Charlotte Edwards: I’m gutted cricket is not in the Olympics
England captain says women’s game would get a huge boost from extra exposure
Evening Standard
For all the success Charlotte Edwards has had as captain of the England women’s cricket team, she will feel wretched as she watches the London Olympics.
“I would be lying if I said I’m not gutted that I’m not involved in the Olympics. In years to come, Twenty20 cricket will be in the Olympics. But, by then, I won’t be involved. I just have to accept that I will have missed the home Olympics. Cricket at the Olympics would have raised the profile of women’s cricket in this country.”
The lack of profile is despite Edwards leading one of the country’s most successful sporting teams. England are holders of the 50-over World Cup, they won the Twenty20 World Cup in 2009 and go into the first match of the NatWest T20 series against India at Canterbury today on a winning streak of 14 matches.
Evening Standard
For all the success Charlotte Edwards has had as captain of the England women’s cricket team, she will feel wretched as she watches the London Olympics.
“I would be lying if I said I’m not gutted that I’m not involved in the Olympics. In years to come, Twenty20 cricket will be in the Olympics. But, by then, I won’t be involved. I just have to accept that I will have missed the home Olympics. Cricket at the Olympics would have raised the profile of women’s cricket in this country.”
The lack of profile is despite Edwards leading one of the country’s most successful sporting teams. England are holders of the 50-over World Cup, they won the Twenty20 World Cup in 2009 and go into the first match of the NatWest T20 series against India at Canterbury today on a winning streak of 14 matches.
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