Cricket South Africa has confirmed that the women’s cricket team’s extended squad comprising of 24 members would return to training on Thursday for the upcoming tour of England.
The South African Women’s team is all set tour for a bilateral series in England which is scheduled to happen in September.
It has been reported that the squad will get together at Pretoria on July 26 for a training camp which will include both physical and medical assements. In August, they would return to their state provinces for their personal training before coming back for a two week camp from August 16. Players and the support staff involved would be tested for COVID-19 before the Camps.
Graeme Smith, Director of Cricket for CSA has said that the emphasis would be on the 50-over format with the One Day World Cup scheduled early next year. “The projected tour of England will have a heavy emphasis on the 50-over format as we start preparing for the ICC Women’s World Cup which is still scheduled to be played in New Zealand early next year,” he said.
He said that the they have been through a frustrating period with their Momentum Proteas not able to build on the excellent form they showed at the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup.
“The squad will train and live in the High-Performance Centre in Pretoria with all the bio-secure measures in place and will follow social distancing norms. They will be adhering to the strict safety protocols that are in line with guidelines set out by CSA’s COVID-19 steering committee and National Department of Health.”
“We were very encouraged by the success of the health protocols in the lead-up to the 3TC Solidarity Cup and on the actual match day as well. Safety remains our priority at all times for players, support staff and all other people involved,” Smith added.
Training Squad : Dané van Niekerk, Lizelle Lee, Marizanne Kapp, Mignon du Preez , Suné Luus, Chloe Tryon, Shabnim Ismail, Ayabonga Khaka, Masabata Klaas, Trisha Chetty, Sinalo Jafta, Laura Wolvaardt, Tumi Sekhukhune, Nadine de Klerk, Nonkululeko Mlaba, Nondumiso Shangase, Faye Tunnicliffe, Zintle Mali, Raisibe Ntozakhe, Lara Goodall, Anneke Bosch, Tazmin Brits, Robyn Searle, Andrie Steyn.
