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I have been reporting on county and international cricket for ´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio
since 2002 and it was a privilege to graduate to the Test Match Special
box for my first England ball-by-ball commentary at the Twenty20 World
Championships in South Africa 2007.

I made my television debut earlier that Summer, commentating on the ODI
between Scotland and India alongside Jonathan Agnew for ´óÏó´«Ã½ Scotland.

Having always been a keen sportswoman, sport was firmly in my mind as I
trained as a broadcast journalist at Falmouth College of Arts. It
followed three years at the University of Nottingham where I gained a BA
in Geography - probably the only discipline that would allow me to
write a dissertation on cricket. I produced 10,000 words on "The Impact
of Television on the Cultural Geography of English Cricket" and several
years later I find myself working alongside many of those who agreed to
be interviewed for that study.

My first job as a qualified journalist was with the sports team at ´óÏó´«Ã½
Radio Leicester. I also worked for Radio Northampton and the Asian
Network before becoming a regular county cricket reporter for Five Live,
travelling up and down the country to cover matches.

Away from cricket I have been lucky enough to cover Wimbledon, the
Commonwealth Games and two World Snooker Championships.

Reporting for the ´óÏó´«Ã½ is a position I look upon with great respect and I
am fortunate to be involved so deeply in a sport that still holds the
Spirit of the Game and respect for one's opponent in such high regard.

For my love of the sport I thank my cricket-mad father and older
brother, who between them taught me how to get my head over the ball in
the forward defensive stroke.... and that nothing matters more than
beating the Aussies, particularly when your mother is Australian.