Lauren Hemp: England forward says new shorts are 'massive step in right direction' after period concerns

England wore an all-white kit during February's Arnold Clark Cup

England's caller shorts are a "massive measurement successful the close direction" to code play concerns, says Manchester City guardant Lauren Hemp.

The kit volition beryllium worn for the archetypal clip successful Thursday's inaugural Finalissima.

Lucy Parker, who could marque her England debut successful the crippled against Brazil, said the shorts could assistance to relieve "the intelligence accent of a player".

The caller shorts besides diagnostic a leak-protection liner successful effect to athletes' feedback.

"It's important we consciousness assured erstwhile we're playing," said England guardant Hemp.

"This is simply a monolithic measurement successful the close absorption and Nike person taken a batch from our discussions successful the past to marque it existent now. That's large due to the fact that evidently we tin present consciousness comfy erstwhile sometimes we mightiness not person been if it was your clip of the month."

Hemp said Manchester City's determination from achromatic shorts to burgundy successful October implicit play concerns had encouraged different clubs to alteration their women's kits.

"You don't conscionable privation your ain squad but everyone successful the situation to consciousness harmless and comfortable," she said.

'Positive conversations' implicit London Stadium - Parker

West Ham defender Parker criticised her nine past period for failing to clasp a lucifer for their women's squad astatine London Stadium.

Responding to the Hammers' announcement that their men's under-18s squad volition play their FA Youth Cup semi-final astatine the stadium, Parker tweeted: "When volition we get a crippled astatine the stadium?

"Only WSL broadside not to person a crippled astatine the men's stadium and haven't played determination since 2019."

Speaking successful an England quality league connected Tuesday, Parker said determination had since been "really affirmative conversations" implicit the stadium's use.

"I conscionable judge that we arsenic females person a work to permission this crippled successful a amended place," she added.