The England women’s selectors have included Yorkshire’s Katherine Brunt and Danielle Hazell in a 15-player squad for the England women’s tour of Australia in January.

Pace bowler Katherine Brunt will return to the squad following a period of strength and conditioning as England head Down Under to defend their Ashes crown.
 
England will play three One Day Internationals, a five match international Twenty20 series and a four-day Test for the women’s Ashes from 5th-25th January. The 1st and 2nd Twenty20 matches will be played directly before England men play Australia on 12th and 14th January, at the Adelaide Oval and the MCG respectively. Both of these matches will be broadcast live on Sky Sports.

SQUAD

Charlotte Edwards (Kent, capt), Katherine Brunt (Yorkshire), Holly Colvin (Sussex), Jenny Gunn (Nottinghamshire, vc), Lydia Greenway (Kent), Lauran Griffiths (Cheshire), Isa Guha (Berkshire), Danielle Hazell (Yorkshire), Heather Knight (Berkshire), Laura Marsh (Sussex), Beth Morgan (Middlesex), Susie Rowe (Kent), Claire Taylor (Berkshire), Fran Wilson (Somerset), Danielle Wyatt (Staffordshire)

SCHEDULE

Wednesday, 5 January, 1st ODI Perth, 10.00am
Friday, 7 January, 2nd ODI Perth, 2.30pm
Sunday, 9 January, 3rd ODI Perth, 10.00am
Wednesday, 12 January, 1st T20 Adelaide Oval, 2.00pm
Friday 14 January, 2nd T20 Melbourne MCG, 2.35pm
Sunday, 16 January, 3rd T20, Canberra, 12.05pm
Monday, 17 January, 4th T20, Canberra, 3.05pm
Tuesday, 18 January, 5th T20, Canberra, 3.05pm
 
Ashes Test
Saturday 22-Tuesday 25, January, Sydney Bankstown, 10.30am.