England Women name four Lancashire payers in squad for inaugural Lord's Test
England Women have named a 15-player squad for their historic maiden Test match at Lord’s against India this July with Sophie Ecclestone, Emma Lamb, Grace Potts and Ellie Threlkeld all included.
Nat Sciver-Brunt will become the first English woman to lead out her team in a Test on the famous old ground which hosted its 150th men’s Test earlier this month.
Alongside the captain will be a group of players boasting a huge range of experience from Somerset’s Heather Knight looking to play in her 15th Test to Surrey duo Alice Capsey and Tilly Corteen-Coleman as well as Durham’s Mady Villiers hoping to make their Test debuts.
And in the case of Lancashire pair Grace Potts and Ellie Threlkeld, they are both looking for an England international debut in any format.
The quintet are five of seven players in the squad who did not play in England’s most recent Women’s Test against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, in January last year, and joining them are Lancashire's Emma Lamb and Warwickshire’s Issy Wong.
Commenting on the squad selection the ECB’s Managing Director of Women’s Cricket Clare Connor said: “We have selected a strong Test squad under the leadership of Nat Sciver-Brunt for what will be another historic few days at Lord’s for women’s cricket.
“Test cricket is a rare and wonderfully challenging experience in the women’s game and I know how proud our players are to represent England in this format.
“For the 11 women who will get the chance to be the first to enjoy that feeling at Lord’s, it will be a moment to savour.”
England Women Test squad to face India:
Nat Sciver-Brunt (c), The Blaze,
Tammy Beaumont, The Blaze
Lauren Bell, Hampshire
Maia Bouchier, Hampshire
Alice Capsey, Surrey
Tilly Corteen-Coleman, Surrey
Sophie Ecclestone, Lancashire
Lauren Filer, Durham
Amy Jones, The Blaze
Heather Knight, Somerset
Emma Lamb, Lancashire
Grace Potts, Lancashire
Ellie Threlkeld, Lancashire
Mady Villiers, Durham
Issy Wong, Warwickshire
10-13 July, England Women v India Women, Lord's Cricket Ground
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