England cricket greats Nat and Katherine Sciver-Brunt have announced they are expecting a baby.
In a shared post on Instagram,, external all-rounder Nat Sciver-Brunt wrote that her wife – retired record-breaking bowler Katherine – is pregnant with their first child.
Katherine, 39, retired from international cricket last year after taking 335 wickets, more than any other woman for England. Later in the year she retired from all cricket.
“We have some exciting news to share with you, Katherine is pregnant with our first child!” said Nat Sciver-Brunt.
Along with a picture of a pair of dogs, she added: “Soon to be five in 2025!”
Earlier this year the pair announced plans to start a family, with Nat Sciver-Brunt, 32, undergoing egg-freezing treatment.
“I’d like to carry a baby when I finish playing cricket and I think Katherine would like to carry a baby as well,” Nat Sciver-Brunt said in May.
At the time Katherine said she had a “fertility journey to go through”.
Nat, who was named by Wisden as the leading women’s cricketer in the world earlier this year, was recently selected in England’s squad for the T20 World Cup which begins in October.
There are currently no mothers playing for the England team, but there are a number playing internationally and domestically across the world.
The last mother to play for England was all-rounder Arran Brindle, whose international career ended in 2014.