Capsey, Davidson-Richards lower from England Test squad

Jun 20, 2023 at 1:30 PM
Capsey, Davidson-Richards lower from England Test squad
Alice Capsey should wait to make her Test debut, whereas Freya Kemp makes a return to worldwide motion from damage after each have been named within the England Women A squad for his or her first T20 in opposition to Australia A.
Capsey and fellow allrounder Alice Davidson-Richards, who made her Test debut against South Africa at Taunton final yr the place she scored a century, have been trimmed from England’s Test squad forward of the Ashes opener at Trent Bridge from Thursday and as a substitute chosen for Wednesday’s T20 at Loughborough.

Kemp, the 18-year-old allrounder, returned early from England’s tour of the Caribbean in December with a again stress fracture. She returned in a batting-only function for Southern Vipers within the Charlotte Edwards Cup earlier this month.

Kemp earned her worldwide debut over the last English summer season and shortly made her mark in opposition to India by changing into the youngest England participant, male or feminine, to make a T20I half-century. She went on to be named the Women’s Young Player of the Year by each the PCA and the Cricket Writers’ Club, and was awarded an England central contract.

Davidson-Richards performed for the England A aspect which pushed Australia in final week’s drawn red-ball warm-up over three days. Led by centuries from Lauren Winfield-Hill and Paige Scholfield, England A reached 562 of their solely innings after bowling Australia out for 284 of their first innings. Both have been named within the England A squad for the primary T20.
Mahika Gaur, the 17-year-old allrounder who has represented UAE at Under-19 stage and performs regional cricket for Thunder, educated with the senior England group throughout their preparation camps earlier this month and was additionally chosen for England A alongside Bryony Smith of South East Stars and Southern Vipers’ Linsey Smith.

England A, coached by Jon Batty, will play Australia A in three T20s on June 21, 23 and 25 adopted by three 50-over matches on June 28 and 30 and July 2.

England Women Head of Performance Pathways, Richard Bedbrook stated: “The A-side pushed the full Australian team hard during the three-day warm up and with a number of quality individual performances, we’re very excited to continue competing across the T20 format against the Australian A-side.”

England Women’s A squad for first T20: Maia Bouchier, Alice Capsey, Alice Davidson-Richards, Freya Davies, Charlie Dean, Mahika Gaur, Sarah Glenn, Bess Heath, Freya Kemp, Paige Scholfield, Bryony Smith, Linsey Smith, Lauren Winfield-Hill.

England Women’s Test Squad: Heather Knight (capt), Tammy Beaumont, Lauren Bell, Kate Cross, Sophia Dunkley, Sophie Ecclestone, Lauren Filer, Danielle Gibson, Amy Jones, Emma Lamb, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Issy Wong, Danielle Wyatt