The England women’s T20 World Cup roster includes Alice Capsey

Given that she is still recovering from a broken collarbone she sustained during England’s tour to the Caribbean before Christmas, Alice Capsey has been included to the women’s T20 World Cup squad.

The 18-year-old might be an important player at the top of the order, according to England head coach Jon Lewis, therefore they wanted to “give her every chance” to be available for the competition.

Kate Cross, an experienced seamer who last competed in a T20I in 2019, was called back, while Issy Wong, who will be one of two traveling reserves in South Africa with Dani Gibson, was not included.

The announcement of the World Cup team is always thrilling, and Lewis noted that this group is really talented. “We made a lot of progress in the West Indies in terms of changing our team’s thinking, and I’m interested to see how we apply that to the challenge of a global tournament.

In her sixth T20 World Cup campaign, Katherine Brunt, who was named Player of the Match in 2009 at Lord’s when England won the championship, will once again be the line leader. After receiving a stress fracture diagnosis in her lower back during last month’s Caribbean tour, Freya Kemp, England’s breakout star of the 2022 campaign, is forced to withdraw.