The ECB have announced two England Women's Academy Squads to play Australia in two games. The first is a two day game at Loughborough this weekend, and the second is a three day game at Beckenham CC from 5th to 7th August. They have also announced that the Test squad will not be announced until after this weekend's fixture, which means that those playing have one last chance to impress.
Three of the England Women's squad that played in the recent Ashes ODI series are included in the team for Loughborough - Georgia Elwiss, Amy Jones and Laura Marsh. Contracted players Tammy Beaumont (captain), Tash Farrant, Danielle Hazell and Danielle Wyatt also play, in what looks like a strong Academy line-up.
In the three day game the following week the EWA will be bolstered by four young Surrey male players, presumably with a view to providing Australia with some "tougher" opposition and to rest any players potentially playing in the Test Match which starts on 11th August. Tammy Beaumont again captains, with Farrant, Hazell and Wyatt again selected.
The Squads
EWA v Australia, Loughborough University, 1st & 2nd August
Tammy Beaumont
Freya Davies
Jodie Dibble
Sophie Ecclestone
Georgia Elwiss
Tash Farrant
Amy Jones
Evelyn Jones
Danielle Hazell
Beth Langston
Laura Marsh
Fran Wilson
Danielle Wyatt
EWA v Australia, Beckenham CC, 5th to 7th August
Tammy Beaumont
Harry Alderson (Surrey Boy)
Harriharan Aravin (Surrey Boy)
Ajeet Dale (Surrey Boy)
Freya Davies
Jodie Dibble
Alex Hartley
Tash Farrant
Danielle Hazell
Beth Langston
Omar Ramzen (Surrey Boy)
Carla Rudd
Fran Wilson
Danielle Wyatt
MD
30/VII/15
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Nice to see some unfamiliar names (to me anyway) in the squads.
ReplyDeleteStrange that Surrey need to provide players rather than Kent.
Shame I'm away otherwise would've liked to see the women playing at Beckenham.
At the risk of making the same point as I made on your last blog, what does it say about our 'strength in depth' (to quote Clare Connor when the ODI Squad was announced) that they've imported 4 blokes to play the 2nd match ? That's 4 opportunities missed for 4 potential England stars of the future.
ReplyDeleteThink this may have been done at the insistence of the Aussies. They seem obsessed with practising against blokes.
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