England Cricket Board (ECB) on July 8 announced a 15-member squad for the three-ODI series against India at home. Veteran left-arm spinner Sophie Ecclestone has returned to the ODI squad after missing the series against West Indies. Maia Bouchier has been recalled to the ODI squad as well.
Bouchier had scored an unbeaten century against India in the warm-up game on June 24. From 17 ODIs, she has scored 482 runs at an average of 37.07, including a century and two fifties. The 26-year-old's strike rate is 106.87.
ECB revealed that captain Sciver-Brunt is expected to recover from the groin injury and play in the ODIs.
"Captain Nat Sciver-Brunt is expected to play a full part in the series despite missing the end of the Vitality IT20 series with a groin injury," ECB said.
England's tearway pacer Lauren Filer will be under the spotlight as well after bowling at breakneck speeds.
"Also in the squad is Lauren Filer, who’ll be looking to make her first ODI appearance since the Ashes in the winter. The Durham seamer, who averaged 76mph in her match-defining four-over spell at the Kia Oval on Friday night, is continuing her return from a knee injury," the release added.
England Women's ODI squad for India series -
Em Arlott, Tammy Beaumont, Lauren Bell, Maia Bouchier, Alice Capsey, Kate Cross, Alice Davidson-Richards, Charlie Dean, Sophia Dunkley, Sophie Ecclestone, Lauren Filer, Amy Jones, Emma Lamb, Nat Sciver-Brunt (c), Linsey Smith
India Women's ODI squad -
Smriti Mandhana, Pratika Rawal, Jemimah Rodrigues, Tejal Hasabnis, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Harleen Deol, Deepti Sharma, Sneh Rana, Amanjot Kaur, Kranti Goud, Sayali Satghare, Richa Ghosh, Yastika Bhatia, Shree Charani, Arundhati Reddy, Radha Yadav
ODI series schedule
The ODI series will begin on July 16 at The Rose Bowl, Southampton. The second ODI and the third ODI will be played at Lord's and Chester-le-Street on July 19 and 22 respectively.