and not just on a...
But as a player, like, the importance that she has on that team and, um, their chances, and she will know that as well.
Like, you know, there's probably a few players in the world who are the ice queens in high-pressure situations in World Cups, and it's probably Nat Sciver-Brunt, Beth Mooney, and Alyssa Healy before she retired.
But I just think it's, yeah, it's really d- it's really devastating for her on a, as you say, on a human level because of the nature of it.
You know, when, when she went down, um, for the Blaze it was like, oh, she got a little niggle, and then it sort of was like one series to the next and it was like, okay, this must be a pretty significant injury.
Um, and to then have it rear its ugly head again, just as you get hope, you're playing well, like, it's, it's incredibly difficult to find that rhythm and flow and form, and she found that pretty quick.
Um, and you just sort of get your teeth stuck into something and then, the, you know, the devastation of, um, that being paused again.
Um, we know how important Sciver-Brunt is to this team, but in the first team actually she showed just how crucial she is.
On a human level first, as a captain of a home World Cup side, that she's missing at least two of these matches with questions now following over whether she's going to fit, be fit beyond that, which we don't know, it's just absolutely devastating for her.
I, I think, I re- I don't know if it was a, a podcast or an interview and Katherine did about, like, supporting it, like, that it's really challenging times for them as, I think, just as a f- as a family as well, and that she's spoken about how Nat's the kind of person that doesn't really give much away.
Like, she's, she's very much cards close to her chest, but this will be arguably one of the toughest points in her career really, um, in terms of...
Yeah, like you say, all things considered, home World Cup, England captain, the importance that she has on that team and, and not just on a...
But as a player, like, the importance that she has on that team and, um, their chances, and she will know that as well.
Like, you know, there's probably a few players in the world who are the ice queens in high-pressure situations in World Cups, and it's probably Nat Sciver-Brunt, Beth Mooney, and Alyssa Healy before she retired.
But I just think it's, yeah, it's really d- it's really devastating for her on a, as you say, on a human level because of the nature of it.
You know, when, when she went down, um, for the Blaze it was like, oh, she got a little niggle, and then it sort of was like one series to the next and it was like, okay, this must be a pretty significant injury.
Um, and to then have it rear its ugly head again, just as you get hope, you're playing well, like, it's, it's incredibly difficult to find that rhythm and flow and form, and she found that pretty quick.
Um, and you just sort of get your teeth stuck into something and then, the, you know, the devastation of, um, that being paused again.
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Release The Beast
Lauren urges holding Sciver-Brunt until semifinals
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Lauren breaks down fielding nerves and contagion
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