2 hours ago Wyatt-Hodge ever been 1 of England's astir fascinating cricketers. She jokes and smiles, but that should ne'er beryllium confused with thing but fierce determination.
As a cricketer, she arsenic resilient arsenic they come.
Wyatt-Hodge made her debut successful the aforesaid Mumbai ODI arsenic Heather Knight and the brace are present the longest-serving members of this England set-up.
From the World Cup triumph astatine Lord's successful 2017 to past year's Ashes drubbing down under. Together they person witnessed it all.
But portion Knight was beforehand and centre 9 years agone arsenic captain, Wyatt-Hodge was a bit-part player. She played 5 matches earlier others returned from wounded for the trophy tilt.
Now, astatine 35, determination is inactive clip for this career's defining chapter.
While Wyatt-Hodge took her parental leave, statement bubbled astir who would beryllium England's openers erstwhile the large clip came successful this tournament.
Sophia Dunkley's signifier faltered and Amy Jones was promoted. The 1 certainty, contempt her absence, was ever England's diminutive right-hander.
Bleary-eyed from the sleepless nights, she made 29 erstwhile she did instrumentality against India past period successful Bristol. Three single-figure scores followed but again England did not waver.
"Some radical conscionable request a spot of unit and a spot of 'something' connected a game," said different erstwhile team-mate Katherine Sciver-Brunt, who watched connected from the commentary box.
"This is precisely the benignant of situation she needs.
"As a cricketer you tin thrive oregon you tin spell wrong yourself, and she thrives with situations similar these."
It was besides fitting that erstwhile Wyatt-Hodge reached 3 figures, skipper Nat Sciver-Brunt was astatine the different end.
Like Wyatt-Hodge she is simply a cricketer and mum. Like Wyatt-Hodge she rocked her bat to observe reaching 3 figures astatine past year's 50-over World Cup.
Coincidentally some tons were against the aforesaid opposition.
"It was truly bully to person her successful the mediate to observe that 100 – 2 mummies," Wyatt-Hodge said.
"I got a spot tense astatine the extremity erstwhile the assemblage was cheering maine on. Nat said conscionable instrumentality a enactment and clip it. I was truly determined."
As Wyatt-Hodge took the crowd's acclaim and near the field, it was the jettisoned Dunkley who met her archetypal by the bound edge.
There is simply a togetherness gathering successful this squad and Wyatt-Hodge is 1 of its astir fashionable members.
"It was beauteous emotional. A fewer of the girls said they had a fewer tears," she said of those moments returning to the dressing room.
It was Graham Gooch who coined the operation 'Daddy Hundred'. This was 1 of the mummy variety.
After everything, fewer are much deserving of this infinitesimal successful the prima than Wyatt-Hodge.
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