England Announces A 15-Member Squad For The Women's Ashes 2023 Series; Lauren Filer And Danielle Gibson Receive Their Maiden Call Up

England have announced a 15-member squad for the one-off Test matches against Australia in the upcoming Ashes series at home. Batting all-rounder Heather Knight was named the captain, while uncapped players Lauren Filer and Danielle Gibson received their maiden call to the national team.

England will host a one-off Test, followed by a three-match T20I series and a three-match ODI series against Australia, with the multiformat series starting on June 22. The Test will be England’s first five-day game on their home soil and their first red-ball game at Trent Bridge in Nottingham since 2000.

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Lauren Filer and Danielle Gibson impressed with their performances in domestic cricket. Filer has been the bowling spearhead for the Western Storm in their last two seasons, while Gibson is the joint-highest run-getter and leading wicket-taker in this season’s Charlotte Edwards Cup.

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England’s head coach Jon Lewis said that he is excited about the upcoming series and added that they have a nicely balanced squad.

“Dani (Danielle Gibson) is one of the form cricketer’s 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,” Jon Lewis said.

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“Lauren is a genuine wicket-taking threat with good pace and swing. Again, 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,” he added.

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England will face Australia A in a three-day warm-up game in Derbyshire between June 15 and 17. On the other hand, the England A side led by Lauren Winfield-Hill will take on Australia at the same time in a three-day warm-up at Uptonsteel County Ground, Leicestershire.

England women’s squad for Ashes Test

Heather Knight (c), Nat Sciver-Brunt (vc), 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, Danielle 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

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