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On Thursday, June 18, England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) dropped a 15-member England women's squad for a one-off Test against India women. Notably, the two teams will square off at the iconic Lord’s Stadium from July 10-13.
Nat Sciver-Brunt will lead the side when England square off against India for the first time at the mecca of cricket.
England Squad For Lord’s Test vs India
Nat Sciver-Brunt (c), The Blaze
Tammy Beaumont, The Blaze
Lauren Bell, Hampshire
Maia Bouchier, Hampshire
Alice Capsey, Surrey
Tilly Corteen-Coleman, Surrey
Sophie Ecclestone, Lancashire
Lauren Filer, Durham
Amy Jones, The Blaze
Heather Knight, Somerset
Emma Lamb, Warwickshire
Grace Potts, Lancashire
Ellie Threlkeld, Lancashire
Mady Villiers, Durham
Issy Wong, Warwickshire
Key Takeaways From England Squad For One-Off Test
Notably, Nat Sciver-Brunt will lead the Three Lionesses for the first time at Lord’s Stadium against India. Alice Capsey and Tilly Corteen-Coleman are eyeing their Test debut.
Notably, Capsey and Coleman do feature in white-ball formats for England, but Grace Potts and Ellie Threlkeld, who are in contention to make their international debut.
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ECB Selectors React To 15-Member Squad For India Challenge
“We have selected a strong Test squad under the leadership of Nat Sciver-Brunt for what will be another historic few days at Lord’s for women’s cricket. Test cricket is a rare and wonderfully challenging experience in the women’s game and I know how proud our players are to represent England in this format," ECB’s Managing Director of Women’s Cricket Clare Connor said.
“For the 11 women who will get the chance to be the first to enjoy that feeling at Lord’s, it will be a moment to savour,” she added.
Nat Sciver-Brunt Suffers Injury During Women's T20 World Cup 2026
At present, England players are playing the Women's T20 World Cup 2026 and have dealt a heavy blow as their skipper Nat Sciver-Brunt has been ruled out of two matches because of injury.
Brunt, who already suffered a tear to her left calf back in April 2026, was handed a massive blow after she again sustained a calf injury during England's Tuesday win over Ireland. Hence, ECB are sweating hard over her fitness and they want the injury to be healed before the crucial stage in T20 World Cup.
India Squad For One-Off Test vs England
On Saturday, May 2, the BCCI unveiled a 15-member squad for India women’s upcoming one-off Test against England. The apex cricket board of India revealed that Harmanpreet Kaur will lead the side and Smriti Mandhana will serve as her deputy.
India Squad: Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Smriti Mandhana (vc), Shafali Varma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Pratika Rawal, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh (WK), Sree Charani, Yastika Bhatia (WK), Nandini Sharma, Harleen Deol, Renuka Thakur, Kranti Gaud, Sayali Satghare, Sneh Rana
Notably, India and England have faced each other in 15 Tests in Women's cricket history. Interestingly, the history suggests that India have been a better side as they have won three matches.
England, on the other hand, have just a solitary win over India women in Tests. Also, 11 Tests have resulted in a drawn fixture.
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