Charlie Dean included in England squad for New Zealand ODI series

Dean, who has claimed 10 wickets at 13.8 in the Heyhoe Flint Trophy this season, is selected in a 15-woman squad for the five-match campaign, which is due to begin at Bristol on Thursday, September 16

Southern Vipers offspinner Charlie Dean has been included in the England squad for the one-day international series against New Zealand, with Kate Cross and Lauren Winfield-Hill both recalled to the group.

Dean, who has claimed 10 wickets at 13.8 in the Heyhoe Flint Trophy this season, has been selected in a 15-woman squad for the five-match campaign, which is due to begin at Bristol on Thursday, September 16.

She is joined in the squad by Danni Wyatt, the opening batter who was left out of the 50-over party for games against India earlier in the summer.

Head coach Lisa Keightley said: "We're really looking forward to the Royal London Series. It's a great test for us, and five more important ODIs ahead of the ICC Women's World Cup next year.

"It's a very busy schedule and we'll need to work hard throughout it to ensure players are in the best position to get through it, and it may well be that we need to manage the group in order to do that."

The series moves on from Bristol to Worcester on September 19, before further matches at Leicester (September 21), Derby (September 23), and Canterbury (September 26).

England squad: Heather Knight (Western Storm, cap), Tammy Beaumont (Lightning), Katherine Brunt (Northern Diamonds), Kate Cross (Thunder), Freya Davies (South East Stars), Charlie Dean (Southern Vipers), Sophia Dunkley (South East Stars), Sophie Ecclestone (Thunder), Tash Farrant (South East Stars), Sarah Glenn (Central Sparks), Amy Jones (Central Sparks), Nat Sciver (Northern Diamonds), Anya Shrubsole (Western Storm), Lauren Winfield-Hill (Northern Diamonds), Danni Wyatt (Southern Vipers)