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England Women at the 2018 ICC Women's World T20. Photo: Getty Images

Feb 07, 2019 11:30 GMT England Women Name Squads For India & Sri Lanka

England Women have named their squads for the upcoming tours of India and Sri Lanka, with returns for and .

Taylor and Brunt - two of England's most experienced players - missed the side's journey to the ICC Women's World T20 final.

The pair will both fly out with the squad to take part in the ODI series in Mumbai, before Taylor heads home ahead of the IT20 series in Guwahati and the subsequent trip to Sri Lanka - dates for which will be confirmed shortly.

Brunt will be available to take part in the IT20 series against India but will miss the Sri Lanka series.

Jenny Gunn, who is on the retained list of Central Contracts, has been given a break from both series after years of touring and will report back in April. and were unavailable for selection through injury.

England coach Mark Robinson said: "We've looked to use as many players as we can to give everyone an opportunity to learn and grow as we head into a busy year.”

"We've included 18 players across the squads and they'll come in and out as the tours progress as we look to improve our strength in depth.

"We've got a huge Ashes series in the summer, as well as hosting the West Indies, and obviously there are ICC Women's Championship points up for grabs across both of these tours so there's hard work ahead of us but we're excited."

ODI Squad v India

Tammy Beaumont (Kent) Katherine Brunt (Yorkshire) (Lancashire) (Middlesex) (Lancashire) (Sussex) (Lancashire) (Warwickshire) Heather Knight (Berkshire, ) (Kent) (Surrey) (Somerset) Sarah Taylor (Sussex, wicketkeeper) Lauren Winfield (Yorkshire) (Sussex) IT20 Squad v India

Tammy Beaumont (Kent) Katherine Brunt (Yorkshire) Kate Cross (Lancashire) (Sussex) Sophia Dunkley (Middlesex) Sophie Ecclestone (Lancashire) Georgia Elwiss (Sussex) Amy Jones (Warwickshire, wicketkeeper) Heather Knight (Berkshire, captain) Laura Marsh (Kent) Nat Sciver (Surrey) Anya Shrubsole (Somerset) (Sussex) Lauren Winfield (Yorkshire) Danni Wyatt (Sussex)

Squad v Sri Lanka

Tammy Beaumont (Kent) Kate Cross (Lancashire) Freya Davies (Sussex) Sophia Dunkley (Middlesex) Sophie Ecclestone (Lancashire) Georgia Elwiss (Sussex) Amy Jones (Warwickshire, wicketkeeper) Heather Knight (Berkshire, captain) Laura Marsh (Kent) Nat Sciver (Surrey) Anya Shrubsole (Somerset) Linsey Smith (Sussex) (Kent) Lauren Winfield (Yorkshire) Danni Wyatt (Sussex)

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