Kate Cross to captain England Women squads for ODI and T20 tour to Ireland
The England Women ODI and IT20 squads to tour Ireland next month have been confirmed.
Lancashire Thunder's Kate Cross will captain the group who will play three One Day Internationals and two IT20s in Belfast and Dublin respectively.
Bowler Mahika Gaur is selected in the T20 group after a side strain injury saw her sit out of England’s home series’ against New Zealand, The Hundred and a large part of Thunder's domestic season.
Emma Lamb forms part of the ODI squad while her Thunder teammate Seren Smale could make her senior international debut after being named in the T20 squad after representing England at various age-group levels.
England Women ODI squad:
Kate Cross (captain; Lancashire Thunder), Hollie Armitage (Northern Diamonds), Hannah Baker (Central Sparks), Tammy Beaumont (The Blaze), Georgia Davis (Central Sparks), Lauren Filer (Western Storm), Bess Heath (Northern Diamonds), Freya Kemp (Southern Vipers), Emma Lamb (Lancashire Thunder), Ryana MacDonald-Gay (South East Stars), Paige Scholfield (South East Stars), Bryony Smith (South East Stars), Mady Villiers (Sunrisers), Issy Wong (Central Sparks)
England Women T20 squad:
Kate Cross (captain; Thunder), Georgia Adams (Southern Vipers), Hollie Armitage (Northern Diamonds), Hannah Baker (Central Sparks), Tammy Beaumont (The Blaze), Mahika Gaur (Lancashire Thunder), Ryana MacDonald-Gay (South East Stars), Charis Pavely (Central Sparks), Paige Scholfield (South East Stars), Seren Smale (Lancashire Thunder), Bryony Smith (South East Stars), Mady Villiers (Sunrisers), Issy Wong (Central Sparks)
Ireland Women v England Women One Day International series fixtures
Saturday 7 September: Ireland v England first ODI, Civil Service Cricket Club, Stormont, Belfast
Monday 9 September: Ireland v England second ODI, Civil Service Cricket Club, Stormont, Belfast
Wednesday 11 September: Ireland v England third ODI, Civil Service Cricket Club, Stormont, Belfast
Ireland Women v England Women T20 International series fixtures
Saturday 14 September: Ireland v England Women 1st IT20, Castle Avenue, Dublin
Sunday 15 September: Ireland v England Women 2nd IT20, Castle Avenue, Dublin