Salt's path home from Barbados to Welsh Fire captain
"When I moved to Barbados, because of my dad's job, it was a bit of a job trying to explain to people where I was from."The other kids would say to me 'North Wales? Where's that?!' I was giving out geography lessons aged 11. Salt, though, says his Welsh mum was not entirely comfortable with him pulling on the England shirt in the first place."Being a proud Welshman, but obviously representing England... sometimes it's a bit of a grey area," he said."(Mum was) always very supportive, got behind the boys, but that's about where it stops.
- ▪"When I moved to Barbados, because of my dad's job, it was a bit of a job trying to explain to people where I was from."The other kids would say to me 'North Wales?
- ▪Where's that?!' I was giving out geography lessons aged 11.
- ▪Salt, though, says his Welsh mum was not entirely comfortable with him pulling on the England shirt in the first place."Being a proud Welshman, but obviously representing England... sometimes it's a bit of a grey area," he said."(Mum was) a
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Salt's path home from Barbados to Welsh Fire captainImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Phil Salt made his England debut in 2021 ByIan HuntBBC Sport WalesPublished22 minutes agoBorn in Bodelwyddan, raised in Barbados, back in Wales for the summer as a genuine England star.It's been quite a cricketing journey for Phil Salt, the big-hitting England T20 international who's preparing to captain Welsh Fire men in The Hundred.The 29-year-old leads a team that includes former England captain Joe Root and ex-Test batter Chris Woakes, the campaign starting with a men's and women's double header at Southern Brave on 22 July.Salt would seem a natural fit as skipper given his heritage - born in North Wales to a Welsh mother, raised initially in St Asaph - the hometown of Welsh football icon Ian…
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