charlotte edwards was the last england captain to lead the side to world cup glory — that was eight years could repeat that feat as the tournament gets underway on saturday. here's our sports correspondentjoe wilson. the england, for the world, this is where it begins dasha derby. a tournament now featuring serious money. $2 million in total and an intention to match men's prizemoney in15 intention to match men's prizemoney in 15 years. it is important. i think a lot of the girls who are playing cricket would not want anything they do not deserve so it is important the way we train and play our cricket is a spectacle because i think that is important in order to get the money. eight teams in the tournament. west indians are an emerging force. new zealand, australia and england still the favourite. world cricket have brought in a woman who was the heartbeat of the english team for 20 yea rs. heartbeat of the english team for 20 years. there she is and she knows about the world cup. charlotte edwards spent the day touring the home city, leicester, and she is at his no longer to be leading e

charlotte edwards spent the day to day and the host cities. she's now at ease, she told me. but observing. the amount of money on offer, it will change the lives of people. it does not mean that the world cup we won in 1997 will mean anything less. that is what we have to keep in the game. the world cup wins i had, no one can take that away. come the 23rd ofjuly, the girls will be on an incentive for the money but lifting that'll be, you cannot put a price on it. australia are trading in butland with an old friend. edwards thinks it will be the best world cup ever even for the first time in 20 years she is not playing in it. she still has got it. with just four days to go until the first test against the all blacks, warren gatland said his squad is building up nicely to a peak after an impressive 311—6 victory this morning. wherever they go, the heat is on the lions. this was a pit stop before the first test but for several players, it was a last chance to impress. warren gatland said the opportunities were there. the departure ofjune to the semblance brought in allendale. a

charlotte edwards was the last england captain to lead the side to world cup victory — that was eight. here's our sports correspondentjoe wilson. for england, for the world, this is where it begins. derby. the tournament now featuring serious money. $2 million in total and an intention to match the prize money of the men in 15 years. a good time to be playing in a first world cup. quality is important and i think a lot of the girls who are playing cricket would not want anything they do not deserve so it is important the way we train and play cricket is a spectacle. because i think that is important to get the money. so that is kind of second to the cricket in my opinion. eight teams in tournament, west indies and emerging force, new zealand, and england, still the favourites. to help publicise the world cup was quickly brought him a woman who was the heartbeat of the english team. we need to interrupt that sports bulletin to go back to the news studio. more now on the finsbury park terror attack, where a van drove into muslim worshippers near a mosque after evening prayers. let's lis

this is an article about charlotte edwards. y in this article she‘s sort of really, really positive about the year she‘s had and saying actually she wouldn‘t now wa nt to and saying actually she wouldn‘t now want to be in that. she feels her life has moved on. i think it‘s a lovely article talking about her commitment to girl‘s sport and she‘s doing an awful lot of outreach work and support. she remains very much and support. she remains very much an important part of cricket and is an important part of cricket and is a fantastic ambassador. it‘s good to see bad things happen, things don‘t work out the way you want but there is life after that. it's always interesting talking to people who‘ve been at such a high level in sport who then leave that world and how much thought do you get from your particular sport body, how much sup important do you get? she's remained an ambassador, in the article she talks about how being an england captain, though, she was in a bubble and hadn‘t realised how stressful it was and now she‘s returne