21-year-old Grace Scrivens will lead England A in their upcoming T20I leg of the multi-format tour of Australia.
Scrivens will take charge of England A for the T20I series on Wednesday (March 26) at Hurstville Oval, while Durham captain Hollie Armitage is set to lead the 50-over outfit for the three matches next week.
The decision comes during a tumultuous period for England’s senior women’s team. After a 16-0 Ashes defeat, captain Heather Knight and head coach Jon Lewis left their roles. Scriven’s appointment positions her as an emerging contender to succeed Knight in the long term.
"Removing Jon Lewis and Heather Knight was the easy part, now comes the real predicament..."
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With no clear captaincy candidate to lead the rebuild and a hectic schedule looming, England have a monumental task ahead of them, writes @Katya_Wisden
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What is Grace Scrivens' captaincy record?
Scrivens led England to the final of the 2023 Under-19 Women’s T20 World Cup in South Africa. She finished as the tournament's second-highest run-scorer, amassing 293 runs at an average of 41.85 and a strike rate of 129.07. Additionally, she took nine wickets – joint-fourth highest in the tournament – at an average of 7.11 and an impressive economy rate of 3.09 with her off-spin. The all-round performance earned her a place in the team of the tournament.
Among her other captaincy stints, she led Sunrisers to the final of the Heyhoe-Flint Trophy in its last edition. Scrivens is yet to make her senior England debut, but a strong showing in the upcoming series – backed by her performances in the U19 World Cup – could fast-track her progression to the next level.
England A faced a major setback as the experienced Danielle Gibson was ruled out due to a stress fracture of her back. Essex’s Eva Gray has been called as her replacement.
The tourists will also play a four-day match between April 12 and 15.
