Rejuvenated batter and Lauren Filer in line for selection as touring party prepares for series opener in Dunedin
Tammy Beaumont is set for a return to England’s Twenty20 team for the first time since January 2022, while the 23-year-old seamer Lauren Filer may be in line for a debut as England begin their tour of New Zealand on Tuesday with the first of five T20s, in Dunedin.
Beaumont was dropped before the Commonwealth Games in 2022 with the captain, Heather Knight, saying England wanted players who could bring more “fearlessness and aggressiveness” in the 20-over format. However, Beaumont’s recent form has made a mockery of that statement: in August she smashed 118 from 61 balls for Welsh Fire – the highest-ever score in the Hundred.
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