Katherine Brunt, the England fast bowler, capped off a remarkable comeback from a career-threatening back injury to win the Player-of-the-Series award after the 4-0 victory against India.
“It just hit me at that moment,” Brunt told ecb.co.uk. “All the hard times I’ve had with injuries and being left out of tours. To come back when I didn’t think I would. All the months of hard work had paid off.”
Brent was sidelined for 15 months after sustaining a prolapsed disc, which nearly jeopardised her career as a fast bowler. However, she took six wickets at 11.33 against India, which followed a five-for against South Africa at Lord’s earlier in the summer. Her 5 for 24 are the best figures by an England bowler at the venue.
“I’ve got my confidence back now,” she said. “In the last three games I have started to bend my back and put the effort in. Coming back [...]
