As she moves into her eighth year in the role, the England captain speaks to Phil Walker about the biggest challenges and changes she has encountered during her tenure

DID YOU COVET THE ENGLAND CAPTAINCY, AND WERE YOU READY FOR IT?
I did want it, but not desperately. It probably came a bit quicker than I thought, but I enjoyed it. Actually, I’ve enjoyed the responsibility of it, but not really the limelight side. I remember a couple of weeks after I was appointed, I was at an event and suddenly everyone’s grabbing me to get to the front. And I was like, ‘Oh shit, I don’t want this. I just ...