Women's Ashes: England's Sarah Glenn on nails, social media and being a positive influence

Sarah Glenn has a problem.

It is the day she is due to join her England team-mates on a flight to Australia for the Women's Ashes.

She's stressed at the amount she has packed. There might not be room for her nail bar.

This might sound trivial, but it's important to the leg-spinner the England team call 'The Glamour' and strikes to the heart of her message about the image of female athletes, acceptance and body confidence.

«Outside of cricket I like to have a proper dress-up, to do my nails and things like that,» the 22-year-old tells BBC Sport. «It might not be as common in cricket, but I love doing it.

»We want to get more women and girls into cricket. They might want to wear their make-up and their nails, but they are seeing some of us get hate for it. I don't want that to put them off.

«I want them to see you can be yourself, regardless of the sport you're playing.»

When Glenn takes the ball in the first T20 of the Women's Ashes on Thursday, she will no doubt illuminate the Adelaide Oval with the nail art that is just as big a part of her on-field attire as the number three on the back of her shirt.

She is likeable, thoughtful and aware of the public platform that comes with being an international sportswoman. To flick through her Twitter account is to see matters pertaining to mental health, contraception and women's safety.

Her 41,000 followers on Instagram and near-12,000 fans on TikTok will see Glenn mix posts about cricket with her penchant for glamming up. Inevitably, the reaction is not always positive.

«It's the pressure of social media,» she says. «Sometimes I get private messages or comments that are quite inappropriate and can make me feel vulnerable or just a bit rubbish.

»It comes in waves. If I post something to