LONDON: Lauren Filer will make her England debut within the one-off Test that marks the beginning of the multi-format Women’s Ashes after being most well-liked to fellow seamer Issy Wong.
England on Wednesday introduced their XI, 24 hours earlier than the beginning of the Trent Bridge match, with 32-year-old batter Danni Wyatt set for her Test debut after making 245 worldwide white-ball appearances.
Pace bowler Filer, 22, has taken eight wickets in 4 matches within the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy in 2023 and 5 within the Charlotte Edwards Cup.
Head coach Jon Lewis praised her as a “genuine wicket-taking threat with good pace and swing”.
The hosts are looking for a primary sequence win over Australia since 2014.
England: Tammy Beaumont, Emma Lamb, Heather Knight (capt), Nat Sciver-Brunt, Sophia Dunkley, Danielle Wyatt, Amy Jones, Sophie Ecclestone, Kate Cross, Lauren Filer, Lauren Bell
England on Wednesday introduced their XI, 24 hours earlier than the beginning of the Trent Bridge match, with 32-year-old batter Danni Wyatt set for her Test debut after making 245 worldwide white-ball appearances.
Pace bowler Filer, 22, has taken eight wickets in 4 matches within the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy in 2023 and 5 within the Charlotte Edwards Cup.
Head coach Jon Lewis praised her as a “genuine wicket-taking threat with good pace and swing”.
The hosts are looking for a primary sequence win over Australia since 2014.
England: Tammy Beaumont, Emma Lamb, Heather Knight (capt), Nat Sciver-Brunt, Sophia Dunkley, Danielle Wyatt, Amy Jones, Sophie Ecclestone, Kate Cross, Lauren Filer, Lauren Bell
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