England Women call up five uncapped players for South Africa Test

England Women have announced a 13-strong squad for the LV= Insurance Test against South Africa which includes five uncapped players.

Newcomers Emily Arlott, Lauren Bell, Alice Davidson-Richards, Freya Davies and Emma Lamb could all make their first Test appearance at Taunton in the four-day game from June 27-30, which is live on Sky Sports.

Seam bowlers Bell and Arlott have not played for England in any format as of yet but have been awarded places in the squad following the retirements of long-time new-ball pair Katherine Brunt and Anya Shrubsole.

Shrubsole retired from all forms of international cricket in April, while Brunt announced on Saturday that she was stepping away from the red-ball arena to focus solely on white-ball cricket.

Seamer Davies, who has played 24 white-ball internationals for England, is one of four frontline pace options in the group, alongside Bell, Arlott and Kate Cross.

All-rounder Davidson-Richards could make her first appearance since 2018, when she played five T20 internationals and a solitary one-day international.

Lamb, meanwhile, looks poised to open the batting with Tammy Beaumont following the dropping of Lauren Winfield-Hill.

Winfield-Hill is part of an England Women A squad that will face South Africa in a three-day warm-up match in Arundel from Tuesday.

Head coach Lisa Keightley said: "There are a number of new faces in the squad which brings a real level of energy and enthusiasm.

"We're at the beginning of a new ICC Women's Championship cycle, which starts for us with the India ODIs, and it's natural that we're looking forward with one eye on who may be a key player for us come 2025.

"Similarly with Katherine Brunt retired from Test cricket and Anya Shrubsole from all forms of the