Nat Sciver-Brunt has been appointed captain of the England women’s cricket team. The England and Wales Cricket Board said Tuesday that Sciver-Brunt will replace Heather Knight, who stepped down after nine years in March as part of an overhaul following poor results.

Nat Sciver-Brunt named England captain - The 32-year-old all-rounder was the heartbeat of the team throughout Heather Knight’s nine-year stint at the helm.

In a way, it only makes sense that the cricketer stepping into the big boots of a giant called Heather Knight, is a knight herself. A saviour of England cricket when it is in the doldrums. A reviver of an inning going nowhere.