“The two things I’d like to hope from these guidelines is, number one, women coming into the game, whether they’re 16, 18 or 35, can see that they have the capacity to play cricket and have a family. They’re not mutually exclusive,” she said.

“Realistically, probably in eight to 10 years, we’ll see if there’s been much shift. I think it’s a bit of a ‘watch this space’,” she concluded