Ladies’s Ashes: England spinner Mady Villiers on her vegan way of life

England spinner Mady Villiers celebrates taking a wicket

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Mady Villiers has taken 14 wickets in 17 Twenty20 internationals for England
Dates: 20 January-8 February (full fixture list)
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When England’s Mady Villiers lay in bed with her foot up in the air, recovering from a stress fracture, she stumbled across an online lecture about veganism.

That was in 2019 and it would change her life: “trapping” her and sending her off an adventure to find out more.

For 23-year-old Villiers, animal welfare was what stood out most.

“I never used to think about the food I was eating,” said Villiers, who is part of the England squad currently in Australia competing in the Ashes series.

“I would never think about the life that it had. It was quite selfish really.”

Her switch to a plant-based diet happened overnight.

“My mum thought I was insane. I remember the next day we went to a carvery and mum was like ‘Can’t you just start it tomorrow…

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