England Women have named the two player squads for next month’s IT20 series and four-day Test match away to India.
Sophie Ecclestone is included in both squads after having shoulder surgery in September. She will continue her rehab and return to cricket leading up to the series in India.
Meanwhile, wicketkeeper batter Bess Heath is selected in both groups after making her senior debut in En
Chris Liddle has been appointed as England Women Performance Pace Bowling Coach.
Liddle arrives from Northamptonshire where he was assistant head coach and lead fast bowling coach.
The 39-year-old worked with the London Spirit women’s coaching team for the past two years and has worked with the Sunrisers team during the off season as part of his role with Northamptonshire CCC.
After a
Alex Gidman has been appointed as England Women assistant coach.
The 42-year-old arrives from Kent where he was men’s batting coach and joins the England Women’s coaching team.
A highly respected figure in the men’s game, Gidman previously spent four years as head coach at Worcestershire County Cricket Club who he led to T20 Blast Finals Day in 2019 and was head coach of the white ball tea
England Women will play three IT20s and a four-day Test match in Mumbai this December, touring India for the first time since 2019.
The three IT20s will be played under the lights at the iconic Wankhede Stadium, before a four-day Test at DY Patil Stadium.
Heather Knight’s side will travel to Oman for a training camp before their opening IT20 fixture at Wankhede Stadium.
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Alice Davidson-Richards has been called into the England Women squad for the remainder of the Metro Bank One Day International series against Sri Lanka.
The all-rounder replaces Lauren Bell who continues to recover from illness.
Davidson-Richards will link up with the group from Monday.
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The England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and Metro Bank have pledged to treble the number of girls’ cricket teams in England and Wales.
The two organisations will work together with the aim of transforming access to grassroots cricket by recruiting 6,000 volunteers to grow girls’ cricket so there are 2,000 clubs with a girls' section and 6,000 girls' teams by 2026.
The announcement f
Lauren Bell will play no further part in England Women's Vitality IT20 or Metro Bank ODI series against Sri Lanka.
Bell continues to recover from the illness that ruled her out of the first two Vitality IT20 fixtures.
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Sophie Ecclestone has undergone surgery after sustaining a dislocated right shoulder in the warm-up ahead of Manchester Originals’ match against Southern Brave last month.
Ecclestone will now begin her rehabilitation with the ECB and Thunder medical teams.
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Following record-breaking crowds of 110,000 at this summer’s Metro Bank Women’s Ashes series, the ECB today announces it is increasing match fees for England Women to bring them in line with England Men’s match fees.
England set new women’s international attendance records at Edgbaston, the Kia Oval and Lord’s, and sold out matches at Taunton, Bristol and Hampshire in their series against A
Sophie Ecclestone sustained a dislocated right shoulder in the warm-up ahead of Manchester Originals’ match against Southern Brave on Wednesday.
After scans and further assessment, the ECB can confirm she will be unavailable for the Women’s Big Bash League.
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