Freya Kemp, Linsey Smith, Bess Heath and Ryana MacDonald-Gay have earned their first Ashes call-ups as England announce their squad ahead of next month's tour of Australia.
Heather Knight will captain all three England sides as they fight to regain the Ashes for the first time since 2014.
England and Australia will compete in three one-day internationals and three T20s (worth two points each) and a four-day Test match (worth four points) across multiple formats.
Hampshire all-rounder Kemp and spinner Smith have been included in England's T20 squad along with Durham wicketkeeper-batter Heath, who has also been named in the Test squad.
Fresh from taking two wickets on her Test debut in South Africa, Surrey's MacDonald-Gay has been selected in the Ashes squad for the first time in a Test squad.
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Lancashire bowler Kate Cross has been named in the ODI and Test squads despite missing England's recent Test win in South Africa after suffering back spasm in the third ODI in Potchefstroom.
But there was no place for Tammy Beaumont in England's IT20 squad and the selectors again preferred Danni Wyatt-Hodge and Maia Bouchier after the openers helped England secure a 3-0 T20 win in South Africa.
Bowler Mahika Gaur will be with the group to continue her comeback to bowling after an injury that also kept her unavailable for the recent tour.
England leave for Australia on January 2 and will play a warm-up match against the Governor General's XI on January 9 before the first ODI against Australia at North Sydney Oval on January 11.
After two more ODIs in Melbourne and Hobart, England and Australia will play three T20s in Sydney, Canberra and Adelaide before the multi-format series concludes with the first four-day, round-the-clock Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).
Australia enter the series with the Ashes in their possession after holding them to a draw in England 2023, in which the tourists won the Test match at Trent Bridge.
Lewis is confident England are 'in a good place' ahead of the Ashes
Bowler Kate Cross has been named in the England squad despite a recent back injury
England coach Jon Lewis said: “We have named balanced squads for this Ashes series, with a good mix of youth and experience. Ashes series” are always special. We want to go there, play our way and we are all excited about the challenges ahead.
“We've come off the back of a really successful tour of South Africa, which gave us a really good preparation. We're in a really good place. We've spent a lot of time thinking about what happened at the World Cup and we're in a better place now than when we got on a plane to South Africa.
“It's a tough, tough challenge. Is it the toughest challenge? Yes, probably, almost. To win the 50-over World Cup in India is also a big challenge, so 2025 is a huge year for us. We have two very different challenges to tackle. we're really looking forward to it.”
Heather Knight will captain three England sides during the multi-format series in Australia
England Women ODI Squad: Heather Knight (captain; Somerset), Tammy Beaumont (The Blaze), Lauren Bell (Hampshire), Maia Bouchier (Hampshire), Alice Capsey (Surrey), Kate Cross (Lancashire), Charlie Dean (Somerset), Sophia Dunkley (Surrey) , Sophie Ecclestone (Lancashire), Lauren Filer (Durham), Sarah Glenn (The Blaze), Amy Jones (The Blaze), Nat Sciver-Brunt (The Blaze), Danni Wyatt-Hodge (Surrey).
England Women IT20 Squad: Heather Knight (captain; Somerset), Lauren Bell (Hampshire), Maia Bouchier (Hampshire), Alice Capsey (Surrey), Charlie Dean (Somerset), Sophia Dunkley (Surrey), Sophie Ecclestone (Lancashire), Lauren Filer (Durham), Danielle Gibson (Somerset), Sarah Glenn (The Blaze), Bess Heath (Durham), Amy Jones (The Blaze), Freya Kemp (Hampshire), Linsey Smith (Hampshire), Nat Sciver-Brunt (The Blaze), Danni Wyatt-Hodge (Surrey).
England Women's Test Squad: Heather Knight (captain; Somerset), Tammy Beaumont (The Blaze), Lauren Bell (Hampshire), Maia Bouchier (Hampshire), Kate Cross (Lancashire), Charlie Dean (Somerset), Sophia Dunkley (Surrey), Sophie Ecclestone (Lancashire) , Lauren Filer (Durham), Bess Heath (Durham), Amy Jones (The Blaze), Ryana MacDonald-Gay (Surrey), Nat Sciver-Brunt (The Blaze), Danni Wyatt-Hodge (Surrey).
Australia retained the 2023 Ashes after a series draw in England
Women's Ashes 2025 Schedule
UK dates and times
CommBank Women's Ashes ODI Series
- First ODI: North Sydney Oval, Sydney – Saturday 11 January (11.30pm)
- Other ODIs: Junction Oval, Melbourne – Monday 13 January (23.05)
- Third ODI: Bellerive Oval, Hobart – Thursday 16 January (11.05pm)
CommBank Women's Ash IT20 Series
- First IT20: SCG, Sydney – Monday, January 20 (8.40am)
- Other IT20: Manuka Oval, Canberra – Thursday 23 January (8.40am)
- Third IT20: Adelaide Oval, Adelaide – Saturday 25 January (8.10)
CommBank Women's Ashes Test Match
- One time test: MCG, Melbourne – 30 January to 2 February (3.30am)
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