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England A team will tour Australia for the first time, opening the door of England’s closed shop to players younger and older
With few call‑ups coming from beyond the contracted squad of 17, the England women’s team has sometimes felt like a closed shop since professionalism was instituted in 2014. That, however, could all change this winter: for the first time, a women’s “A team” will take on the Australia A team in a series that will include 50-over and 20-over matches and run concurrently with the senior team’s Women’s Ashes series.
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