Issy Wong on cricket, climate change and inspiring the next generation

There is a lot to know about the person.

Her great-grandmother was a spy for Britain.

She was turned down for a sports scholarship at Uppingham School because she wasn't good enough at cricket and lacked speed and agility.

Wong can complete a cube in 30 seconds but her record is 16. She flew back from Paris the Sunday after the final of the European Championship in order to play for Central Sparks.

The information about the growth of women's cricket was in the public domain before Wong made her England bow.

With a fascinating back story, unique look and fun-loving approach to the game, the 20-year-old was probably the highest-profile female England debutant of all time.

Wong admits that there is a big difference between Wongy the cricketer and Issy the person.

She says it feels like two different people.

I don't get called anything else, Wongy plays cricket. The person that most people see is the one who is in charge. Issy is not as outgoing and would rather stay in. I spend the majority of my time playing cricket.

One has gotten bigger the more I have played, but the other is not seen as much. Issy isn't as well known as other people.

Wongy takes over when Issy isn't sure. She wouldn't take feedback the same way if you caught me as Issy. Wongy is the confidence I use when I'm on the pitch: the hair, the earrings, the steaming in to bowl.

If there is more than one part to Wong's character, it is the one that says she is like the "Divock Origi of women's cricket", as a nod to the cult hero of that Test debut against South Africa.

She has played eight Twenty20s and two one-dayers for England and is in the squad for the first women's international at Lord's in five years.

Wong is one of the faces of WeGot Game, a new platform looking to elevate the profile of the women's game and highlight the role of community, togetherness and friendship.

Wong's ability to put herself out there can be traced back to a prestigious competition when she was a teenager. Students are required to recite a poem in order to win the Elocution prize.

I hated public speaking the entire time I was in school. Wong says that she wouldn't speak in class.

I knew a silly poem from primary school that I wanted to say and get it over with as quickly as possible. I did it, but the teacher kept me behind and told me I wouldn't be taken seriously if I did that.

I won the whole thing for my year group after walking out of the classroom with a poem called Repetition. On speech day, I got a prize and had never felt more satisfied.

Wong is one of the most important young cricket players in the country because of who she is and what she does.

There is no escaping her position as a role model in an England women's team that has historically been poor at reflecting the diversity of the nation. Only five non-white women have played for England.

There is a chance for a lot of her life to be seen by the public.

Wong says it's a little frightening. It has gathered pace in the last couple of weeks. A man and his baby were stopped by me while I was at Ikea with my father.

I was holding a plant we got for mum, a few bits of storage, and had a picture thinking "you know what, this is a bit strange" This is what it would look like if I wanted to play cricket.

High profile comes with responsibility and the chance to do good outside of cricket. Wong knows where she can make a difference.

I have every reason to dislike Marcus Rashford, but I have nothing but admiration for him. The NBA and WNBA are examples of how they support their players having a voice.

There are so many things I look at in the world that could be better. Climate change needs to be sorted out.

Sometimes I feel sad. Will the girls be able to play sports in 15 years? Is it too hot to manage pitches?

I need to figure out what I want to do about it.

England is going through a transition. Both Shrubsole and Brunt have retired. Wong has the chance to become a fast bowler on and off the field.

She says there is a quote that says don't be the best and be the only.

Isn't it cool? Being authentic isn't being someone else. I'm attempting to do that.