Uncapped allrounder Danielle Gibson has been called up to England’s squad for the T20 leg of the Women’s Ashes. And Issy Wong has earned a recall. Gibson had been part of a 15-strong squad named for the Trent Bridge Test, which Australia won by 89 runs.
Danielle alongside her team-mate did not make the final –
Danielle alongside her Western Storm team-mate Lauren Filer. however, She did not make the final XI, while Filer impressed on her international debut, taking four wickets for the match. She has made way for fellow quick Wong in the T20I squad.
Maia Bouchier, Alice Capsey, Freya Davies, Charlie Dean, Sarah Glenn and Lauren Winfield-Hill, were all selected in the group of 16 ahead of the first T20I at Edgbaston on Saturday, with Wong back after missing out on selection for the World Cup.
Danielle was highest run-scorer in this season –
Gibson was Western Storm’s joint-highest run-scorer and leading wicket-taker in this season’s Charlotte Edwards Cup and was a travelling reserve for the T20 World Cup.
Selectors wanted to rest Filer, who impressed with her raw pace while bowling 33 overs at Trent Bridge. She took 2 for 99 in the first innings and 2 for 49 in the second innings.