Beaumont & Marsh in England ODI squad
Monday 4th June 2018
Kent duo Tammy Beaumont and Laura Marsh could represent England on home turf in the Royal London Women’s One-Day International series against South Africa.
The world champions face the Proteas at The Spitfire Ground on Friday 15 June in a floodlit fixture starting at 2pm and have named a squad of 14 for the first two Royal London ODIs at Worcestershire on Saturday (9 June) and Hove next Tuesday (12 June).
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It will be the first time the two sides have met since last summer’s dramatic ICC Women’s World Cup semi-final at Bristol with Marsh returning the squad with Katherine Brunt, Georgia Elwiss, Sarah Taylor and Lauren Winfield having missed the tour to India, but there’s no room for World Cup winners Fran Wilson or Alex Hartley.
The South Africa ODI series will be followed by an IT20 tri-series also involving New Zealand, before three ODIs between England and New Zealand at the beginning of July.
Coach Mark Robinson said: “It should be a really exciting summer against two of the best teams in the world.
“South Africa are an up and coming team with some really dangerous players. They pushed us close the last time we met them and we will have to be at our best to beat them.
“It’s obviously great to have Katherine and Sarah back, and Lauren and Laura’s recent form has earned them recalls.”
England squad: Heather Knight (captain, Berkshire), Tammy Beaumont (Kent), Katherine Brunt (Yorkshire), Sophie Ecclestone (Lancashire), Georgia Elwiss (Sussex), Jenny Gunn (Warwickshire), Danielle Hazell (Yorkshire), Amy Jones (wicketkeeper, Warwickshire),Laura Marsh (Kent), Anya Shrubsole (Somerset), Nat Sciver (Surrey), Sarah Taylor (wicketkeeper, Sussex), Lauren Winfield (Yorkshire), Danni Wyatt (Sussex)