'Pioneer' Heyhoe Flint ruffled feathers to make a difference

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Rachael Heyhoe Flint is the reason women's sport is so prominent today, according to Jacqui Oatley. The former England women's cricket captain, vice-president of Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club, passed away in the early hours of Wednesday after a short illness. And broadcaster Jacqui Oatley described her as a 'pioneer' for women's sport. "She was just an extraordinary woman - she really was. Had to ruffle feathers to make a difference," Oatley told Kelly Cates on 5 live Sport. "She was a force for good in so many ways and we're going to miss her so very dearly." This clip is from 5 live Sport on Wednesday 18 January 2017.