England’s Filer, Gibson receive maiden call-up for Women’s Ashes
The HinduSeamer Lauren Filer and all-rounder Danielle Gibson have earned their maiden international call-ups as England Women announced their 15-member squad for the upcoming Ashes series against Australia. Filer has been a consistent performer for Western Storm in the last two seasons and has 27 wickets in 27 matches in List A cricket, while Gibson is Storm’s joint-highest run scorer and top wicket-taker in this season’s Charlotte Edwards Cup. Again, if selected in the playing 11, she offers us a point of difference in our bowling attack that could impact a test match at any point in the game.” England will face Australia A in a three-day warm-up fixture at Derbyshire from June 15-17 before facing Alyssa Healy-led Australia in the Ashes. The test match will mark England’s first five-day game on home soil and their return to Trent Bridge after 23 years.