** WATCH: In episode three of our vodcast series, CWC22 with Jimmy and Kristy, England bowler Kate Cross how MIQ confinement may help her team retain the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup title.**
After Kate Cross had a mental breakdown, the English cricketer decided she would only return to the game if she could play "with a smile on my face".
Unsure if she would pull the English shirt on again, the pace bowler from Lancashire is now grinning through an incredible second half of her career. Last season, she won the ESPNcricinfo women's bowling performance of the year with a five-for against India at Taunton. Last month, she was at the crease at the bitter end as England played out a dramatic draw in the Ashes series.
Cross tells Jimmy Neesham and Kristy Havill how a stint in NZ MIQ may prove to be the mindset switch the reigning world champions need to overcome their disappointing Ashes loss to Australia last month. She also explains how, through her Masters studies in sports directorship, she can help ensure young female cricketers don't follow the same path as she has.
And Cross, who co-hosts the popular No Balls podcast with former England player Alex Hartley, also gives Jimmy and Kristy advice for their commentary careers.
* CWC22 with Jimmy and Kristy is a vodcast made by LockerRoom, Sky Sport and CWC22. Watch the video above.
