From cricket to 'bosh' queen - England prop Muir

From cricket to 'bosh' queen - England prop MuirTo play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedFigure caption, Why World Cup winner Muir picked rugby over cricketByAlastair TelferBBC Sport journalistPublished6 minutes agoDelivering for your nation at a World Cup brings heightened pressure, and doing so at a home tournament takes the expectation up to a whole new level.Red Roses prop Maud Muir did just that last September, winning a home Rugby World Cup with England in front of a record women's rugby crowd of 81,885.England cricket all-rounder Freya Kemp, who is gearing up for this summer's home T20 World Cup, was keen to ask for advice - much to Muir's surprise.When asked via a video message what her best piece of advice would be, the prop replied: "Embrace it. Embrace having so many home fans, and be able to have an escape. You are so familiar with where you are that you can go home and relax a bit more."Muir was a key player for John Mitchell's side throughout the World Cup with her destructive ball-carrying and scrummaging.With England on course for an eighth straight Six Nations title and having been part of Gloucester-Hartpury's three consecutive Premiership Women's Rugby crowns, Muir knows a thing or two about winning.But that is not the only reason Kemp was given the opportunity to ask the star prop a question.The 24-year-old Muir was a keen cricketer in her youth before establishing herself as one of the best front rows in the world.Rugby in the winter and cricket in the summer was how the sporting year was structured for Muir."I eventually had to pick between the two and unfortunately I was not as talented at cricket," Muir said."I kind of did cricket as my mum loved it, as she hated watching rugby because she was scared of me getting injured. I was very grateful to play cricket for so many years."We were a cricket family. My brother still pla...