After undergoing surgery in August, the England captain will return to the squad for three ODIs and five T20 Internationals to be held in the Caribbean from December 4 to December 22.
“It’s been really good to recover, worked hard for three months in the gym,” Heather Knight said ahead of Sunday’s first ODI. I am feeling really good, the hips feel in a good place and I am sure I am 100 per cent fit. The next few days are preparing for it so I am ready to play the first match on Sunday. I feel refreshed.
“My role is to come back into the team and score a few runs, it will be a good feeling to go out there and try to play my part. I have experience in these situations. My main job is to score runs and lead the team again.
England have appointed wicketkeeper-batsman Amy Jones as vice-captain for the series while Nate Sciver has not put himself forward for the role after withdrawing from the series against India in September to focus on mental health.
Jones captained England during the series that ended controversially when Charlie Dean was the victim of being ‘mankad’ out in the final ODI. Quite clearly Heather Knight has refused to use the strategy to get England moving forward.
“Unless someone is getting a clear benefit, I don’t see us using it in any situation,” he said.It is important to have a rule, otherwise people can take advantage of it. I don’t think it’s something we want to do, we’ll try and do the things we normally do.
England ODI squad:
Heather Knight (captain), Tammy Beaumont, Lauren Bell, Ellyse Capsy, Kate Cross, Alice Davidson-Richards, Freya Davis, Charlie Dean, Sophia Dunkley, Sophie Ecclestone, Amy Jones, Freya Kemp, Emma Lamb, Nat Sciver, Danny Wyatt.
England T20 squad:
Heather Knight (captain), Lauren Bell, Katherine Brunt, Ellyse Capsy, Freya Davis, Charlie Dean, Sophia Dunkley, Sophie Ecclestone, Sarah Glenn, Amy Jones, Freya Kemp, Nat Sciver, Lauren Winfield-Hill, Issie Wong, Danny Wyatt.