England Women name squad for South Africa series

England Women have named their squad for the first two Royal London ODIs of the summer against South Africa.

The three-match series - every game shown live on Sky Sports - will be the first time the two sides have come up against each other since the ICC Women's World Cup semi-final last summer.

Katherine Brunt, Georgia Elwiss, Laura Marsh, Sarah Taylor and Lauren Winfield all return to the squad after missing out on the Indian tour. World Cup-winning duo Fran Wilson and Alex Hartley miss out.

"It should be a really exciting summer against two of the best teams in the world," said England coach Mark Robinson.

"South Africa are an up and coming team with some really dangerous players. They pushed us close the last time we met them and we will have to be at our best to beat them.

"It's obviously great to have Katherine and Sarah back, and Lauren and Laura's recent form has earned them recalls."

Watch England Women take on South Africa in the first one-day international live on Sky Sports Main Event from 1.30pm on Saturday.

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England squad: Heather Knight (captain, Berkshire), Tammy Beaumont (Kent), Katherine Brunt (Yorkshire), Sophie Ecclestone (Lancashire), Georgia Elwiss (Sussex), Jenny Gunn (Warwickshire), Danielle Hazell (Yorkshire), Amy Jones (wicketkeeper, Warwickshire), Laura Marsh (Kent), Anya Shrubsole (Somerset), Nat Sciver (Surrey), Sarah Taylor (wicketkeeper, Sussex), Lauren Winfield (Yorkshire), Danni Wyatt (Sussex)