Nat Sciver-Brunt says there is no extra pressure on England despite record ticket sales for the Women’s Ashes.

Over the past year, England’s women’s football and rugby teams have tasted success in front of home crowds.

“We’re underdogs, so we don’t have more pressure,” all-rounder Sciver-Brunt told BBC Sport.

“Ticket sales are a big number and with more eyes on us. There can be pressure, but only from the outside.

“These are opportunities that have to be seized. It’s the right time, the right place and the right moment.”

Australia has hosted the Ashes since 2015 and is the Over-50 and Over-20 World Champions, as well as Commonwealth Champions.

The Ashes series kicks off on June 22 with a Test match, three one-day internationals and three T20s.

Last year’s 50,000 women’s international ticket sales total has already been broken and the UK single women’s bilateral international ticket sales record – 15,000 – is about to be broken.

Tickets for Britain’s final Women’s Ashes of 2019 have more than doubled.

The interest comes after a watershed year for women’s team sport in England. In July, the Lionesses won the European Football Championship at Wembley Stadium in front of 87,192 spectators, while this month the same venue hosted the FA Cup final between Chelsea and Manchester United in front of 77,390 people – that is It is a world record in domestic women’s football competition.

A record crowd of 58,498 attended the women’s game as England rugby beat France to win the Six Nations Grand Slam at Twickenham in April.

“Hopefully we can emulate what the Lionesses have achieved,” said Sciver-Brunt, 30.

“It will feel different because there will be more people out there, hopefully with more voices and support. It will help, provide energy when we might need a little push, or ride the waves when things are going well. .

“That’s where we want to be, we want to play in front of big crowds and take that noise and energy and pressure and turn it into something positive.”

To accommodate large crowds, venues such as Lord’s, Edgbaston, The Oval and Trent Bridge – usually associated with big men’s games – are being used.

It was a stark contrast to the start of Sciver-Brunt’s international career a decade ago, when she made her England debut at Lincolnshire’s Louth Cricket Club.

For the first time in England, the women’s Test matches will be played over five days instead of the usual four. This comes after the last six women’s Tests played by any team have been drawn in an attempt to secure a positive result.

England’s fast bowlers despite Australia’s global dominance Issy Wong says now is a ‘good time’ to play themwhile all-rounder Emma Lamb voices Meg Lanning’s side It is “human” and “imperfect”.

Sciver-Brunt, who made her first Test Hundred in the draw against South Africa last year, said: “In terms of technique, I don’t think we need to change much.

“The way we play is probably the biggest change we can make. We’ve made big strides in being aggressive, taking aggressive options and always trying to put pressure on the opponent. Being able to do that in pressure moments is what we can win. .

“Australia have been number one for a long time. It’s difficult to come up against a team like that. We’re going to be under pressure and have to be at the top of the game to beat them. It’s possible. We just have to put it all together.”