Freya Kemp will bat at number five at Edgbaston in the absence of the all-rounder.
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Nat Silver-Brunt will miss England’s opening T20 against Pakistan at Edgbaston on Saturday after undergoing a “minor medical procedure”, captain Heather Knight revealed on the eve of the match.
Knight said the absence of all-rounder Siver-Brant opened the way for left-hander Freya Kemp to bat at number five. All-rounder Kemp has been included in England’s T20I squad purely as a batsman as he continues to make a comeback from a hip problem.
“Nat Silver-Blunt will be away tomorrow,” Knight told reporters Friday. “She will be available for her next match. She underwent a minor medical procedure so this match tomorrow is a little too early for her.
“We obviously played these three T20s in New Zealand without her and without a few other players, so it gave us an opportunity to get to know some of the players and add a little bit of depth to us. We’ve got some good young all-rounders coming in.” Dani Gibson has been particularly impressive with the ball at the back end, and Freya Kemp is obviously a huge clean-ball striker, which England don’t have a lot of, but she Same thing happened when he returned to bowling. , she will become her real asset.
“There’s some really good talent coming up. It’s important to guide the young players and get them on the right track to reach their full potential.”
Maia Bouchier enjoyed a ground-breaking tour of New Zealand in March, making the most of his chances at the top of the table with the late arrivals of Danny Wyatt and Siver Brunt from the WPL, helping England to reach four points in the T20I series. We won with one win and one loss.
The trip, along with Pakistan’s current visit and a home series against New Zealand scheduled for June and July, is an important stepping stone for England ahead of the T20 Women’s World Cup in Bangladesh in October. It became.
“I felt like our T20 game evolved a little bit in New Zealand,” Knight said. “We played a little bit trickier pitches in the powerplay, a little bit bigger boundaries, we had to play a little bit different game. That was really good for us. We probably have a few more tools in the bag. It added a lot and I think made us first class.” We’ve gotten a little bit smarter in the way we attack and put pressure on the bowlers. There were more hits and twos in the pocket, and it became harder to hit sixes.
“I feel like that’s made us evolve a lot as a team and the way we do things a little bit. It’s going to be the same in Bangladesh as well. We’re in a situation where we haven’t played a ton of cricket as a team, so we’ll see.”Cricket ‘s toolbox has plenty of skills to try and use when needed, and as a bowling unit, you can have different members bowling in different positions and give you opportunities when they arise. that. “
Pakistan, on the other hand, are recovering from a disappointing tour by West Indies, who won the T20I series 4-1 and ODIs 3-0. But Mr Knight said he was not satisfied with the result.
“They’ve had a good run in New Zealand too, winning the away series, so this is a really good result for them,” said Knight, who will be captained by Nida Dar, who replaced Bisma Marouf last year. He talked about Pakistan team. He recently retired from international cricket.
“They also have a new captain on the team and some retirees, and I think that often brings energy and revitalizes the team, so we’re by no means underestimating them. They obviously have some holes to fill. So it will be interesting for us to see who they bring in and what kind of young talent they potentially bring in. It will be a good challenge.”
The match in Birmingham is the first of three T20Is between both teams, followed by matches between Northampton and Leeds before a three-match ODI series.
Valkerie Baines is ESPNcricinfo’s women’s cricket editor-in-chief
