Corteen-Coleman, 18, in England T20 World Cup squad

Corteen-Coleman, 18, in England T20 World Cup squadImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Tilly Corteen-Coleman made her Hundred debut for Southern Brave in 2024ByFfion WynneBBC Sport JournalistPublished28 April 2026, 11:01 BSTUpdated 9 minutes agoUncapped left-arm spinner Tilly Corteen-Coleman has been included in England's squad for the Women's T20 World Cup this summer.The 18-year-old impressed in England's intra-squad matches in South Africa this year.She is one of three left-arm spinners in England's squad alongside Sophie Ecclestone and Linsey Smith, while off-spinner Charlie Dean is named as vice-captain to Nat Sciver-Brunt.There is no place for 19-year-old Davina Perrin, who scored a century in last year's Hundred Eliminator, while veteran batter Tammy Beaumont also misses out.Lauren Bell leads the pace attack with Lauren Filer and Issy Wong, while all-rounders Dani Gibson and Freya Kemp offer seam-bowling options.Leg-spinner Sarah Glenn, a recent mainstay of England's T20 squads, was not considered for selection as she is recovering from a broken finger and has not played this season.England start their World Cup campaign against Sri Lanka on 12 June at Edgbaston.They play white-ball series against New Zealand and India before the World Cup. The T20 squads are the same as for the World Cup, while wicketkeeper Kira Chathli and all-rounder Jodi Grewcock earn their first call-ups for the one-day internationals against the White Ferns.Beaumont, who has played 140 one-day internationals, is not included for either series.England T20 squad: Nat Sciver-Brunt (captain), Charlie Dean (vice-captain) Lauren Bell, Alice Capsey, Tilly Corteen-Coleman, Sophie Dunkley, Sophie Ecclestone, Lauren Filer, Dani Gibson, Amy Jones (wk), Freya Kemp, Heather Knight, Linsey Smith, Issy Wong, Danni Wyatt-Hodge.ODI squad v New Zealand: Nat Sciver-Brunt (captain), Em Arlott, Lauren Bell, Alice Capsey, Kira Chathli, Tilly Corteen-Coleman, Sophie Ecclestone, Lauren Filer, Mahika Gaur, Dani Gibson, Jodi Grewcock, Amy Jones (wk), Freya Kemp, Heather Knight, Emma Lamb, Linsey Smith, Issy Wong.<div class="ssrcss-1553su4-ErrorMessage eitf6465"><div class="ssrcss-h7lv7m-StyledInnerContainer eitf6464"><div class="ssrcss-nbxsk2-TextContent eitf6461"><h2 type="normal" class="ssrcss-89o2pv-Heading e10rt3ze0">To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.</h2><p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10">This video can not be played</p></div></div></div>Figure caption, BBC and Sky personalties announce England women's T20 World Cup squadCorteen-Coleman has taken 17 wickets in as many games for Southern Brave in The Hundred and has nine wickets in four matches for Surrey in the One-day Cup this season.Brave paid £105,000 to retain her for 2026, a remarkable rise from her £12,500 wage in last year's competition.She is the only outlier in an otherwise predictable squad as 11 of the 15 players also featured at last autumn's 50-over World Cup, where England lost to South Africa in the semi-finals.Beaumont's absence means Sciver-Brunt and predecessor Heather Knight are the only members from the World Cup-winning side of 2017 included.Since then, which was the last time England hosted a Women's World Cup, they have failed to win any of the four T20 World Cups, the two 50-over editions or the five Ashes series.This will be Sciver-Brunt's seventh T20 World Cup and an eighth for Danni Wyatt-Hodge, who has been in sparkling form for Surrey this season with…

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