England Women's announce their Test squad for the Ashes
England Women have announced their squad of 15 players for the upcoming Ashes Test match. Heather Knight will lead the side with Natalie Sciver-Brunt as he deputy for the One-Off Test which will be played at Trent Bridge from June 22-26.
This will be the first-ever five-day Women's Test match. The multi-format series kicks off with the longest format of the game, followed by three T20 internationals played between 1-8 July and three one-day internationals that are scheduled between July 12-18.
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Australia currently holds the Ashes, winning the last series 12-4 on points. In fact, they've won the last three of the four series, with England's last victory coming in 2014.
For those who might not know the points system in this muti-format series, the winners of the Test match will earn four points, with sides claiming two points if they are victorious in any of the six white-ball matches.
Danielle Gibson and Lauren Filer receive maiden call-ups for England
Western Storm duo Danielle Gibson and Lauren Filer get their first taste in international cricket, having earned their maiden call-up to the Test squad. Alice Capsey is another one who could be in line to make her Test debut.
Katherine Sciver-Brunt will be a significant miss to the side after announcing her retirement from all formats recently. In her absence, Kate Cross could be the one to lead a young and exuberant pace attack with the likes of Lauren Bell and Issy Wong.
England Women's squad for Ashes Test at Trent Bridge: Heather Knight (captain), Nat Sciver-Brunt (vice-captain), Tammy Beaumont, Lauren Bell, Alice Capsey, Kate Cross, Alice Davidson-Richards, Sophia Dunkley, Sophie Ecclestone, Lauren Filer, Danielle Gibson, Amy Jones, Emma Lamb, Issy Wong, Danni Wyatt
Davidson-Richards and Danni Wyatt are also a part of the 'A' squad that will face Australia in a warm-up game, with Lauren Winfield-Hill captaining the side.