Same team to face India in preceding series
London, April 28: All-rounder Nat Sciver-Brunt will lead the 15-member England squad in the upcoming 2026 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, the ECB announced on Tuesday. The same
England squad led by Sciver-Brunt will also feature in the preceding series against India and New Zealand in May-June. This will be Sciver-Brunt’s seventh appearance at the global T20 event.
The India women’s team is touring England for three T20Is and a one-off Test at Lord’s. The T20Is are scheduled for late May/early June, while the Test match runs from July 10-13, marking 50 years since the first England women’s match at the hallowed venue.
The new name in the England squad was uncapped 18-year-old spinner Tilly Corteen-Coleman, Issy Wong and Lauren Filer who have all received maiden T20 World Cup call-ups.
Somerset’s Charlie Dean is the vice-captain and joins a list of impressive all-round cricketers in the squad, with Hampshire fast bowler Lauren Bell set to lead the attack.
Head coach Charlotte Edwards, who captained the side in their victorious 2009 T20 World Cup campaign – also in England – will have more than 960 caps worth of T20 international experience to pick from during the tournament that begins on June 12 at Edgbaston.
And as women’s cricket seeks to use the platform of a home World Cup to break into mainstream conversation, stars from across the sporting and entertainment landscape have played their part in revealing the 15 names with a unique announcement film. (PTI)
England Women’s squad:
Nat Sciver-Brunt (capt), Lauren Bell, Alice Capsey, Tilly Corteen-Coleman, Charlie Dean, Sophia Dunkley, Sophie Ecclestone, Lauren Filer, Dani Gibson, Amy Jones, Freya Kemp, Heather Knight, Linsey Smith, Issy Wong, Danni Wyatt-Hodge.
