Overview
- Australia unveiled the 15 for England on Wednesday, confirming Sophie Molineux as captain and drafting 20-year-old left-arm quick Lucy Hamilton in place of pacer Darcie Brown.
- Selector Shawn Flegler said raw pace is less valuable in expected conditions in England, so Hamilton's angle and variation edged Brown.
- Beth Mooney is the only named wicketkeeper, with veterans Ellyse Perry, Ashleigh Gardner and Megan Schutt joined by young batters Phoebe Litchfield and Georgia Voll in a spin-leaning group.
- South Africa confirmed their World Cup squad on Tuesday with 37-year-old fast bowler Shabnim Ismail returning from retirement as Laura Wolvaardt’s team lines up three warm-ups against Australia in Arundel.
- Earlier in the week Australia set men’s white-ball squads for Pakistan and Bangladesh, resting Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood and calling up Oliver Peake, Liam Scott and Joel Davies due to workload plans and IPL clashes.