Heather Knight will be replaced as captain of the England Women’s cricket team after their dismal Ashes thrashing, the ECB has confirmed.
Knight has captained England Women 199 times since 2016 but will leave the role after a disappointing few months, where they failed to progress from the group stage at the T20 World Cup before losing all seven matches in the multi-format Ashes series.
The ECB confirmed last month it would have an “honest review” about England becoming the first side to be whitewashed 16-0 since the multi-format series was established in 2013, with Jon Lewis since axed as head coach.
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A new captain will also be appointed “to lead the team into a new era”, a decision Sky Sports News understands was not Knight’s, with a successor expected to be announced soon.
England play West Indies and India in home white-ball fixtures this summer before travelling to India in the autumn for the 50-over World Cup.
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