New mum Sciver-Brunt was set to miss Windies series

Nat Sciver-Brunt, England’s Nat Sciver-Brunt, is expected to miss the pending West Indies series while on maternity leave, according to her husband Katherine.

Theo, who was carried by former England bowler Katherine, was born one month after Sciver-Brunt, 32, was appointed captain.

Katherine Sciver-Brunt, the birth mother, claimed in the BBC Test Match Special that Nat was entitled to four months of maternity leave.

She stayed there for three more weeks because England wanted her back for this series.

Because those first eight weeks were difficult, that was a significant sacrifice.

Theo and Sciver-Brunt shared a room during the T20 series’s Monday finale and Katherine’s first day-long international in Derby, where Katherine worked as a BBC commentator.

England’s first two matches were between the all-rounder and Charlotte Edwards, who were hired after Heather Knight and Jon Lewis were fired as a result of the fallout from last winter’s Ashes defeat.

Katherine spent the winter while she was pregnant, but she kept her place during the Women’s Premier League in February and March.

Her wife wouldn’t have arrived home in time for the birth if she had labored while Nat was playing at the Indian tournament.

Nat is England’s first mother since Arran Brindle, who played her final game in 2014.

A stand-in captain was reportedly in the works for this series, which was a difficult question for England, according to Katherine Sciver-Brunt.

However, towards the end of her career, Lottie [Edwards] wanted Nat and I couldn’t deny that.

Nat would not have done it if I had been upset or unsure. Because of her selfless nature, she makes a great captain.

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) updated its maternity policy on Friday, following the release of Sciver-Brunt’s comments.

Prior to the 13th week of childbirth, England players were promised a full salary with a percentage remaining, but now they are entitled to 12 months of fully paid leave, an automatic contract extension, support with childcare and breastfeeding facilities, and more.

County players will also receive a six-month contract extension as well as paid maternity leave.

Nat said she would like to have a baby after her cricket career and that she had been given egg-freezing treatment last summer.

It takes more than a year to regain your body’s fitness and get you back to where you were, according to Katherine.

You have worked so hard as a woman to get to that point in your career, but you have to take a step back and balance starting a family.

There is still time needed to decide whether to extract and freeze your eggs, according to the article.

“As an exceptional athlete, you frequently have a long career ahead of you, but not if you want to start a family.”