England's iconic 2017 World Cup win in their own words

England's iconic 2017 World Cup win in their own wordsPublished11 June 202657 CommentsUpdated 4 hours agoImage source, Getty ImagesByMatthew HenryBBC Sport JournalistWhen the T20 World Cup begins on Friday, it will be the first women's World Cup in the UK since England famously won the 50-over title in 2017.Everyone remembers the iconic final at a sold-out Lord's - one of the most significant days in the history of the women's game.But leading up to it there was the dropping of legendary captain Charlotte Edwards, a poor opening-day defeat by India, a tense group stage and a nail-biter of a semi-final against South Africa.This is the story of England's 2017 World Cup triumph, told by those who were at the centre of it - captain Heather Knight, openers Tammy Beaumont and Lauren Winfield-Hill and bowler Anya Shrubsole.A shock group-stage exit? T20 World Cup team guidePublished10 JuneWomen's T20 World Cup schedule, fixtures, times & resultsPublished1 day agoInjuries, blocked by the stewards and a defeat - the shaky startKnight was named captain a year before the World Cup after coach Mark Robinson moved on from Edwards and experienced batter Lydia Greenway. However, two months before the tournament, Knight broke her foot on a training camp and spent much of the build-up in a protective boot.Beaumont: "After those two were left out of the squad in 2016, Robbo and Heather pitched it brilliantly. "From that moment it was about the whole squad going on a journey and that journey was about eventually singing our team song at Lord's. "It started 12 months out on horrendous fitness sessions at Bradgate Park near Loughborough carrying logs up and down hills. "That shared suffering really brought us together to the point that going into the tournament we knew the entire team inside and out."Knight: "I remember it clearly, being pretty stressed I wasn't going to be fit or have enough time to prepare."...