Nat Sciver-Brunt, who had a limited involvement with
the ball during the summer, anticipates rejoining England’s bowling attack for
their winter tour of India.
The top-ranked all-rounder and hitter in ODIs,
Sciver-Brunt made his 50-over comeback for England against Sri Lanka after
skipping the T20s to rest.
Sciver-Brunt bowled six overs over the course of the
three T20Is and 24 overs over the course of the three ODIs for a total of five
wickets after suffering a knee injury during the Ashes Test in June. With 404
runs at an average of 57.71, including back-to-back ODI hundreds, she still won
the Ashes for England.
“The plan is to be back for the India series in
December,” Sciver-Brunt said at the post-match presentation after England
won the third and final match, reduced to 31 overs a side by rain in Leicester,
by a thumping 161 runs. The result sealed a 2-0 series win in the 50-over leg
of the tour, and was built on Sciver-Brunt’s clinical 120 off 74 balls.
“The decision not to bowl post-Ashes, I guess,
was more to give the body a bit of a rest and to train without having to rush
around and doing everything all the time, so it was quite nice actually.
“But I’m looking forward to picking up the ball
again. When you’re playing games I want to influence as much as I can in every
part of the game. That’s the best part of being an allrounder. Fielding and not
being able to influence with the ball was a little bit frustrating but I was
happy to have the body break.”
“Nat’s a brilliant allrounder,” Lewis said.
“We’ve just made the decision with Nat to again prioritise when she bowls,
not only to give other people opportunity, but to make sure that we have Nat as
an allrounder for as long as we possibly can.
“The fact that she can bowl seam in the Powerplay
and do a really good job with the new ball makes it easier for me to select
three spinners in the side, which is something that I really want to do in
those conditions.”