Middlesex batsman Fran Wilson has
been called up to the England women's
squad of 14 for the standalone Ashes Test next week in Canterbury. Wilson's
inclusion, in place of wicketkeeper-batsman Amy Jones, is the only change from
the ODI squad that lost to Australia 2-1.
Wilson was rewarded for her
back-to-back fifties, 55 and 64, for England Academy Women in the warm-up
matches against Australia. "Fran has been in excellent form with the bat
for club and county this summer, and in particular has put in a couple of
notable performances for the England Women's Academy against the Australians
during the 50-over and 2-day warm up matches," ECB's head of England
Women's Performance, Paul Shaw, said.
Jones
was dropped after producing scores of 0 and 15 in the two ODIs she played and
her score of 18 in the two-day match against Australia in Loughborough last weekend. Wilson, uncapped in the
Test format, has played two ODIs and five T20Is so far since her debut against
Sri Lanka in 2010, but hasn't scored any runs in the one-day format yet. Australia currently lead the
Ashes four points to two. The Test, which carries four points for a win and two
each for a draw, will be followed by three T20Is at the end of the month.
England Women Squad: Charlotte Edwards
(captain), Heather Knight (vice captain), Katherine Brunt, Kathryn Cross,
Georgia Elwiss, Lydia Greenway, Rebecca Grundy, Jenny Gunn, Laura Marsh,
Natalie Sciver, Anya Shrubsole, Sarah Taylor, Fran Wilson, Lauren Winfield.