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England captain Heather Knight says she \u201cbarely got expenses\u201d at the start of her career as she reflected on the \u201cremarkable\u201d progress of women\u2019s cricket following the announcement of equal match fees.<\/p>\n

Players for England women\u2019s side will receive payment in line with the men\u2019s team for international appearances with immediate effect.<\/p>\n

Knight and her team-mates are set to benefit from the change for the first time on Thursday evening during the opening match of their Vitality IT20 series against Sri Lanka at Hove.<\/p>\n

The 32-year-old admits she could not have envisaged pay parity with the men when she made her England debut in 2010.<\/p>\n

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\u201cNot really, no,\u201d she said. \u201cI don\u2019t think so.<\/p>\n

\u201cBack then it felt like a very long way off and it\u2019s remarkable how things have progressed.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you\u2019re in it and things improve gradually, you don\u2019t realise until you look back to what it was like back then in the early days of my career.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s mad when you look back to 2010 when I started, we barely got expenses.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo now be in a position to be professional and then earn a decent living from the game is obviously really pleasing.\u201d<\/p>\n

The change, revealed on Wednesday morning, was recommended in the Independent Commission for Equity in Cricket (ICEC) report, which found discrimination is \u201cwidespread\u201d in English and Welsh cricket.<\/p>\n

It said women were paid 25 per cent of men\u2019s fees for white-ball and 15 per cent for Tests by the England and Wales Cricket Board.<\/p>\n

You talk about the women’s game playing a big role in the sport and I think this is backing that up with not just words but actions as well<\/p>\n

Knight feels this summer\u2019s thrilling women\u2019s Ashes series against Australia, which attracted record-breaking crowds, was a \u201cwatershed\u201d moment.<\/p>\n

She also believes there is room for further development, including making the women\u2019s domestic game fully professional<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s another really good step forward for the game,\u201d she continued. \u201cIt\u2019s kind of reward from what\u2019s been a remarkable summer.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou talk about the women\u2019s game playing a big role in the sport and I think this is backing that up with not just words but actions as well.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you look at things that happened like the Ashes, the amount of support we\u2019ve had, the momentum that that series had and the support that it had, I think that felt like a real watershed moment.<\/p>\n

\u201cI guess this is kind of following on from that and just another progression.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are still areas that we can get better and investing in the pathway and making the domestic game fully professional is another key priority to continue to have that sustainability of the women\u2019s game.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s really pleasing but hopefully there are more things down the line that will continue to improve.\u201d<\/p>\n

England could hand debuts to wicketkeeper-batter Bess Heath and 17-year-old fast bowler Mahika Gaur for their sold-out series opener against Sri Lanka in Sussex.<\/p>\n

Top-ranked T20 bowler Sophie Ecclestone, batter Sophia Dunkley and experienced all-rounder Nat Sciver-Brunt have been rested.<\/p>\n

Speaking of teenager Gaur, Knight said: \u201cShe\u2019s unique, a left-armer that\u2019s, I think, 6ft 3in, which is pretty mad.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think she\u2019s had a growth spurt since the first time I met her a couple of months ago so she obviously brings that.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe\u2019s got a pretty good action and swings the ball late. She\u2019s very young so we have to manage her pretty carefully and make sure we\u2019re looking after her as a person and as a cricketer.<\/p>\n

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\u201cShe\u2019s certainly exciting.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve obviously rested a few senior players so that gives us a chance to try and grow the pool of players we\u2019re picking from.\u201d<\/p>\n

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