Top precedence: Harmanpreet says her staff’s focus will be on the second T20I in opposition to England.
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Five England T20I squad members will be in a quandary within the lead-up to Saturday’s second T20I in opposition to India. While getting ready for the sport beginning at 7 p.m., the ladies will be hoping for a bid from any of the 5 groups on the Women’s Premier League auction.
Amy Jones, the seasoned wicketkeeper-batter who is likely one of the 5, careworn the expertise from the primary WPL auction earlier within the yr will assist them hold their give attention to the sport.
“We had a similar situation in the T20 World Cup earlier this year. It was a completely new experience for us as a group. We did sit down and try and address issues that might come off it,” Jones stated on Friday, the eve of the second T20I.
“It was always going to be a little bit of a distraction last year. I am just hoping that this year, it will be a bit more relaxed and a lot simpler.”
Besides Jones, who made a robust case for her signing with a nine-ball 23 cameo on the demise on Wednesday, Mala Bouchier, Danielle Wyatt, Danielle Gibson and Bess Heath will hope to go underneath the hammer on Saturday. With solely 9 abroad slots open and a few of England veterans who’ve been rested for the sequence additionally within the auction pool, it will be fascinating to see whether or not Jones and her mates entice a bid.
India captain Harmanpreet Kaur, in the meantime, will hardly have any points to take care of. From the T20I squad, solely Mannat Kashyap is within the auction pool.
“Almost all the girls are already in some team or the other, so I don’t think the auction is going to be a distraction for us tomorrow,” Harmanpreet stated.
