England Women: India Tour Preview

England Women embark upon a tour of India with a three-match IT20 series and a one-off Test. All games will be held in Mumbai. The tour will also include a training camp in Oman and three 'A' matches, also staged in Mumbai, before the main tour. The 21-player group for that training camp will be reduced to 14 ahead of the three-match 'A' series.

This is the first time that India has hosted a women's Test since 2014 and the first time England has played a Test in India since 2005.

England have announced three squads, one for each phase of the tour. The 'A' squad includes those contracted players not playing at the WBBL in Australia. Amongst that group are Charlie Dean, Emma Lamb and Lauren Filer. Upcoming talent includes Grace Scrivens and Kalea Moore and they are supported by the more experienced Alice Davidson-Richards and Kirstie Gordon.

The senior IT20 squad is as follows:

Lauren Bell

Maia Bouchier

Alice Capsey

Charlie Dean

Sophia Dunkley

Sophie Ecclestone

Mahika Gaur

Danielle Gibson

Sarah Glenn

Bess Heath

Amy Jones

Freya Kemp

Heather Knight (Captain)

Nat Sciver-Brunt

Danielle Wyatt

Sophie Ecclestone is named in the T20 squad (and Test squad) following her return from a shoulder injury. The England set-up are working on building up her fitness levels following her withdrawal from the WBBL. Mahika Gaur and Dani Gibson are included having made their debuts during the English domestic season. Bess Heath is also included in both squads as cover for Amy Jones.

The Test squad in full:

Tammy Beaumont

Lauren Bell

Alice Capsey

Kate Cross

Charlie Dean

Sophia Dunkley

Sophie Ecclestone

Lauren Filer

Bess Heath

Amy Jones

Heather Knight (Captain)

Emma Lamb

Nat Sciver-Brunt

Danielle Wyatt

Tour Schedule

England Women A

Wednesday 29 November: India A v England A, Wankhede Stadium

Friday 1 December: India A v England A, Wankhede Stadium

Sunday 3 December: India A v England A, Wankhede Stadium

England Women

Wednesday 6 December: India v England (1st IT20), Wankhede Stadium

Saturday 9 December: India v England (2nd IT20), Wankhede Stadium

Sunday 10 December: India v England (3rd IT20), Wankhede Stadium

Thursday 14 December - Sunday 17 December: Test match, DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai