Alice Davidson-Richards and Alice Capsey released from Test squad to play in England A T20

Thunder's Mahika Gaur, who trained with the senior squad earlier this month, and allrounder Freya Kemp, who is working her way back from injury, will also be involved in the T20 against Australia A at Haselgrave

Alice Davidson-Richards and Alice Capsey have been released from England's Test squad to play for England A in their opening T20 match against Australia A at Haselgrave on June 21.

Davidson-Richards, who scored a century on her Test debut against South Africa last June, featured in a three-day warm-up match between England A and Australia last week, scoring 34 runs and returning figures of 0 for 84 from her 12 overs.

Capsey, meanwhile, featured for England against Australia A, scoring nine runs and bowling seven wicketless overs. She is yet to make her Test debut.

Thunder quick Mahika Gaur, who trained with the senior squad earlier this month, has also been selected for England A, alongside allrounder Freya Kemp, who is currently working her way back from injury.

^{Teenage quick Mahika Gaur is in the England A squad [Gareth Copley/Getty Images]}

^{Freya Kemp will play for England A as she works her way back from injury [Alex Davidson/Getty Images]}

Richard Bedbrook, head of performance for England Women, said: "We're really looking forward to getting our T20 series underway.

"The A-side pushed the full Australian team hard during the three-day warm up and with a number of quality individual performances, we're very excited to continue competing across the T20 format against the Australian A-side.

Jon Batty will lead the A-side across the T20 and 50-over series. Jon has enjoyed success in The Hundred with Oval Invincibles and is vastly experienced in white-ball tournaments across the globe."

The five-day Test between England and Australia, which kicks off the 2023 Women's Ashes, is scheduled to start on June 22 at Trent Bridge.

England Women A squad for 1st T20: Maia Bouchier, Alice Capsey, Alice Davidson-Richards, Freya Davies, Charlie Dean, Mahika Gaur, Sarah Glenn, Bess Heath, Freya Kemp, Paige Scholfield, Bryony Smith, Linsey Smith, Lauren Winfield-Hill

England Women Test squad: Heather Knight, Tammy Beaumont, Lauren Bell, Kate Cross, Sophia Dunkley, Sophie Ecclestone, Lauren Filer, Dani Gibson, Amy Jones, Emma Lamb, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Issy Wong, Danni Wyatt

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