The England women’s team for the Women’s Ashes 2025, which will take place in Australia, has been announced. They’ll play in three One-Day Internationals, as many Twenty20 Internationals, and one Test match versus Australia Women. It is noteworthy that the trip will start on January 12, 2025.
After a long period of recovery, wicketkeeper-batter Bess Heath is back in the T20I and Test teams for the forthcoming series. Unfortunately, Heath suffered a fractured thumb and missed the recent journey to South Africa. Linsey Smith, Ryanna MacDonald-Gay, and Freya Kemp have been given their maiden Ashes call-ups.
Only the first two names are on the shortlist for the Twenty20 Internationals. Recently, the England & Wales Cricket Board awarded development contracts to Heath and MacDonald-Gay. Against South Africa Women, MacDonald-Gay made an impression during the one-time Test match. Even though she hasn’t fully healed from the injury that kept her out of the South African tour, 18-year-old left-arm fast medium-pacer Mahika Gaur will be travelling with the team.
England will play the Governor General’s XI in a 50-over match before to the series. The first-ever day-night Test will take place at the MCG to wrap out the trip. Australia prevailed in the red-ball match of the final Women’s Ashes in 2023, but England rallied to win the series’ white-ball leg.
Women’s Ashes 2025 squads locked in
Australia, here we come
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— England Cricket (@englandcricket) December 23, 2024
Squads for England Women:
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.
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