A quartet of stars from The Blaze wil represent England on their forthcoming tour of South Africa.
Nat Sciver-Brunt and new signing Amy Jones are in Heather Knight's squad for all three formats, as England prepare to compete in three IT20s, three ODIs and a four-day Test against the Proteas.
Tammy Beaumont joins the duo in the Test and ODI squads, while Sarah Glenn is named in the party for both white-ball series.
The four-day Test match in Bloemfontein will be first time South Africa has hosted a women’s Test match since 2002.
All selected players, minus those currently competing in the Women’s Big Bash League, have been training at Loughborough in the build-up to the series before the IT20 group fly to South Africa on 16 November. Those in the ODI and Test squads head to South Africa on 27 November.
Squads
England Women IT20 squad: Heather Knight (captain), Lauren Bell, Maia Bouchier, Charlie Dean, Sophia Dunkley, Sophie Ecclestone, Lauren Filer, Sarah Glenn, Bess Heath, Amy Jones, Freya Kemp, Paige Scholfield, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Linsey Smith, Danni Wyatt-Hodge
England Women ODI squad: Heather Knight (captain), Tammy Beaumont, Lauren Bell, Maia Bouchier, Alice Capsey, Kate Cross, Charlie Dean, Sophia Dunkley, Sophie Ecclestone, Lauren Filer, Sarah Glenn, Amy Jones, Freya Kemp, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Danni Wyatt-Hodge
England Women Test match squad: Heather Knight (captain), Tammy Beaumont, Lauren Bell, Maia Bouchier, Kate Cross, Charlie Dean, Sophia Dunkley, Sophie Ecclestone, Lauren Filer, Amy Jones, Freya Kemp, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Danni Wyatt-Hodge
England Women tour to South Africa fixtures
IT20 series
Sunday, 24 November: South Africa vs England – Buffalo Park Cricket Stadium, East London
Wednesday, 27 November: South Africa vs England – Willowmoore Park, Benoni
Saturday, 30 November: South Africa vs England – SuperSport Park, Centurion
ODI series
Wednesday, 4 December: South Africa vs England – Kimberley Oval, Kimberley
Sunday, 8 December: South Africa vs England – Hollywoodbets Kingsmead Stadium, Durban
Wednesday, 11 December: South Africa vs England – JB Marks Oval, Potchefstroom
Test match
15-18 December: South Africa v England - Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein
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