The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) introduced the women’s cricket teams for the upcoming India tour on Friday, November 10. Star cricketers Natalie Sciver-Brunt and Sophie Ecclestone return to setup as England title robust sides for the T20I and Test sequence towards India beginning on December 6.
The rising all-rounder Alice Capsey is about to make her Test debut having impressed in white-ball cricket not too long ago. Young wicketkeeper batter Bess Heath can also be included in each Test and T20I teams after his spectacular debut towards Sri Lanka in September. The 17-year-old Mahika Gaur is a part of the T20I crew having made her worldwide debut for England in September.
The focus will probably be on the world no.1 T20I bowler Sophie Ecclestone who underwent surgical procedure attributable to shoulder harm in September. The return of each Sciver-Brunt and Ecclestone boosts England’s possibilities towards the Women in Blue in each Test and T20Is. Head coach Jon Lewis talked about having a robust squad obtainable for India’s tour and added that the sequence will assist their preparations for the subsequent two World Cups.
“We have a pleasant mix of youth and expertise,” head coach Jon Lewis stated. “We have a pleasant mix of youth and expertise. It’s an thrilling squad and a bunch that is able to tackle the problem of what’s going to be a extremely robust sequence in India.
“We haven’t toured India for a lot of years. We have gamers who’ve skilled enjoying within the Women’s Premier League however many haven’t performed worldwide cricket there earlier than. Playing in Indian situations is nice preparation for our subsequent two World Cups within the subcontinent and will probably be an incredible studying alternative for each the gamers and the employees. We respect the Indian crew and are actually trying ahead to the problem.”
England Test squad: Heather Knight (c), Tammy Beaumont, Lauren Bell, Alice Capsey, Kate Cross, Charlie Dean, Sophia Dunkley, Sophie Ecclestone, Lauren Filer, Bess Heath, Amy Jones (wk), Emma Lamb, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Danielle Wyatt
England T20I squad: Heather Knight (c), Lauren Bell, Maia Bouchier, Alice Capsey, Charlie Dean, Sophia Dunkley, Sophie Ecclestone, Mahika Gaur, Danielle Gibson, Sarah Glenn, Bess Heath, Amy Jones (wk), Freya Kemp, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Danielle Wyatt.
India host England in a three-match T20I sequence beginning from December 6 and all matches will probably be performed at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium. Then each giants will lock horns in an solely four-day Test match at Navi Mumbai’s Dr DY Patil Sports Academy beginning on December 14.
