Davina Perrin will not feature in the England lineup announced for the upcoming Women's T20 World Cup, while the selectors have added the previously uncapped 18‑year‑old Surrey spinner Tilly Corteen‑Coleman to the roster. The squad, set to compete on home soil, will be led by Nat Sciver‑Brunt, who captains England for the seventh time at a T20 World Cup.
Corteen‑Coleman joins a group of newcomers that also includes Warwickshire pacer Issy Wong and Durham all‑rounder Lauren Filer, all of whom are making their first appearance in a senior T20 World Cup squad. Veteran Danni Wyatt‑Hodge of Surrey will be playing in her eighth tournament, while Somerset’s Charlie Dean has been appointed vice‑captain. The side also boasts a strong all‑round contingent, highlighted by fast bowler Lauren Bell, who is expected to spearhead the attack. Head coach Charlotte Edwards explained the difficulty of the selection process: "There is no doubt that it has been incredibly tough to get to these 15 names.
This is the hardest set of selection meetings I have been a part of because the pool of players to choose from is so strong and so many talented players have put their hand up to be a part of the squad, which is exactly what we want. That is the nature of world‑class sport, and it is a privilege we don't take lightly to be able to make these difficult decisions. An ICC Women's T20 World Cup on home soil is a special moment for the game in this country, and we are all really motivated by what could be ahead for this group of players and what they can achieve this summer." Sciver‑Brunt added her own thoughts on the honor of captaining the side at home: "It is a huge honour to be leading England into a T20 World Cup at home in front of family and friends and all our passionate supporters. We have all been looking forward to this summer and this tournament for some time now and the naming of the squad means it is almost here and we can't wait to get out onto the field and give it everything to win this World Cup again.
I know how much winning in 2009 meant to the players and to Charlotte Edwards as captain, and being in the team under Heather Knight's leadership for the 2017 ODI World Cup win was incredibly special. Now the aim is to do something similar with this fantastic group of players who I know are putting their heart and soul into achieving our goal, and that hard work will continue right throughout the summer as we start with games against New Zealand and India before that tournament begins." For the teenage Corteen‑Coleman, the call‑up is a dream realised after a coach first awarded her a Kent cap at the age of 11.
"I got the good news which I was absolutely buzzing with," she said, beaming. "I've been on cloud nine ever since. Being a fresh face, people haven't had that exposure against me which does make a big difference.
I love performing under pressure. I've had that exposure in front of crowds for domestic and county cricket but also in The Hundred. You won't know until you're there but I feel like I've got a great support network around me and I'm as ready as I can be." England's track record in recent tournaments has been mixed, with group‑stage exits recorded in both 2010 and the current 2024 edition.
Nevertheless, the squad’s depth and the blend of experience and youth have generated optimism among analysts. Sky Sports cricket analyst Tash Farrant noted, "There's a huge amount of excitement. That was the one question on everyone's mind. Would Tilly get picked?
She got picked up for over £100k just a couple of months ago. People could think that she was picked on just for her potential because she's only 18. But also, she's tried and tested in The Hundred format, playing for the Southern Brave. She's won that competition once for them.
She has been picked on potential, but more so because she has bowled brilliantly against some of the best players and she has really impressed Charlotte Edwards." Former England captain Heather Knight, speaking to Sky Sports, emphasized the broader ambition of the tournament: "England's ambition at our home Women's T20 World Cup starting in June is to create a real legacy for women's cricket in this country, emulating the Lionesses and Red Roses. The landscape of women's sport has changed considerably since 2017 and our side's World Cup triumph, with England's Lionesses winning back‑to‑back Euros titles in 2022 and 2025 and the Red Roses securing the Rugby World Cup at a full‑house Twickenham last September.
The focus now is women's cricket at the World Cup so it's really exciting, not too far away now and a chance for us to do something really special as a side. Home support was huge for us in 2017, the way the crowds built and the final at Lord's, it's super special. It's a chance to have a real impact on the sport in your country and leave a legacy.
If we do our job right and have success this summer we can leave a real legacy on the sport of women's cricket in this country." Knight continued, "It took a little bit of time for that success to see changes and I think the landscape is very different now and—particularly in women's cricket—there's the structure beneath the game, the domestic game's professional. It's a lot more normal to be a women's cricketer, there's a lot more visibility.
You'd hope now if we have that success and things go well for us the structures are in place to make the most of it and really make it a huge moment. We've seen what the Lionesses and Red Roses have done, I've followed those very closely and know some of the players. We want to do something similar and hopefully inspire kids to make a girl in cricket really normal and really great." Beyond the World Cup squad, England have also named teams for the upcoming Metro Bank One‑Day series against New Zealand and the Vitality IT20 series versus New Zealand and India.
Five additional players have been added to the T20 World Cup roster for the three‑match ODI series, including first‑time internationals Kira Chathli and Jodi Grewcock. Meanwhile, Sophia Dunkley, Charlie Dean and Danni Wyatt‑Hodge will sit out the ODI series to manage workload, with Wyatt‑Hodge also preparing for the arrival of her first child.
Sarah Glenn was omitted due to an ongoing recovery from a broken finger. The IT20 squads remain identical to the World Cup selection.
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