sport news Aussie cricket's teenage sensation Phoebe Litchfield is named in squad for the ... trends now Aussie cricket's teenage sensation Phoebe Litchfield is named in squad for the Women's Ashes...and 19-year-old reveals she was attending a lecture at university when she received shock calls from the selectors Phoebe Litchfield has been called up in Australia's squad for the Women's Ashes The 19-year-old said she couldn't believe she'd been selected Litchfield is the only new face in the 15-woman squad for the tour By Australian Associated Press Published: 10:57 BST, 29 March 2023 | Updated: 10:57 BST, 29 March 2023 Viewcomments Teen sensation Phoebe Litchfield didn't 'think it was her time yet' but luckily the Australian selectors don't agree. Litchfield is the one new face in the 15-woman squad announced on Wednesday for the multi-format Ashes series and is firming for her Test debut. Selectors have otherwise retained all players who won the Twenty20 World Cup in February. The 19-year-old's call-up comes after a stellar home summer, where she was dismissed only once in her first three ODIs against Pakistan and totalled 154 runs. Long regarded as one of the country's best young talents, Litchfield also averaged 49.87 for NSW in one-day cricket, and registered her maiden WNCL century. 'I was at university, [selector] Shawn Flegler called me and I said: "I need to take this call",' Litchfield recalled. Phoebe Litchfield has been named in Australia's squad for the Women's Ashes The teenager revealed she was at university when she received the call from the selectors 'It was going to go one of two ways [...] I was pretty pumped, walked back in and was like: "Yep, cool". 'I'm probably the sixth or seventh batter in that top order [...] I didn't think it was my time yet. 'For so long they've been so successful [...] it shows these girls are really good and I'm just keen to be there and put my hand up if the opportunity arises.' Flegler said Litchfield had demanded inclusion after 'taking her game to the next level in the past 12 months' and is viewed as an all-format player. 'She is progressing in her rehabilitation and is working back towards full bowling fitness,'’ Flegler said. 'She is a highly regarded talent and is certainly part of our plans moving forward.' AUSTRALIA SQUAD FOR WOMEN'S ASHES Meg Lanning (captain), Darcie Brown, Ashleigh Gardner, Kim Garth, Grace Harris, Alyssa Healy, Jess Jonassen, Alana King, Phoebe Litchfield, Tahlia McGrath, Beth Mooney, Ellyse Perry, Megan Schutt, Annabel Sutherland, Georgia Wareham. Advertisement Her chances of cracking into the Test team on June 22 at Trent Bridge are helped by Rachael Haynes's retirement after Australia's last four-day match in 2022, leaving a gap at the top of the order. The left-hander is considered a genuine chance of taking that spot, unless Australia open with Beth Mooney and play an extra bowler than in their last Test. Kim Garth and Grace Harris are the other two players in the squad without Test experience. English conditions are expected to suit Garth and her ability to move the ball, after moving from Ireland and becoming one of Australia's front-line bowlers. Harris previously toured England for the 2015 Ashes, but is seen as more of a white-ball player for the three T20s and ODIs that follow the Test match. Legspinner Amanda-Jade Wellington is again the unlucky player, picked instead for the Australia A tour, with fellow legspinners Alana King and Georgia Wareham preferred for the main squad. Litchfield scored 154 runs in the home series against Pakistan this summer She averaged 49.87 for NSW in one-day cricket, and registered her maiden WNCL century Tayla Vlaeminck has also been named to make her comeback in the A side, after a lengthy layoff from foot fractures suffered in January 2022. Australia will keep their options open of moving players from the A squad and into the top team, with their three ODIs and T20s scheduled around the senior side. Notable absentees from that squad include Elyse Villani, with the door now seemingly shut at age 33 after topping the run-scoring charts in the WNCL for two of the past three summers. Tasmania teammate Nicola Carey was also left out of both squads, after being dropped from Australia's main group in January. Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility