Charlie Dean will return to her summer position as stand-in captain, and Nat Sciver-Brunt will miss England’s next ODI series against Ireland as part of her injury treatment.
Before helping Trent Rockets win the women’s title on Sunday, Sciver-Brunt had to miss the first three group matches of the T20 World Cup and a few games in the Hundred due to a calf problem that she had been dealing with for the majority of the summer.
She had earlier told Cricinfo that she will probably take it easy during the three games against Ireland, which begin on September 1. Head coach Charlotte Edwards decided to try a “forward-looking” lineup in an effort to expand the playing pool.
Sciver-Brunt, Danni Wyatt-Hodge, Sophie Ecclestone, Lauren Bell, and Amy Jones will not participate in the series, according to the ECB on Monday.
Dean, who has made an impression this summer after leading the series against New Zealand and then at the World Cup, will receive further leadership experience. She is one of the eight cricket players from the 15-person team that participated in the competition. Throughout, Alice Capsey will be the designated wicketkeeper.
Grace Potts, a seamer, and Kira Chathli, a keeper-batter, are the only two players without a cap, despite both having played in earlier squads this season. Charis Pavely, an all-rounder who made her T20I debut against Ireland in 2024, is also included. After recovering from a lower back injury in 2025 for eighteen months, Ryana MacDonald-Gay is back.
“Women’s cricket has already had an amazing summer, and these three Metro Bank matches against Ireland make up an important series for us to finish our summer,” Edwards remarked. After a thrilling journey to the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup final, players now get an opportunity to showcase their 50-over prowess and gain some invaluable experience for the future.
It is understandable that the attention has been on T20 cricket for a large portion of this year. There are many excellent and interesting cricket players in our league, and this is a chance for some of them to advance by possibly helping England win and exerting pressure on future selections.”
