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Sage Small Business XI: England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt has opened up on the tough selection call that saw seasoned all-rounder Kate Cross miss out on the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 squad, describing it as a difficult moment but also a sign of England’s growing bench strength.

“Being left out is never nice, and for someone who has been a mainstay of our side for a really long time, it probably has another level to it. It's really tough when these sorts of things happen, but that is where we want to be as an England side, having huge decisions to make every time you select a squad or an XI," Sciver-Brunt was quoted by ICC from media reports from England.

She added that, in a broader sense, such decisions reflect positively on the team: “I think in a roundabout way it's a positive for where we are as a group and a squad. The more that can happen, the better our team will be.”