Nat Sciver-Brunt confesses she skipped the Pakistan T20I for an egg-freezing operation

England allrounder discusses plans to start a family with his wife. Katherine
Nat Sciver-Brunt, an England allrounder, has disclosed that she missed the first T20I against Pakistan due to having her eggs frozen in preparation for starting a baby.
Sciver-Brunt did not play in Edgbaston last weekend due to a "minor medical procedure". She has spoken openly about the procedure in an interview with her wife, former England seamer Katherine Sciver-Brunt, for the PCA's Under the Lid podcast.

"In the period between getting back from New Zealand [where England toured in April] and this [series], I thought it was a great time to go through the egg-freezing process, creating embryos and putting them in the freezer for future use," she explained.

"Katherine and I would love to start a baby, but I also want to continue playing cricket. We are fortunate in that there are multiple options available. We're just figuring out the best approach to go about it. "I want to have a baby after I finish playing cricket, and I believe Katherine does as well."England has performed quite well. The sports science and medical departments have been helpful and supportive, ensuring that my return to cricket goes as smoothly as possible. After the treatment, you're exhausted for several days."
After missing the first T20I, she stated, "I'd only just started back to exercise, so I wasn't quite ready [to play]."

She is scheduled to participate in the second match against Pakistan, which will be contested in Northampton on Friday evening.
Katherine, who retired last year, said they had begun to look into the process since "there is a timeframe on how fertile you can be," with Nat, 31, aiming to compete in the 2028 Olympics before making any more decisions about when to have children.
"If Nat was 24, she might want to start a family before returning to play. "At 31, it's on the verge," Katherine explained. "Freezing the eggs now and having healthy eggs to come back to - it's great to have that choice because it's not cheap and very invasive."