England Women’s T20 World Cup Squad – who is going to be on the team bus to Edgbaston on 12th June?

With England’s top 30 players competing in an intra-squad T20 series in South Africa, let us look at who can gain a place at this summer’s T20 World Cup by putting in some stand-out performances and which seats are already taken on the proverbial team bus.

Player	Role	% chance	Notes
Nat Sciver-Brunt	Batter / All rounder	100%	It is difficult to imagine a scenario in which these 11 players do not make the final 15 for the World Cup. There may be arguments for leaving some of them out, but based on selections made over the last 12 months and the balance of the two teams competing in the intra-squad tournament, it is my judgment that these 11 are already on the World Cup bus heading towards Edgbaston on 12th June. That means that only 4 places remain (barring injury). Below you will see a list of contenders and some of my thoughts about who will make it. Clearly performances in the intra-squad series and in the early season bilaterals against New Zealand will be key factors in determining who is rewarded with selection
Heather Knight	Batter	100%
Amy Jones	Wicket-keeper	100%
Sophia Dunkley	Batter	95%
Alice Capsey	Batter / All rounder	100%
Charlie Dean	Right arm off spinner	100%
Sophie Ecclestone	Left arm off spinner	100%
Danni Wyatt-Hodge	Batter	100%
Lauren Bell	Right arm fast bowler	100%
Linsey Smith	Left arm spinner	100%
Lauren Filer	Right arm fast bowler	95%
Davina Perrin	Batter	50%	I would suggest that only 1 of these 6 will make the final 15 – and it seems to me it’s a shoot-out between Bouchier and Perrin. Beaumont could make it if considered a reserve wicket keeper, but that seems highly unlikely.  My pick: Perrin
Maia Bouchier	Batter	50%
Tammy Beaumont	Batter	20%
Emma Lamb	Batter	20%
Grace Scrivens	Batter	10%
Paige Scholfield	Batter	20%
Rhianna Southby	Wicket-keeper	60%	Almost certainly one of these will be selected to carry the drinks for a month as back up keeper. My pick: Threlkeld
Ellie Threlkeld	Wicket-keeper	40%
Dani Gibson	All-rounder	50%	I struggle to see both Gibson and Kemp being selected to bat at number 7 in the all-rounder role. My pick: Kemp
Freya Kemp	All-rounder	50%
Tilly Corteen-Coleman	Left arm spinner	20%	So, only 1 of these 9 bowlers can make it into the 15.  Grewcock is an interesting choice as a leg spinner in the absence of Sarah Glenn (who may end up being in contention by the summer) as this is clearly a deficiency in the squad. However, I think it is between Arlott and Wong for the final bowling slot, as what we need is a 3rd quality pace bowler in the 15. My pick: Wong
Mady Villiers	Right arm off spinner	10%
Jodie Grewcock	Right arm leg spinner	30%
Charis Pavely	Left arm spinner	10%
Mahika Gaur	Left arm fast bowler	40%
Grace Potts	Right arm fast bowler	10%
Alexa Stonehouse	Left arm fast bowler	20%
Em Arlott	Right arm fast bowler	50%
Issy Wong	Right arm fast bowler	50%

So my predicted squad of 15 for the World Cup is:

Sciver-Brunt	Knight	Dunkley	Wyatt-Hodge	Capsey
Jones	Kemp	Ecclestone	Dean	Filer
Bell	Perrin	Threlkeld	Kemp	Wong