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England Women call up Kate Cross, Tash Farrant and Amy Jones for Ashes

Cross, Farrant and Jones in contention ahead of Ashes Test on November 9

Saturday 4 November 2017 07:16, UK

CANTERBURY, ENGLAND - AUGUST 11: Kate Cross of England appeals unsuccessfully for the wicket of Alyssa Healy of Australia during day one of the Kia Women's
Image: Kate Cross has been called up by England Women ahead of the Ashes Test match

England Women have called seamers Kate Cross and Tash Farrant and wicketkeeper Amy Jones into their squad ahead of the Ashes Test against Australia.

Cross has linked up with the side already and could figure in their three-day warm-up game against a Cricket Australia XI in Sydney from Friday.

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Farrant and Jones - who, like Cross, have been playing club cricket in Australia - will arrive at the weekend, with all three now in contention for the Test at North Sydney Oval from November 9.

Cross has featured in three Tests, 14 ODIs and four T20s for England, with Farrant and Jones making 10 and 35 appearances respectively across the limited-overs formats.

England clawed their way back into the multi-format Ashes series on Sunday with a 20-run, DLS win in the third ODI at Coffs Harbour, cutting their deficit to 4-2 on points.

COFFS HARBOUR, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 29: England's Heather Knight plays a reverse sweep as Australia's Alyssa Healy looks on during the Women's Internatio
Image: Heather Knight hit an unbeaten 88 as England Women won the third ODI

However, Australia will retain the trophy if they triumph in the Test match, with the four points on offer for a victory taking them to the required eight.

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Three Twenty20 internationals, each worth two points for a win, will then be contested - the first in Sydney (Nov 17) and the final two in Canberra (Nov 19 and 21).

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