after December 1984. The win was also turned out to be England's first successful attempt in regaining the Ashes after 42 years. In 2006, Brindle took a break from top-level cricket to spend more time with her family. She returned to the international fold in 2011 when she was picked in the England squad for the summer's ODIs and T20Is. She was also part of the England side which defeated Australia in the final of the 2011 NatWest Women's T20 Quadrangular Series by 16 runs. During her comeback return to England side for the 2011 NatWest Quadrangular series, she was hailed as a resident mother figures by her teammates and her son Harry was adopted as an unofficial team mascot whenever Arran played for England at international level. She scored her maiden one day international century – an unbeaten 107 – against South Africa at Senwes Park, Potchefstroom in October 2011. She was also part of the England team which won the one-off Ashes test against Australia in January 2014 at Perth whereas she also ended up as the leading runscorer in the one-off test with 103 runs. It also turned out to be her last test match of her career. She retired from international cricket in February 2014 at the age of 32. After cricket Brindle is now a teacher and coach at Greenwich House Independent School. References External links 1981 births Living people People from West Yorkshire Alumni of the University of Sheffield England women Test cricketers England women One Day International cricketers England women Twenty20 International cricketers Lancashire women cricketers Southern Vipers cricketers Sussex women cricketers