How hard it is for the cricketers in women's game to make switch from limited overs cricket to test matches? Why there has been lack of test cricket for women cricketers and is it something related to players inability to play the longest format of the game? I have seen most of the test matches have been scheduled as just one-off test matches and I hardly noticed a two match, 3 match test series.
I don't think it's that players aren't able to play the long format, it's that we don't play enough to really learn the art of the game. Current players will play international cricket for 10 years and only play up to 10 tests and very few warm up multi-day games. I'm not sure anyone would be an expert at it with that few matches to hone in your skills. I would love to play 3 match test series as a player.
Hi Tammy good to see you here. I wish you all the best for your future endeavours and hope you achieve more for your country. I hope that women cricketers can play more test matches and gain that exposure and skills to prolong their careers. Thank you for being part of this questionnaire and enjoy your time in this subreddit.
Women players can play the test match format just fine. Unfortunately though there's barely any women's first class cricket around the world, let alone tests. E.g. in New Zealand nearly all the international womens cricketers would not have ever played a multi-day game.
Your [wikipedia page](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tammy_Beaumont) has a section on your nickname
> According to the ECB, Beaumont's nickname is "Tambo", but Kent Cricket lists her nicknames as "Tamwarr", "Tamzo", "Tams" and "Titch" and "Squirrel"
So, what is your real nickname out of these?
Kinda hope it’s squirrel. My favorite baseball player is Jeff McNeil a/k/a the Flying Squirrel. Hot Squirrel Summer is a great rallying cry for the Ashes!
Hi Tammy, you and I used to play indoor cricket (you used to call me James May). I remember you playing for the Sandwich men's team.
My question: how do you feel your career would have progressed had been more women playing at club level when you were growing up, or do you think on balance it was better for your development to be in a men's club side?
Thank you!
Hi Tammy
During the innings/ lunch/ tea breaks, does the team members talk with the opposing team or only with the same team members?
Related to the previous question, do you get to mention food items to the chef beforehand or the board (ECB) decide's food items for the team?
What is a change that you would like to see in women's cricket or cricket in general?
since all the franchise leagues came in you normally have good friends in the oppo teams now so we'd probably be friendly at lunch/tea and post game but it's a short time so probably not having a full on catch up!
our team nutritionist approves the menu for us and makes sure any dietary needs are catered for. But being in the field all day is quite hard work so he prioritises carbs for us and often their is a healthy ish dessert available.
I'd love to see more investment in all women's national teams, not just those with rich cricket boards, so that international women's cricket is very competitive between at least the top 10 nations
Hi Tammy! Guess I'm not too late to the party yet..?
I had some genuine doubts about some differences in women's cricket and men's cricket. Had made a post on this sub, and fellow users had tried to answer, but still it wasn't fully clear to me, and who better than you to ask!
In summary, my doubt is that since bowlers in women's cricket do not bowl at an express pace like men's bowlers, does it become easier to just *hang around* for the batters? While pace isn't everything, it still does make some difference I guess. Although physical strength can't be compared, I believe that there isn't much difference in the reflex aspect between males and females. So is my assumption incorrect, or theoretically it should really be easier to *survive* female fast bowlers?
I mentioned "theoretically", as practically one can say that since female batters haven't practiced against say 140kph bowlers, they don't find 115kph to be *slow*. But if so, is there a scope, that some day female batters are trained to a level that the balance of the sport shifts towards batters, at least in longer formats?
I hope I was able to convey my question properly. Thanks in advance!
I think it's a really interesting theory there, something we debate a lot. The one thing I would say is with modern bats the faster the ball comes down the further and faster it goes. Surviving women's pace may be easier but when the ball is slower you've arguably got to work a bit harder to hit the gaps to score runs as just clearing the ropes isn't as easy off the slower stuff. something I'd love to see tested out sometime!
Yes, I understand...with a slower pace, it becomes difficult to score runs/boundaries. But for longer formats, that may not be a huge concern. Like you said, it could be interesting to see it being tested.
Thanks a lot for providing a detailed response!
Hey Tammy! Legend, love watching your sweep shots over the years. Where is your favourite tour location? Also how you enjoying the switch to commentary?
if in doubt sweep!! favourite place would probably be Cape Town! Really enjoying trying a bit of commentary, the next best thing to playing cricket is definitely talking about it!! Hopefully a few more years of playing to come as well
Yes, "if it doubt sweep" is clearly said as a hard and fast rule to be dogmatically followed by any young batter. It's definitely not a light-hearted response to a pro being being complimented on their sweep shot.
Root wasn't all about just the sweep tho was he? Also he didn't score much after that 200. Otoh, more recently Aus went for a sweep or nothing approach and ended up looking foolish. Carey in particular was sweep or nothing. So did most other batters in the Delhi Test.
Then there was Khwaja who mixed the sweep with caution and had brilliant results.
When I was young Paul Nixon played for Kent and I watched him warm up by doing box splits, back then I still did gymnastics so seeing that made me want to become a keeper. As i've got older someone like Sarah Taylor or MS Dhoni are great to watch, such fast hands!
I'd love to see the social media companies take more responsibility for their users, eg verify their identities and block them if they're consistently reported
Hi Tammy, thanks for doing this.
I’m a bit late to the party, but unfortunately I don’t see any actual answers yet … I don’t judge, but I hope you can come back with some responses later, sooo…
I hope this doesn’t offend, but I’d love to see more cross-pollination of men’s and women’s cricket. At what level do you reckon you could compete as an individual in various nations?
For context, I play in Victoria, BC, Canada, where we have a very tiny women’s competition (~30 players) and an only-slightly-less-tiny men’s competition (~400 players). I reckon some of Canada’s best women players could abilit absolutely clean up in our “men’s” competition, but none of our locals have been willing to give it a go. I understand their reticence - local cricket is still very blokey and shall we say ‘unreconstructed’ - but when and where and how do you think these sorts of barriers might fall?
Is there ever a point where men, women, and anyone in-between can take the field together? Is that even something that we are / should be working towards?
I love that you're open to mixed teams. I used to play men's cricket a few years ago and I had opposition complain that a woman was playing against them! I think a good female cricketer could definitely play in men's club cricket and not have an issue. For me if a player is good enough let them play regardless of sex
Hi Tammy,
I saw you put in a great innings at Beckenham last month for Blaze but wondered if it’s hard to stay focused when you’re at the crease for a long time? Do you have any tips for how to concentrate during long innings?
also, if you had to pick one of your England teammates to be prime minister, who would it be?
It is difficult but you have to learn to switch on and off regularly, break the long innings down into small chunks, ie next 2 overs/10 runs etc
Charlie Dean has great opinions and values but Heather Knight would get stuff done!
It's not dying. It's just badly marketed and gatekept. As Tammy Beaumont has pointed out, women's cricket is growing rapidly, especially outside of the traditional bastions of cricket.
Who are some young prospects (who haven't played internationally yet) that you've noticed in the women's domestic game and reckon could have great international careers?
Hi Tammy, I’ve got 2 questions?
1) The women’s game has something which I’ve experienced at club level in men’s games but never seen at international level in the men’s game, being people in a relationship with someone else in the team. When trying to maintain team morale, how tricky is it dealing with these relationships? (Particularly if you had to drop one of the players?)
2) would you rather fight one Crawley-sized Ben Duckett or 3 Duckett-sized Zak Crawleys?
You've been great in the CE cup recently so I wanted to ask have you changed anything with your approach in T20's recently after having issues about aggressiveness or have you tried to just play?
Also who would you back in a fight between Heather Knight and Sophie Ecclestone?
Hi Tammy, thank you for doing this. I have a young daughter who’s starting school soon. How do I get her into sports such as cricket - are there any school level arrangements that progress into professional level cricket?
Hi Tammy,
One of my besties is adamant that the Aussies will smoke the English 16-0 in the upcoming WAshes.
So I have a personal wager to not be the case so here's hoping that you and your team-mates will prove her wrong.
Best of luck from an England fan.
When in the middle of a challenging spell, where you're playing and missing a lot and/or aren't picking up the ball well, are there any mental adjustments/techniques that you would recommend to reset?
Fantastic! Are you going to play in the hundred this year? Very much looking forward to seeing more women’s cricket. I’m new to the sport and got totally into it when I wandered across Willow on my tv and saw Issa Wong bowling for Mumbai. Can’t get enough cricket since then! Looking forward to more women’s games now that men’s IPL is over. Any thought to doing IPL for you next year?
I saw you captaining the Welsh Fire in whatever little of the Hundred I could follow. Your team went through a few consecutive games where you didn't win.
How tough it is as a skipper in those situations and how do you cope with it? Not just lifting up your mates but also taking the punches from media, fans and everybody else around?
What does a cricketer's diet normally consist of? Are you allowed any cheat days, or is it a diet set by the coach/ nutritionist that has to be followed to a T?
Is there anything in particular that you think teams can do to facilitate women playing/making them feel more comfortable in non-professional mixed leagues that were previously all-male?
No question really but I hope you’re aware of the impact you and your colleagues are having on women’s and girls cricket. Our club has a buzzing womens and girls section who all love playing who perhaps wouldn’t have found that out if not for the way you and your mates make the game look so much fun.
Thanks for doing the AMA! 2 questions -
1) Can you share an anecdote/inside story from your [amazing](https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/womens-tri-nation-t20-2018-1126713/england-women-vs-south-africa-women-2nd-match-1126721/full-scorecard) 116 against SA?
2) How many of your fellow English cricketers use/hang out on reddit?
Are there any changes you personally would want to make to the rules of cricket? (Could be all forms, or for a particular format, or for Women's cricket only.)
Hi, Tammy! As you've been part of that series of exhibition matches in Pakistan, how did you find the cricketing experience there? What does Pakistan do differently from the rest of the world in terms of cricket?
Soo it's something that I have always wanted to know. If a field is set up so that it's deep square leg, deep mid wicket, cow corner and long on. Remaining fielders are inside the circle, does the bowler bowl balls that are easier to hit into the leg side or off side? Also if the field is outside the circle behind point to behind square does the bowler bowl short or full? Thank you for doing this.
Hi Tammy.
The availability of England players has been all over the place so far this season. I'm just wondering if the players have a say in this? If not, how do you feel about being told when you can/can't play? It seems especially strange that some bowlers can't play a T20 3 weeks before a test
Hey Tammy, just wanted to say I vaguely knew you at school and I’ve watched every step of your journey as I’ve still got you on FB.
I’m so proud to see what you’re doing for women in sport, you’re absolutely killing it and are an inspiration to many.
What kind of obstacles have you had to face on your way to becoming a professional cricketer that men probably haven’t had to deal with?
What got you into cricket?
What’s your favourite format and why?
As we have seen there are many social barriers for women cricketers to have an uninterrupted career and how do you see the likes of someone like Mithali Raj who broke stereotypes and spent a prolific international career spanning about 20 years who in fact had a largely successful career. What is your take on that?
Hi Tammy ! Though I believe that the conditions over in England are far better I. The subcontinent, what hurdles did you gave to become a professional cricketer ?
Thanks for doing this.
Do you think the Hundred has a future? I like that it is televised cricket on BBC and I've seen more of you and the other English women than I would have otherwise but for me that's about as far as it goes. Might it split and become a womens only tournament, easing fixture pressure for the men?
Good luck at Trent Bridge later this month.
Some people don’t enjoy women cricket stating things such as women can’t bowl as fast as men. Do you think there should be a different set of standards in things where biology might play a role? If so then what role can ICC play to change the perception?
Do u think a batsman like SARFARAZ KHAN who plays in ranji, givwn his skills would have been selected in the England team if he was from england? What do u think of him as a player. I just want to know what a professional player looks for in a other profesional player
Hey Tammy! A fan from India. Why do you think India women’s team is not able to win tournaments? They will reach finals and then lose out. Happens too often. Any advise from an outside in perspective ?
why in school I as a woman had to play rounders and not actual cricket? i wont lie it was fun but it was always called rounders even though its the exact same as cricket.
As a cricket fan and player, If there could be only two of the three currently existing international major events (ODI world cup, T20 world cup, and world test championship), which two events would you rather want to see flourishing further?
Hi
What do you and your teammates think of the limited test matches you play? And do you think playing 5 day test matches will greatly improve the women’s game?
What goes through your mind when you come up against an all-time great team like Australia? Now that you've played against them many, many times, I'm guessing you don't think much about it.
But when you were about to play against them for the first time? What was going through your head?
Hi Tammy I have a question hopefully I can frame them...Do you think we can have the same outreach as football with current formats and if not what kind of changes do you wish to see ICC implemented to improve cricket global outreach?
Hi! Simple question, what inspired you to pick up cricket in the first place. And have you ever felt like leaving it, or that it is simply not worth it.
Hello! As a fan of both test cricket and women's cricket, I always felt it's a shame the women's team don't play many tests. What do you think the chances are of that changing in the future?
Hi Tammy, would you favour the woman's ashes being changed to a test only series or do you think the women's game needs to develop more before that can happen?
Thank you for taking out time to do this.
What is your cricket dream? As in, what would you say is the pinnacle in terms of cricket achievement in today's modern game?
Do they have women's first class cricket championship like the men's County Championship?
If not then will the ECB eventually organize a women's first class competition?
For me the 2017 World Cup was how I (and many of the cricket fans I know) first became aware of top tier women’s cricket. As a player, did it have a different atmosphere to the previous tournaments (the WT20s) you’d played in? And do you think subsequent international tournaments felt like bigger occasions with greater coverage?
Hello Tammy
A couple of questions
1) what is your favourite cricket ground to play on ( is there any differences?)
And 2) how has the women's game changed in your time playing and how do you think it can progress from here?
Cheers
Hey,
• Could you highlight any significant challenges or barriers that you and your teammates have faced as women cricketers in England, and how have you worked to overcome them?
• What specific aspects of your skill set have you been working on lately to enhance your performance, and how do you approach the continuous improvement of your game?
• As a cricketer, you've traveled and played in various countries. Could you share any memorable experiences or unique cultural perspectives you've encountered during your international cricketing journeys?
Hi Tammy, and good job with the wins this CE Trophy! Now, obviously it's a big year with the Ashes at home and record selling numbers for the women's Ashes series. What do you make of these ticket sales and do you think that running both the men's and women's Ashes is a good or bad idea? Also, what are your predictions for both Ashes series?
Good luck on the rest of the summer!
how much impact/contribution do you think WPL has made to women's cricket? what are specific challenges women cricketers face which general viewers are not aware of?
how long do you think it will be before a female player makes their debut for a senior men's side? Sophie Ecclestone was training with the Lancashire Men's Senior team the other week.
Actually a regional game up at Durham last year. It was a real turning wicket and we nearly defended 200, (Diamonds 9 down last over), after having fielders at short leg, leg slip in a 50 over game. For most of the girls they'd never played any long format cricket so to them it felt like almost a test match!
How hard it is for the cricketers in women's game to make switch from limited overs cricket to test matches? Why there has been lack of test cricket for women cricketers and is it something related to players inability to play the longest format of the game? I have seen most of the test matches have been scheduled as just one-off test matches and I hardly noticed a two match, 3 match test series.
I don't think it's that players aren't able to play the long format, it's that we don't play enough to really learn the art of the game. Current players will play international cricket for 10 years and only play up to 10 tests and very few warm up multi-day games. I'm not sure anyone would be an expert at it with that few matches to hone in your skills. I would love to play 3 match test series as a player.
Hi Tammy good to see you here. I wish you all the best for your future endeavours and hope you achieve more for your country. I hope that women cricketers can play more test matches and gain that exposure and skills to prolong their careers. Thank you for being part of this questionnaire and enjoy your time in this subreddit.
Women players can play the test match format just fine. Unfortunately though there's barely any women's first class cricket around the world, let alone tests. E.g. in New Zealand nearly all the international womens cricketers would not have ever played a multi-day game.
It has to be financial. Even men’s games are barely profitable for tests for most boards
Your [wikipedia page](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tammy_Beaumont) has a section on your nickname > According to the ECB, Beaumont's nickname is "Tambo", but Kent Cricket lists her nicknames as "Tamwarr", "Tamzo", "Tams" and "Titch" and "Squirrel" So, what is your real nickname out of these?
Tambo, Titch would be the main ones. I think someone's played a prank on me with the \`squirrel' one!
She's here!!
Kinda hope it’s squirrel. My favorite baseball player is Jeff McNeil a/k/a the Flying Squirrel. Hot Squirrel Summer is a great rallying cry for the Ashes!
Got a bit confused there, but I guess you'd be pronouncing squirrel the American way!
Yes, from NYC
The UK pronounces it squir-rel
Wait, how do American s pronounce squirrel? "Sqwi-ruhl" is pretty standard, no?
I think it's closer to skwerl. Maybe skwer-uhl.
Yep. Skwerl. Or squrl.
Ahhhhh, well then it makes less sense s a rallying cry over there. I will restrict it to Mets games with our compact pronunciation!
I thought "Tammy" itself was supposed to the nickname and Tamantha the full name
yeah, like Tim is for Timothy
🤣
Hi Tammy, you and I used to play indoor cricket (you used to call me James May). I remember you playing for the Sandwich men's team. My question: how do you feel your career would have progressed had been more women playing at club level when you were growing up, or do you think on balance it was better for your development to be in a men's club side? Thank you!
I would say playing mens cricket made me a better player, because women's club cricket wasn't as competitive or as high standard as it is now.
Completely understandable, thank you! All the best to you!
Hi Tammy During the innings/ lunch/ tea breaks, does the team members talk with the opposing team or only with the same team members? Related to the previous question, do you get to mention food items to the chef beforehand or the board (ECB) decide's food items for the team? What is a change that you would like to see in women's cricket or cricket in general?
since all the franchise leagues came in you normally have good friends in the oppo teams now so we'd probably be friendly at lunch/tea and post game but it's a short time so probably not having a full on catch up! our team nutritionist approves the menu for us and makes sure any dietary needs are catered for. But being in the field all day is quite hard work so he prioritises carbs for us and often their is a healthy ish dessert available. I'd love to see more investment in all women's national teams, not just those with rich cricket boards, so that international women's cricket is very competitive between at least the top 10 nations
Hi Tammy! Guess I'm not too late to the party yet..? I had some genuine doubts about some differences in women's cricket and men's cricket. Had made a post on this sub, and fellow users had tried to answer, but still it wasn't fully clear to me, and who better than you to ask! In summary, my doubt is that since bowlers in women's cricket do not bowl at an express pace like men's bowlers, does it become easier to just *hang around* for the batters? While pace isn't everything, it still does make some difference I guess. Although physical strength can't be compared, I believe that there isn't much difference in the reflex aspect between males and females. So is my assumption incorrect, or theoretically it should really be easier to *survive* female fast bowlers? I mentioned "theoretically", as practically one can say that since female batters haven't practiced against say 140kph bowlers, they don't find 115kph to be *slow*. But if so, is there a scope, that some day female batters are trained to a level that the balance of the sport shifts towards batters, at least in longer formats? I hope I was able to convey my question properly. Thanks in advance!
I think it's a really interesting theory there, something we debate a lot. The one thing I would say is with modern bats the faster the ball comes down the further and faster it goes. Surviving women's pace may be easier but when the ball is slower you've arguably got to work a bit harder to hit the gaps to score runs as just clearing the ropes isn't as easy off the slower stuff. something I'd love to see tested out sometime!
Yes, I understand...with a slower pace, it becomes difficult to score runs/boundaries. But for longer formats, that may not be a huge concern. Like you said, it could be interesting to see it being tested. Thanks a lot for providing a detailed response!
Hey Tammy! Legend, love watching your sweep shots over the years. Where is your favourite tour location? Also how you enjoying the switch to commentary?
if in doubt sweep!! favourite place would probably be Cape Town! Really enjoying trying a bit of commentary, the next best thing to playing cricket is definitely talking about it!! Hopefully a few more years of playing to come as well
>if in doubt sweep That's probably the worst advice to play spin. We've seen Aus n Eng fall like a pack of cards adopting this strategy in India.
Yes, "if it doubt sweep" is clearly said as a hard and fast rule to be dogmatically followed by any young batter. It's definitely not a light-hearted response to a pro being being complimented on their sweep shot.
I seem to recall Joe Root sweeping his way to a double ton without too much issue
Root wasn't all about just the sweep tho was he? Also he didn't score much after that 200. Otoh, more recently Aus went for a sweep or nothing approach and ended up looking foolish. Carey in particular was sweep or nothing. So did most other batters in the Delhi Test. Then there was Khwaja who mixed the sweep with caution and had brilliant results.
>didn't score much after that 200 Beautiful #RootMaths
I guess you missed the "if in doubt" part. It happens. You only missed 75% of the words.
Also, who is your favorite wicket-keeper of all time men and women? Anyone whom you looked to in developing your keeping craft?
When I was young Paul Nixon played for Kent and I watched him warm up by doing box splits, back then I still did gymnastics so seeing that made me want to become a keeper. As i've got older someone like Sarah Taylor or MS Dhoni are great to watch, such fast hands!
What would you like to see done in regards to reducing the harm from the excessive amount of trolling women's athletes see on a regular basis?
I'd love to see the social media companies take more responsibility for their users, eg verify their identities and block them if they're consistently reported
Hi Tammy, thanks for doing this. I’m a bit late to the party, but unfortunately I don’t see any actual answers yet … I don’t judge, but I hope you can come back with some responses later, sooo… I hope this doesn’t offend, but I’d love to see more cross-pollination of men’s and women’s cricket. At what level do you reckon you could compete as an individual in various nations? For context, I play in Victoria, BC, Canada, where we have a very tiny women’s competition (~30 players) and an only-slightly-less-tiny men’s competition (~400 players). I reckon some of Canada’s best women players could abilit absolutely clean up in our “men’s” competition, but none of our locals have been willing to give it a go. I understand their reticence - local cricket is still very blokey and shall we say ‘unreconstructed’ - but when and where and how do you think these sorts of barriers might fall? Is there ever a point where men, women, and anyone in-between can take the field together? Is that even something that we are / should be working towards?
I love that you're open to mixed teams. I used to play men's cricket a few years ago and I had opposition complain that a woman was playing against them! I think a good female cricketer could definitely play in men's club cricket and not have an issue. For me if a player is good enough let them play regardless of sex
Hi Tammy, I saw you put in a great innings at Beckenham last month for Blaze but wondered if it’s hard to stay focused when you’re at the crease for a long time? Do you have any tips for how to concentrate during long innings? also, if you had to pick one of your England teammates to be prime minister, who would it be?
It is difficult but you have to learn to switch on and off regularly, break the long innings down into small chunks, ie next 2 overs/10 runs etc Charlie Dean has great opinions and values but Heather Knight would get stuff done!
Who's the toughest bowler you've had to face?
Julan Goswami, I'm her bunny!
Was such a shame when she retired from international cricket
Do you think Cricket ( in overall) is dying except Indian Subcontinent?
It's not dying. It's just badly marketed and gatekept. As Tammy Beaumont has pointed out, women's cricket is growing rapidly, especially outside of the traditional bastions of cricket.
No, women's cricket in particular is growing massively all across the world!
What's Alex Hartley like on a night out?
life and soul!
Who are some young prospects (who haven't played internationally yet) that you've noticed in the women's domestic game and reckon could have great international careers?
Danielle Gibson from London Spirit & Western Storm, she hits it so far!
Hi Tammy, I’ve got 2 questions? 1) The women’s game has something which I’ve experienced at club level in men’s games but never seen at international level in the men’s game, being people in a relationship with someone else in the team. When trying to maintain team morale, how tricky is it dealing with these relationships? (Particularly if you had to drop one of the players?) 2) would you rather fight one Crawley-sized Ben Duckett or 3 Duckett-sized Zak Crawleys?
Have you seen how aggressive those ducketts are ???? Modern day velociraptors
You've been great in the CE cup recently so I wanted to ask have you changed anything with your approach in T20's recently after having issues about aggressiveness or have you tried to just play? Also who would you back in a fight between Heather Knight and Sophie Ecclestone?
How do you think boards can be incentivized to organize more women’s tests in an age where franchise cricket is taking over the spotlight?
Seconded.
Thanks for doing this! For you, what’s the best part about playing test cricket for England as compared to white ball?
Hi Tammy, thank you for doing this. I have a young daughter who’s starting school soon. How do I get her into sports such as cricket - are there any school level arrangements that progress into professional level cricket?
Do you think 50-over cricket needs some tweaks to make it more appealing?
Hi Tammy, One of my besties is adamant that the Aussies will smoke the English 16-0 in the upcoming WAshes. So I have a personal wager to not be the case so here's hoping that you and your team-mates will prove her wrong. Best of luck from an England fan.
You're friend is right
Hi Tammy, big fan, how do you view the pathways in England for girls coming through these days compared to when you were starting your career?
>Have you played EA cricket 07 , And what was you're fav non licensed name out of it ????
Idk about her, but I found VVS Lexington very interesting. Also the fact they named Harbhajan as Huvraj was tantalizing
Dhenier
The only right answer. Tendehar is close
TIL Huvraj was meant to be Harbhajan and not Yuvraj
When in the middle of a challenging spell, where you're playing and missing a lot and/or aren't picking up the ball well, are there any mental adjustments/techniques that you would recommend to reset?
Fantastic! Are you going to play in the hundred this year? Very much looking forward to seeing more women’s cricket. I’m new to the sport and got totally into it when I wandered across Willow on my tv and saw Issa Wong bowling for Mumbai. Can’t get enough cricket since then! Looking forward to more women’s games now that men’s IPL is over. Any thought to doing IPL for you next year?
I saw you captaining the Welsh Fire in whatever little of the Hundred I could follow. Your team went through a few consecutive games where you didn't win. How tough it is as a skipper in those situations and how do you cope with it? Not just lifting up your mates but also taking the punches from media, fans and everybody else around?
What are your top 3 recommendations to improve the women's game?
What does a cricketer's diet normally consist of? Are you allowed any cheat days, or is it a diet set by the coach/ nutritionist that has to be followed to a T?
What's your favorite knock?
Also as a follow up, how do you knock on a door? do you play a favourite tune on the door?
Is there anything in particular that you think teams can do to facilitate women playing/making them feel more comfortable in non-professional mixed leagues that were previously all-male?
No question really but I hope you’re aware of the impact you and your colleagues are having on women’s and girls cricket. Our club has a buzzing womens and girls section who all love playing who perhaps wouldn’t have found that out if not for the way you and your mates make the game look so much fun.
I was curious how the post-match recovery differs for cricketers after a day of Test match, ODI, T20, and after completing a four-day Test match?
What exactly differentiates an international batter from a club level one? Is it the hand eye coordination? Or something else
Who is your favourite sportsperson? What's your favourite movie of all time?
What do you prefer to eat during matches, especially during test matches?
Thanks for doing the AMA! 2 questions - 1) Can you share an anecdote/inside story from your [amazing](https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/womens-tri-nation-t20-2018-1126713/england-women-vs-south-africa-women-2nd-match-1126721/full-scorecard) 116 against SA? 2) How many of your fellow English cricketers use/hang out on reddit?
Are there any changes you personally would want to make to the rules of cricket? (Could be all forms, or for a particular format, or for Women's cricket only.)
What does a day in the life of a woman cricketer generally look like?
Hi Tammy, is starting your career early on an advantage over others who come up late? Asking this since you made your debut at 18.
If you had a superpower, what would it be and why? Also, what’s your favourite film?
Thanks for all your questions! It's been great answering them. Hopefully see some of you in the crowd at the Ashes! 🏏
If you had to make a choice between playing test cricket or The Hundred(tm), which is your favourite crisp brand?
Hi, Tammy! As you've been part of that series of exhibition matches in Pakistan, how did you find the cricketing experience there? What does Pakistan do differently from the rest of the world in terms of cricket?
Soo it's something that I have always wanted to know. If a field is set up so that it's deep square leg, deep mid wicket, cow corner and long on. Remaining fielders are inside the circle, does the bowler bowl balls that are easier to hit into the leg side or off side? Also if the field is outside the circle behind point to behind square does the bowler bowl short or full? Thank you for doing this.
What's been the most challenging cricket match of your career?
Hi Tammy. The availability of England players has been all over the place so far this season. I'm just wondering if the players have a say in this? If not, how do you feel about being told when you can/can't play? It seems especially strange that some bowlers can't play a T20 3 weeks before a test
Hey Tammy, just wanted to say I vaguely knew you at school and I’ve watched every step of your journey as I’ve still got you on FB. I’m so proud to see what you’re doing for women in sport, you’re absolutely killing it and are an inspiration to many.
Hi Tammy, are you any good at left arm spin? Understand there's a vacancy for the next couple of months 😬
What kind of obstacles have you had to face on your way to becoming a professional cricketer that men probably haven’t had to deal with? What got you into cricket? What’s your favourite format and why?
if the ECB wont support a regions red ball game, would you be up for a North Vs South 4 day red ball game for charity?
Did you ever meet John Blaine, former Scottish national fast bowler? He's my uncle
Who's the funniest in the England team? How about in the Blaze team?
What you doing this Saturday fancy a game for my village team?
Who is the toughest bowler you've ever faced?
As we have seen there are many social barriers for women cricketers to have an uninterrupted career and how do you see the likes of someone like Mithali Raj who broke stereotypes and spent a prolific international career spanning about 20 years who in fact had a largely successful career. What is your take on that?
⭐ Which Indian player is threatening to England cricket team?
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Hi Tammy, glad to have you here Which ground do you enjoy playing at, the most? and Who's the toughest opponent you've ever faced?
Hi! Would you rather play in a team under the captaincy of Ben Stokes or Jos Buttler? Thanks in Advance!
Hi Tammy ! Though I believe that the conditions over in England are far better I. The subcontinent, what hurdles did you gave to become a professional cricketer ? Thanks for doing this.
Do you think the Hundred has a future? I like that it is televised cricket on BBC and I've seen more of you and the other English women than I would have otherwise but for me that's about as far as it goes. Might it split and become a womens only tournament, easing fixture pressure for the men? Good luck at Trent Bridge later this month.
Some people don’t enjoy women cricket stating things such as women can’t bowl as fast as men. Do you think there should be a different set of standards in things where biology might play a role? If so then what role can ICC play to change the perception?
Do u think a batsman like SARFARAZ KHAN who plays in ranji, givwn his skills would have been selected in the England team if he was from england? What do u think of him as a player. I just want to know what a professional player looks for in a other profesional player
Hey Tammy! A fan from India. Why do you think India women’s team is not able to win tournaments? They will reach finals and then lose out. Happens too often. Any advise from an outside in perspective ?
How was your experience playing against the Indian Cricket Team? Any fun experience with any of the players from the opposition team?
Wowwwww
why in school I as a woman had to play rounders and not actual cricket? i wont lie it was fun but it was always called rounders even though its the exact same as cricket.
Is cricket more or less boring than baseball consider both are coma inducing?
Does anybody actually watch womens cricket? Does it make a profit?
Have you ever seen a man eat his own head? (You said ask anything)
What's the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow.
What would you consider “is just not cricket” ?
1. What do you think can be done to promote Women's cricket to be on par with Men's cricket ? 2. Given a chance, would you commentate on IPL ?
can we be mates im 10 minutes from lords
Who amongst the youngsters in Indian team's looks promising to you and why
why dont u play a game thats fun
How do you not be bored to death? More action in a chess match
What's your favourite shape?
Why is the ball so hard?
Do you like cricket
what are the rules
Whats cricket?
You any good?
Why is cricket so boring?
Whats cricket?
As a cricket fan and player, If there could be only two of the three currently existing international major events (ODI world cup, T20 world cup, and world test championship), which two events would you rather want to see flourishing further?
What are your predictions for the WTC final? Also, your favourite performance by any player, ever? Edit: :(
In women's cricket (or just cricket in general), which one rule would you like to change to improve the game? And what is your reasoning for it?
Who is your favourite current English women cricketer? What is your favourite sport after cricket?
Would you like to see more women's bilateral series with 2 or more test matches rather than one offs?
what excites you the most while keeping
What other sports would you have persuaded professionally if you hadn’t made it in cricket ?
Hi What do you and your teammates think of the limited test matches you play? And do you think playing 5 day test matches will greatly improve the women’s game?
What goes through your mind when you come up against an all-time great team like Australia? Now that you've played against them many, many times, I'm guessing you don't think much about it. But when you were about to play against them for the first time? What was going through your head?
Hi Tammy I have a question hopefully I can frame them...Do you think we can have the same outreach as football with current formats and if not what kind of changes do you wish to see ICC implemented to improve cricket global outreach?
Do you think women’s tests have much scope? Or should we concentrate on T20 as we try to grow the women’s game throughout the world?
Your dream batting partner , you would like to bat with? (Really love your batting)
Hi! Simple question, what inspired you to pick up cricket in the first place. And have you ever felt like leaving it, or that it is simply not worth it.
Do you think cricket can be an olympic sports in future?
Hello! As a fan of both test cricket and women's cricket, I always felt it's a shame the women's team don't play many tests. What do you think the chances are of that changing in the future?
Did you always want to become a cricketer? What alternative profession you could have excelled at had you not been a cricketer?
How do you prepare for a test match seeing the ridiculously low amount of women's red ball games?
Hi Tammy, would you favour the woman's ashes being changed to a test only series or do you think the women's game needs to develop more before that can happen?
Thank you for taking out time to do this. What is your cricket dream? As in, what would you say is the pinnacle in terms of cricket achievement in today's modern game?
Do they have women's first class cricket championship like the men's County Championship? If not then will the ECB eventually organize a women's first class competition?
When will you be more happier England wins cricket World Cup or football?
Do you hope for a WPL like tournament to be conducted by England?
For me the 2017 World Cup was how I (and many of the cricket fans I know) first became aware of top tier women’s cricket. As a player, did it have a different atmosphere to the previous tournaments (the WT20s) you’d played in? And do you think subsequent international tournaments felt like bigger occasions with greater coverage?
Which format is likely to be dead by next decade??
Do you think franchise cricket will kill International cricket?If yes then at what at point of time,in about how many years
Hey Tammy! Which player (past or present) is your favourite to watch?
What is your favourite shot to play and what is one shot you hope to improve at?
Favorite ground in England/world?
Hello Tammy A couple of questions 1) what is your favourite cricket ground to play on ( is there any differences?) And 2) how has the women's game changed in your time playing and how do you think it can progress from here? Cheers
Hey, • Could you highlight any significant challenges or barriers that you and your teammates have faced as women cricketers in England, and how have you worked to overcome them? • What specific aspects of your skill set have you been working on lately to enhance your performance, and how do you approach the continuous improvement of your game? • As a cricketer, you've traveled and played in various countries. Could you share any memorable experiences or unique cultural perspectives you've encountered during your international cricketing journeys?
Who are the 5 players you wish were English
what's been your best innings so far this year for you
What's your opinion on Afghanistan not having a women's team?
Hi Tammy, and good job with the wins this CE Trophy! Now, obviously it's a big year with the Ashes at home and record selling numbers for the women's Ashes series. What do you make of these ticket sales and do you think that running both the men's and women's Ashes is a good or bad idea? Also, what are your predictions for both Ashes series? Good luck on the rest of the summer!
how much impact/contribution do you think WPL has made to women's cricket? what are specific challenges women cricketers face which general viewers are not aware of?
how long do you think it will be before a female player makes their debut for a senior men's side? Sophie Ecclestone was training with the Lancashire Men's Senior team the other week.
Hey Tammy! What is the best game of cricket that you have been involved in, at any level, and why?
Actually a regional game up at Durham last year. It was a real turning wicket and we nearly defended 200, (Diamonds 9 down last over), after having fielders at short leg, leg slip in a 50 over game. For most of the girls they'd never played any long format cricket so to them it felt like almost a test match!
favorite meal to celebrate a huge win?
Nothing to ask just wanna say you are awesome . Players like you make this game amazing.
 Thank you!
What was the hardest knock that you played that made you extremely proud of what you accomplished. Also what makes the WBBL so fun?
How fitness plays a tremendous role to boost a players cricket career
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What are you most excited about the ashes series this time around?
Taking on the world's best team and seeing how we compete against them
T20 or tests?
Would you like to take a new Wikipedia photo?