amla rafiq watched her brother become the youngest ever captain of yorkshire and has since been leadingme involved after becoming frustrated at the lack of opportunity. my dad used to drive me miles from home to access cricket as well. again, it was having to drive miles away. there was nothing on the doorstep. fast forward to the next generation and 16—year—old anisa ansar broke every women's wrecker at four wickets taking and became england's top striker in her age category. but it has not always been plain sailing. i come from a minority. they can pay for stuff, they can afford equipment and travel but we don't have that so every day after school, we went to the net and had to try 100 times harder than other people. while sport is increasingly becoming more accessible a variety of challenges remain for muslim women making that jump to the top level. however, success breeds success which is why celebrating the difficulties and successes of these brilliant women could prove so vital for moving forward. mclaren drivers fernando alonso and stoffel, vandoorne, will start sunday's azerbaij