Charlie Dean

Stand-in captain Charlie Dean says England Women have a host of heat-management tricks up their sleeve as temperatures threaten to hit 35°C at Lord's on Wednesday.

Charlie Dean has been left out of England's squad for the historic first women's Test at Lord's against India, with selectors managing her workload after a difficult injury-hit season.

Charlie Dean and teenage debutant Tilly Corteen-Coleman held their nerve to secure a dramatic one-wicket win for England against New Zealand in the opening ODI.

Stand-in captain Charlie Dean showed nerves of steel to guide England home in a nail-biting one-wicket win over New Zealand at Chester-le-Street.

Stand-in skipper Charlie Dean has justified England's controversial decision to prioritise team bonding over domestic cricket commitments.