Heather Knight: Who will be England Women's next captain and why was no succession plan in place?
22 March 2025, 13:25 | Updated: 23 March 2025, 11:00
England Women will head into the summer with a new captain for the first time since 2016, but who is in the running to replace Heather Knight and why was the change needed?
The ECB confirmed on Saturday that Knight will be replaced as captain ahead of the summer, with the news coming 24 hours after Jon Lewis was axed as England Women head coach following a dismal few months.
Knight skippered England 199 times over the past nine years, guiding them to World Cup glory in 2017 along with two other finals, although leaves the role after a group-stage exit at last year's T20 World Cup before losing all seven matches in the multi-format Ashes series.
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