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Richards to captain in warm-up fixtures

England's women have named two development squads of 13 to provide warm-up matches for both England and South Africa this summer

England's women have named two development squads of 13 to provide warm-up matches for both England and South Africa this summer.

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The England development squad will play a two-day game against the full England side on August 7-8, which will be captained by Somerset's Gill Richards, with the allrounder Rosalie Birch as her deputy.

Surrey's Ebony Rainford-Brent is also given another chance to impress the selectors, along with the Emeralds' captain Alexia Walker who has been going from strength to strength with the bat.

A Twenty20 development squad has also been named, to take on South Africa in a warm-up game ahead of the tri-series, with Yorkshire's Laura Spragg replacing Somerset's Anya Shrubsole for the shortened format of the game.

Development squad Gill Richards (Somerset), Rosalie Birch (Sussex), Kelly Evenson (Staffordshire), Jennifer Halstead (Cheshire), Laura Joyce (Surrey), Sophie Le Marchand (Worcestershire), Nicky Myers (Nottinghamshire), Kate Oakenfold (Sussex), Ebony Rainford-Brent (Surrey), Charlotte Russell (Sussex), Jasmine Titmuss (Northamptonshire), Alexia Walker (Sussex), Anya Shrubsole (Som) / Laura Spragg (Yorks)

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