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Lauren Winfield ruled out of England Women’s Academy Dubai tour

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Injury has forced Yorkshire’s Lauren Winfield out of the England Women’s Academy (EWA) squad to play against Australia women’s Commonwealth Bank Shooting Stars in Dubai next month. 

The top order batsman strained her left quadricep muscle during England women’s recent tour to New Zealand, and has not fully recovered in time for the tour, which departs on March 30.

Winfield will continue to undergo an intensive rehabilitation programme and it is expected that she will be fit in time for the start of the domestic cricket season.

Natalie Sciver taking a catch in New Zealand

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Natalie Sciver taking a catch in New Zealand

Surrey all-rounder Natalie Sciver will replace Winfield in the 14-player EWA squad, which will play four 50-over matches and two Twenty20s against their Australian equivalents at the ICC Cricket Academy in Dubai in April.

England Women’s Academy Squad for Dubai:

 

Name County
Tammy Beaumont (capt) Kent
Stephanie Butler Staffordshire
Jodie Dibble Devon
Georgia Elwiss (vice-captain) Sussex
Natasha Farrant Kent
Alex Hartley Middlesex
Amy Jones Warwickshire
Evelyn Jones Staffordshire
Beth Langston Essex
Sophie Luff Somerset
Alex MacDonald Gloucestershire / Yorkshire
Sonia Odedra Berkshire
Natalie Sciver Surrey
Fran Wilson Middlesex

 

Itinerary

 

Date Format Opposition Venue
2.4.15 50-over match Commonwealth Bank Shooting Stars ICC Cricket Academy, Dubai
4.4.15 50-over match Commonwealth Bank Shooting Stars ICC Cricket Academy, Dubai
6.4.15 50-over match Commonwealth Bank Shooting Stars ICC Cricket Academy, Dubai
8.4.15 50-over match Commonwealth Bank Shooting Stars ICC Cricket Academy, Dubai
11.4.15 Twenty20 match Commonwealth Bank Shooting Stars ICC Cricket Academy, Dubai
12.4.15 Twenty20 match Commonwealth Bank Shooting Stars ICC Cricket Academy, Dubai