Davina Perrin has been left out of the England squad announced for the Women’s T20 World Cup squad, but uncapped teenager Tilly Corteen-Coleman is included..
Nat Sciver-Brunt will captain the squad on home soil at her seventh T20 World Cup.
She is joined in the squad by uncapped 18-year-old Surrey spinner Corteen-Coleman, Warwickshire’s Issy Wong and Durham’s Lauren Filer, who are all selected in a T20 World Cup squad for the first time.
Surrey’s Danni Wyatt-Hodge will play in her eighth T20 World Cup.
Somerset’s Charlie Dean is the vice-captain and joins a list of impressive all-round cricketers in the squad, with Hampshire fast bowler Lauren Bell set to lead the attack.
England Squad
- Lauren Bell, Bowler
- Alice Capsey, All-Rounder
- Nat Sciver-Brunt, Captain and All-Rounder
- Danni Wyatt-Hodge, Batter
- Lauren Filer, Bowler
- Amy Jones, Wicketkeeper
- Heather Knight, Batter
- Freya Kemp, All-Rounder
- Sophia Dunkley, Batter
- Sophie Ecclestone, Bowler
- Charlie Dean, All-Rounder
- Linsey Smith, Bowler
- Dani Gibson, All-Rounder
- Tilly Corteen-Coleman, Bowler
- Issy Wong, Bowler
Head coach Charlotte Edwards said: “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 2026 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: “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.”
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“I’ve got to go with the captain, Nat Sciver-Brunt. It’s very important at a home tournament, with a lot of scrutiny, a lot of pressure, a lot of expectation.
“The captain and the leader as a driving force and obviously one of the best players as well, which Nat Sciver-Brunt is.
“Opening bowler Lauren Bell, in English conditions, opening bowling, it’s very important to find that movement with the new ball.”
Knight: Landscape of women’s sport changed – England want World Cup legacy
Heather Knight wants England women to emulate the Lionesses and Red Roses this summer
Heather Knight has told Sky Sports England’s ambition at their 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 35-year-old says the landscape of women’s sport has changed considerably since 2017 and her side’s World Cup triumph, with England’s Lionesses winning back-to-back Euros titles in 2022 and 2025 – the first in front of a sold-out Wembley – and the Red Roses securing the Rugby World Cup title at a Twickenham full house last September.
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“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,” Knight told Sky Sports.
“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.
“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.”
ODI and IT20 series against New Zealand
In addition to the T20 World Cup squad, the selectors have also named their squads for the Metro Bank One Day series against New Zealand and the two Vitality IT20 series against New Zealand and India that follow.
At the start of a new ODI World Cup cycle, five players are added to the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup squad for the three-match Metro Bank ODI series, with first international call-ups for Kira Chathli and Jodi Grewcock.
Sophia Dunkley, Charlie Dean and Danni Wyatt-Hodge will miss the ODI series to manage their workloads, and in the case of Wyatt-Hodge the imminent arrival of her first baby.
Sarah Glenn was not considered for selection due to her continued recovery from a broken finger injury.
England Women’s Metro Bank ODI Squad v NZ
- Nat Sciver-Brunt, The Blaze (Capt)
- Em Arlott, Warwickshire
- Lauren Bell, Hampshire
- Alice Capsey, Surrey
- Kira Chathli, Surrey
- Tilly Corteen-Coleman, Surrey
- Charlie Dean, Somerset
- Sophia Dunkley, Surrey
- Sophie Ecclestone, Lancashire
- Lauren Filer, Durham
- Mahika Gaur, Lancashire
- Dani Gibson, Somerset
- Jodi Grewcock, Essex
- Amy Jones, The Blaze
- Freya Kemp, Hampshire
- Heather Knight, Somerset
- Emma Lamb, Lancashire
- Linsey Smith, Hampshire
- Issy Wong, Warwickshire
- Danni Wyatt-Hodge, Surrey
The squad for the Vitality IT20s v NZ and India is the same as the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup squad.
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