England have named uncapped Western Storm duo Danielle Gibson and Lauren Filer in a 15-strong squad for the Women's Ashes Test towards Australia, beginning subsequent week.Allrounder Gibson was Storm's joint-highest run-scorer and main wicket-taker on this season's Charlotte Edwards Cup and was a travelling reserve for the Women's T20 World Cup in February. Filer, who has beforehand represented England Academy, has been a mainstay of Storm's previous two campaigns. She bolsters England's seam-bowling choices which have been additionally with out the retired Katherine Sciver-Brunt throughout the drawn Test towards South Africa at Taunton a yr in the past.

With each in line to earn maiden worldwide caps, England named an in any other case predictable squad together with the XI which featured towards South Africa, the place Issy Wong and Lauren Bell made their worldwide debuts as Sciver-Brunt's successors.

Kate Cross, England's most-experienced red-ball bowler, was additionally chosen regardless of being laid low by a tropical sickness throughout the opening weeks of the season.

The Test squad will play Australia A in a three-day warm-up fixture in Derby from this Thursday forward of the five-day Test at Trent Bridge from June 22. It can be England Women's first Test over 5 days on residence soil and their first go to to Trent Bridge since 2000. Following the Test, which is value 4 factors within the multi-format Ashes collection, the perimeters will play three ODIs and three T20Is value two factors every.

"Dani [Gibson] is one of the form cricketers in the country, she is improving both with bat and ball and if selected in the team, offers us a dynamic cricketer who can change the momentum of the game," Lewis mentioned. "Lauren is a genuine wicket-taking threat with good pace and swing. If selected in the playing XI, she offers us a point of difference in our bowling attack that could impact a Test match at any point in the game."

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

England Women's A squad for warm-up vs Australia: Lauren Winfield-Hill (capt), Maia Bouchier, Alice Davidson-Richards, Freya Davies, Charlie Dean, Sarah Glenn, Kirstie Gordon, Eva Gray, Bess Heath, Eve Jones, Paige Scholfield, Grace Scrivens, Danni Wyatt