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Heath missed the South Africa tour due to a fractured thumb © Getty
Wicketkeeper-batter Bess Heath has been picked for the Women's Ashes after regaining fitness. Heath, who missed the South Africa tour recently as a result of a fractured thumb, has been picked in the T20 and Test squads.
Apart from Heath, England have also handed maiden Ashes call-ups to Freya Kemp, Linsey Smith and Ryanna MacDonald-Gay. While Kemp and Smith are picked only in the T20 squads, Heath and MacDonald-Gay continue to rise up the ranks after being handed development contracts recently by the ECB.
MacDonald-Gay, who made her debut in limited-overs cricket earlier this year, made an impression in the one-off Test match recently against South Africa as well, picking up a couple of wickets. Meanwhile, fast bowler Mahika Gaur will travel with the squad as she continues her recovery from an injury that ruled her out of the South Africa tour.
After kickstarting their tour with a warm-up match against Governor General's XI, England will play three ODIs, which will then be followed by the three T20Is. The tour will then conclude with the first-ever D/N Test match at the MCG. In the last Ashes in 2023, Australia won the Test match before England won the white-ball leg of the series to level the scoreline.
ODI squad: Heather Knight (c), Tammy Beaumont, Lauren Bell, Maia Bouchier, Alice Capsey, Kate Cross, Charlie Dean, Sophia Dunkley, Sophie Ecclestone, Lauren Filer, Sarah Glenn, Amy Jones, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Danni Wyatt-Hodge
T20I squad: Heather Knight (c), Lauren Bell, Maia Bouchier, Alice Capsey, Charlie Dean, Sophia Dunkley, Sophie Ecclestone, Lauren Filer, Danielle Gibson, Sarah Glenn, Bess Heath, Amy Jones, Freya Kemp, Linsey Smith, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Danni Wyatt-Hodge
Test squad: Heather Knight (c), Tammy Beaumont, Lauren Bell, Maia Bouchier, Kate Cross, Charlie Dean, Sophia Dunkley, Sophie Ecclestone, Lauren Filer, Bess Heath, Amy Jones, Ryana MacDonald-Gay, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Danni Wyatt-Hodge
Wicketkeeper-batter Bess Heath has been picked for the Women's Ashes after regaining fitness. Heath, who missed the South Africa tour recently as a result of a fractured thumb, has been picked in the T20 and Test squads.
Apart from Heath, England have also handed maiden Ashes call-ups to Freya Kemp, Linsey Smith and Ryanna MacDonald-Gay. While Kemp and Smith are picked only in the T20 squads, Heath and MacDonald-Gay continue to rise up the ranks after being handed development contracts recently by the ECB.
MacDonald-Gay, who made her debut in limited-overs cricket earlier this year, made an impression in the one-off Test match recently against South Africa as well, picking up a couple of wickets. Meanwhile, fast bowler Mahika Gaur will travel with the squad as she continues her recovery from an injury that ruled her out of the South Africa tour.
After kickstarting their tour with a warm-up match against Governor General's XI, England will play three ODIs, which will then be followed by the three T20Is. The tour will then conclude with the first-ever D/N Test match at the MCG. In the last Ashes in 2023, Australia won the Test match before England won the white-ball leg of the series to level the scoreline.
ODI squad: Heather Knight (c), Tammy Beaumont, Lauren Bell, Maia Bouchier, Alice Capsey, Kate Cross, Charlie Dean, Sophia Dunkley, Sophie Ecclestone, Lauren Filer, Sarah Glenn, Amy Jones, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Danni Wyatt-Hodge
T20I squad: Heather Knight (c), Lauren Bell, Maia Bouchier, Alice Capsey, Charlie Dean, Sophia Dunkley, Sophie Ecclestone, Lauren Filer, Danielle Gibson, Sarah Glenn, Bess Heath, Amy Jones, Freya Kemp, Linsey Smith, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Danni Wyatt-Hodge
Test squad: Heather Knight (c), Tammy Beaumont, Lauren Bell, Maia Bouchier, Kate Cross, Charlie Dean, Sophia Dunkley, Sophie Ecclestone, Lauren Filer, Bess Heath, Amy Jones, Ryana MacDonald-Gay, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Danni Wyatt-Hodge