Surrey all-rounder Natalie Sciver has been ruled out of England women’s three-match One-Day International (ODI) series in South Africa next month due to an ankle injury.
Sciver will remain in England when the squad departs on Monday (25th January) to undergo a rehabilitation programme. Her progress will be monitored and a decision will be made at a later date as to whether she is available to re-join the squad for the three-match Twenty20 International (T20I) series, which gets underway in Paarl on 18th February.
Kent batsman Tammy Beaumont will replace Sciver in the ODI squad to face South Africa. Beaumont was originally only selected for the T20I series, but will now be involved for the duration of the tour.
England women’s squad for tour to South Africa 2016:
| Name | County |
| Charlotte Edwards (captain) | Kent |
| Tammy Beaumont | Kent |
| Katherine Brunt | Yorkshire |
| Kathryn Cross (ODIs only) | Lancashire |
| Georgia Elwiss | Sussex |
| Lydia Greenway | Kent |
| Rebecca Grundy | Warwickshire |
| Jenny Gunn | Nottinghamshire |
| Danielle Hazell | Yorkshire |
| Amy Jones | Warwickshire |
| Heather Knight (vice-captain) | Berkshire |
| Anya Shrubsole | Somerset |
| Sarah Taylor | Sussex |
| Lauren Winfield | Yorkshire |
| Danielle Wyatt | Nottinghamshire |
England women’s tour to South Africa 2016 schedule in full:
| Date | Format | Venue |
| 7.2.16 | 1st ODI * | Sahara Willowmoore Park, Benoni |
| 12.2.16 | 2nd ODI * | SuperSport Park, Centurion |
| 14.2.16 | 3rd ODI * | Bidvest Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg |
| 18.2.16 | 1st T20I | Boland Park, Paarl |
| 19.2.16 | 2nd T20I + | Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town |
| 21.2.16 | 3rd T20I + | Bidvest Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg |
* ICC Women’s Championship fixture
+ Double-header with men’s T20I (South Africa v England)
ICC Women’s Championship
The ICC Women’s Championship involves the top eight ranked women’s teams in the world and over the next two years all teams will play each other in a three-match ODI series either at home or away to create an ICC WC league table. The top four teams will qualify for the ICC Women’s World Cup in England in 2017. Countries finishing in the bottom four will take part in the ICC Women’s World Cup Qualifier in early 2017 against teams from the ICC’s regional structures to determine the final four participants for the event.
Report courtesy of the ECB
Pictured above – Tammy Beaumont
