England’s Kemp never considered future during injury woe

England’s Kemp never considered future during injury woeImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Freya Kemp has played 30 times for England across four years amid her injury strugglesByMatthew HenryBBC Sport JournalistPublished17 minutes agoEngland all-rounder Freya Kemp says she did not consider retirement or continuing her career solely as a batter during her recent injury woes. Kemp made her England debut aged 17 but by the age of 19 had suffered two back stress fractures, one of which meant she was unable to bowl competitively for 14 months.She subsequently had another ‘stress reaction’ in the same area and has not bowled in an official match since January 2025, but has been picked in England’s squad for this summer’s T20 World Cup – where it is hoped she will be able to play a full part.”It has been a long few years but I am hopefully nearly out of the other side,” Kemp, now 21, told BBC Sport.”It is horrible. It teaches you a lot about yourself and how to overcome hard stuff, and definitely teaches you a lot of resilience.”England captain Sciver-Brunt out of NZ ODI series