Afghanistan Women’s Refugee Team: What’s next? - Stumped, BBC World Service

The Afghanistan refugee team will undertake a landmark tour of England in June, which will include training opportunities as well as T20 matches. Plus, will England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt be fit for a home World Cup? Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM The Afghanistan Women’s Refugee team are heading to England for a development tour during the Women’s World Cup. The England and Wales cricket board Deputy CEO and Managing Director of England Women, Clare Connor, tells Alison Mitchell, Jim Maxwell and Charu Sharma how the tour came about and discusses future funding of the team. Plus, with the start of the T20 World Cup just days away, the team hear more about the preparation of the host country, England. Captain, Nat Sciver-Brunt, who’s been recovering from a calf injury in the build-up to the tournament, joins the show. 00:08 Introductions 01:30 How has the Afghanistan women's refugee team tour come about? 05:20 How will the team be funded in the future? 12:00 Reflections on the interview 16:27 How is Nat Sciver-Brunt's injury rehab going? 18:17 What difference does a home World Cup make? 20:20 Preparing with the British Army 22:00 How has the game changed since 2014? 25:02 Goodbyes Listen to Stumped here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3ct99f7 And check out our Stumped playlist in YouTube ⬇️ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz_B0PFGIn4c3olbysJWYM91FOyZZzil7 ---------------- This is the official BBC World Service YouTube channel. If you like what we do, you can also find us here: Instagram 👉🏽 https://www.instagram.com/bbcworldservice Twitter 👉🏽 https://twitter.com/bbcworldservice Facebook 👉🏽 https://facebook.com/bbcworldservice BBC World Service website 👉🏽 https://www.bbc.co.uk/worldserviceradio Thanks for watching and subscribing! #BBCWorldService #WorldService #Cricket #Stumped #WorldCup