Sophie Devine on retirement, future ambitions, player psychology & her final World Cup
5/19/202649 min
In this week's Wisden Women's Cricket Weekly podcast Katya & Lauren speak with New Zealand legend and titan of the game Sophie Devine. In a fascinating chat Sophie delves into her retirement decision, her approach to captaincy, player psychology & a whole lot more. 1:00 Metro Bank: ECB’s Champion of Women’s and Girls’ Cricket 1:15 Retirement decision & final World Cup 7:21 Evolving approach to the game and future ambitions 15:22 Captaincy and leadership 19:58 Difference in preparation across generations 25:45 Most impactful coaches 31:05 Player psychology & how changing rooms have changed 40:53 Looking back on career 42:33 2026 T20 World Cup The Metro Bank Girls in Cricket Fund in collaboration with the ECB aims to triple the number of girls’ cricket teams by breaking down barriers and creating supportive and inclusive spaces. Help transform the game, head to https://www.metrobankonline.co.uk/cricket/ to champion the future of girls’ cricket. Lord's tickets: https://tickets.lords.org/ 👀 PATREON For bonus podcasts and daily episodes after every England game, sign up to our Patreon! http://patreon.com/WisdenCricket 📔 WISDEN CRICKET MONTHLY: Print: https://bit.ly/WCMPrint Digital: https://bit.ly/WCMDigital #Cricket #EnglandCricket #nzwomenscricket #SophieDevine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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