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England Women to start training on 22nd June | When will Women’s cricket return? | England Women Cricket team set to begin training
Two dozen players of the English women’s squad will return to training across six venues in the country, as the camp, based on individual skills, commences on June 22.
The aim of the training is to get match fit for the bilateral series against India and South Africa to be held later this year; most probably in late September.
England was scheduled to play India in late June, but the series got postponed due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The series against the Proteas is scheduled to happen in September, and it is likely that the four WODIs and two T20Is will go ahead. The series against India is also likely to be held in September at the fag end of the English summer.

The training session is all set to begin in bio-secure conditions, similar to what the men’s team had when they restarted their practice in May. The camp will start for individuals, and eventually be allowed to have training in small groups.
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Training will be hosted by six venues: Emerald Headingley, The Kia Oval, Bristol County Ground, 1st Central County Ground in Hove, Chester Boughton Hall CC in Lancashire and Loughborough, which is where ECB’s national performance centre is held.
“We remain hopeful of playing cricket this summer and it’s exciting for this group of players to be able to return to training. We’ve had great support from the first-class counties with the use of their venues, and we’re grateful to them for that, and hopefully this is one step closer towards England Women returning to the field this summer,” said Jonathan Finch, England Women’s cricket team’s director
Squad:
Tammy Beaumont (Kent/London Spirit), Lauren Bell (Berkshire/Southern Brave), Katherine Brunt (Yorkshire/Trent Rockets), Kate Cross (Lancashire/Manchester Originals), Alice Davidson-Richards (Kent/Northern Superchargers), Freya Davies (Sussex/London Spirit), Sophia Dunkley (Surrey/Southern Brave), Sophie Ecclestone (Lancashire/Manchester Originals), Georgia Elwiss (Sussex/Birmingham Phoenix), Katie George (Hampshire/Welsh Fire), Sarah Glenn (Worcestershire/Trent Rockets), Kirstie Gordon (Kent/Birmingham Phoenix), Amy Jones (Warwickshire/Birmingham Phoenix), Heather Knight (Berkshire/London Spirit), Emma Lamb (Lancashire/Manchester Originals), Nat Sciver (Surrey/Trent Rockets), Anya Shrubsole (Berkshire/Southern Brave), Bryony Smith (Surrey/Welsh Fire), Linsey Smith (Sussex/Northern Superchargers), Mady Villiers (Essex/Trent Rockets), Fran Wilson (Kent/Oval Invincibles), Lauren Winfield (Yorkshire/Northern Superchargers), Issy Wong (Warwickshire/Birmingham Phoenix), Danni Wyatt (Sussex/Southern Brave)
Written by Sarthak Karkhanis. Follow Sarthak on Twitter today.
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