BIRMINGHAM, England: With exactly six weeks until the first ball is bowled, England Women have unveiled a 15-member squad that blends raw teenage promise with battle-hardened experience for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026, beginning June 12 at Edgbaston.
All-rounder Nat Sciver-Brunt will lead the side in what will be her seventh T20 World Cup appearance. The most exciting headline is the maiden call-up of 18-year-old spin sensation Tilly Corteen-Coleman, alongside fast bowlers Issy Wong and Lauren Filer, both poised for their first global tournament.
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Corteen-Coleman first grabbed the spotlight in 2024 when she claimed four wickets in four deliveries in the Charlotte Edwards Cup, and has since impressed in The Hundred. Her rapid rise also caught the eye of head coach Charlotte Edwards during a recent training camp in South Africa.
Despite the injection of fresh faces, England have largely stuck with a trusted core of experienced players for their first home ICC tournament since lifting the 50-over World Cup in 2017. Veteran batter Danni Wyatt-Hodge is set to appear in her eighth T20 World Cup, underscoring the side’s immense depth in big-match experience.
One notable omission is 19-year-old batter Davina Perrin, who misses out despite an impressive surge in domestic cricket.
‘The waiting and wondering is over’
Addressing the squad announcement, head coach Charlotte Edwards admitted that finalising the 15-player list was an unusually tough task, reflecting the deepening talent pool in English women’s cricket.
“The waiting and wondering is over,” Edwards said in a press release. “We have named our ICC Women’s T20 World Cup squad and there is no doubt that it has been incredibly tough to get to these 15 names.
“This is the hardest set of selection meetings I have been a part of because the pool of players to choose from is so strong and so many talented players have put their hand up to be a part of the squad, which is exactly what we want. That is the nature of world-class sport.”
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‘A huge honour’ – Sciver-Brunt
Captain Nat Sciver-Brunt described leading England at a home World Cup as a “huge honour”, and made it clear that nothing short of lifting the trophy will satisfy this group.
“It is a huge honour to be leading England into a T20 World Cup at home in front of family and friends and all our passionate supporters,” she said.
“I know how much winning in 2009 meant to the players and to Charlotte Edwards as captain, and being in the team under Heather Knight’s leadership for the 2017 ODI World Cup win was incredibly special. Now the aim is to do something similar with this fantastic group of players.”
England Women’s Squad for ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026
Nat Sciver-Brunt (c), Lauren Bell, Alice Capsey, Tilly Corteen-Coleman, Charlie Dean, Sophia Dunkley, Sophie Ecclestone, Lauren Filer, Dani Gibson, Amy Jones, Freya Kemp, Heather Knight, Linsey Smith, Issy Wong, Danni Wyatt-Hodge.
