Cross back as England name Women's Ashes squad

Fast bowler Kate Cross has recovered from an wounded to beryllium named successful the England squad for the Women's Ashes starting successful Australia adjacent month.

The 33-year-old suffered a backmost spasm successful the 3rd one-day planetary against South Africa earlier this period and missed the one-off Test against the Proteas.

Cross has been included successful the ODI and Test squads for the series.

Heather Knight volition skipper the broadside crossed each formats during the bid that features 3 ODIs, 3 T20s and a four-day Test match.

All-rounder Danielle Gibson, who missed the circuit of South Africa with a genu injury, is besides included successful the squad.

All-rounder Freya Kemp, spinner Linsey Smith and wicketkeeper-batter Bess Heath are portion of an Ashes squad for the archetypal clip portion Ryana MacDonald-Gay maintains her spot successful the red-ball squad aft taking 2 wickets connected her debut this month.

"We person named balanced squads for this Ashes with a bully premix of younker and experience. Ashes bid are ever special," said England caput manager Jon Lewis.

"We privation to spell there, play our mode and are each excited astir the challenges ahead."

Maia Bouchier and Nat Sciver-Brunt, who some scored Test centuries against South Africa, Lauren Bell, Charlie Dean, Sophia Dunkley, Sophie Ecclestone, Lauren Filer, Amy Jones and Danni Wyatt-Hodge volition play successful each 3 formats.

England statesman their circuit with a 50-over warm-up lucifer against Governor General's XI connected 9 January earlier ODIs successful Sydney, Melbourne and Hobart.

The T20 series, opening connected 20 January, volition beryllium played successful Sydney, Canberra and Adelaide followed by the Test astatine Melbourne Cricket Ground starting connected 30 January.

The 2023 Ashes ended successful a gully arsenic England won some the white-ball bid aft losing the Test.

England ODI squad: Heather Knight (captain), Tammy Beaumont, Lauren Bell, Maia Bouchier, Alice Capsey, Kate Cross, Charlie Dean, Sophia Dunkley, Sophie Ecclestone, Lauren Filer, Sarah Glenn, Amy Jones, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Danni Wyatt-Hodge

England T20 squad: Heather Knight (captain), Lauren Bell, Maia Bouchier, Alice Capsey, Charlie Dean, Sophia Dunkley, Sophie Ecclestone, Lauren Filer, Danielle Gibson, Sarah Glenn, Bess Heath, Amy Jones, Freya Kemp, Linsey Smith, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Danni Wyatt-Hodge

England Test squad: Heather Knight (captain), Tammy Beaumont, Lauren Bell, Maia Bouchier, Kate Cross, Charlie Dean, Sophia Dunkley, Sophie Ecclestone, Lauren Filer, Bess Heath, Amy Jones, Ryana MacDonald-Gay, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Danni Wyatt-Hodge