I love science.
— Isa Guha
I made my England debut when I was 17, against India. I was the first Asian to play for the England women's team, and I did have mixed feelings playing against the country my parents are from but I was born and bred in England and I've always known I wanted to play for my country.
My dream was always to play for England, having grown up in the U.K . Playing India as part of my first test match was a coincidence, and it was never an issue. My job was to do a good job for England!
Just having the support from the male players is important as the women's game moves forward.
I realised my dream of playing for England when I first met Claire Taylor and then Charlotte Edwards at the age of 11. I didn't even know there was an England Women's team until then.
I'm a big one for music.
I feel very lucky and grateful that I've been welcomed by the Australian public.
Asian parents generally tend to channel their children, especially their daughters, into studying and not sport.
I wasn't treated different to anyone else, I just performed on the pitch and that helped my selection for the 'Development England' side at the age of 13 and I had no extra boundaries just because I was Asian.
One of my heroes growing up was Darren Gough, he always made things happen and I wanted to be like him.
I wasn't aware of women's cricket until I was 10. We grew up following the men's game.
It's been great to see broadcasters waking up to the fact that women do offer a different perspective.
I went through a phase after we won the World Cup of 'what am I going to do with my life.'
I've been lucky in that my parents have always supported me with my cricket, but I've seen so many young Asian girls who don't keep up their sporting interests after the age of 12 or 13.
People say that because I'm short I get a lot more skid off the pitch.
It's not that there has never been a keen following for women's cricket in India.
It would be great to see more Asian women playing cricket at every level.
I read the Guardian when I can get it, but I have to admit I mostly turn to the sport.
I definitely feel more attached to Kolkata than anywhere else in India.
My brother was playing hockey, tennis, badminton... I basically copied everything he did.
It goes without saying that I try to do everything to the best of my ability.
As a pundit, it's important to tell the viewer something they might not know, be unbiased and not sit on the fence.
I used to play badminton in winter.
You never know how you're going to go down as an English commentator in Australia.
England is leading the way in women's cricket.
At a personal level, doing well in the Ashes and winning it was a high.
Before my parents came to England from Calcutta in the 1970s, they used to go to games at Eden Gardens.
We used to live five minutes from the local cricket club in High Wycombe. My brother Kaush, who is seven years older, played there.
Broadcasters realise there is a large percentage of women that watch cricket and it was the Caribbean Premier League that first got me to commentate a men's international T20.
I like Tendulkar and I think the Indian batsmen are stylish but I support England and I have always wanted to play for England.
I've never really seen myself as a role model, but if others see me as that then it's something of which I'd be very proud.
I do speak a bit of Bengali.
Cricket is a sport girls can play and be successful in irrespective of their background.
Playing cricket has given me an excellent opportunity to get fit and healthy, meet people of similar interests, integrate with people of different backgrounds and see the world.
When I was 11 I was scouted by the Thames Valley under-21s. It was really daunting. I was scared for my life when I went in to bat. The first ball hit me on the leg, the second ball got me out, so it wasn't great but it made me stronger.
What I love in television is when you have the banter between the presenters, that's what makes a really good programme. That's why it is so important for me to have good relationships with people I'm commentating with.
It is important for big names such as Sunil Gavaskar and Ravi Shastri to get on board and recognise that women do actually understand the game and they can play as well.
A level of negativity around women working in men's sport is still present in the U.K., but I keep reminding myself that I'm there to do a job and add a different perspective.
T20 is the vehicle to make cricket a truly global game.
If you work towards goals, everything is achievable.
When I first started playing cricket for England, there was hardly any coverage.
To people who don't take women's cricket seriously, I'd say: just watch a game first, and then make your judgement.
My parents were proud of the fact that I was playing cricket, they used to ferry me around during the weekends to play the game.
My parents are proud of my achievements. They send articles to my grandparents in India. Everyone's happy I'm doing something I want to do.
When the cricket is serious and it's a really important time in the middle we focus on that but obviously when it isn't there is a lot of time to chat and we can use that as time to bring the comedians in a bit more. We get the balance right between getting the calling of the cricket right but having some fun as well.
Mum was the strongest person I knew.
I am High Wycombe born and bred.
I started playing cricket with my brother in our back garden when I was eight. The garden was long and thin, so it was perfect for us to play cricket in. We'd use a crate as the wicket. We broke quite a few windows.
I don't have much knowledge about Indian culture, but I try to keep a tab of what's happening down here.
There isn't a traditional background of Asian women playing sport, but that's changing.
