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Dean defends England missing games for army camp
Key takeaways
- Charlie Dean will become the 20th woman to lead England in a one-day international
- The 15 players in England's squad for the T20 World Cup were withdrawn from last week's round of fixtures in the One-Day Cup to attend the camp at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.
- Players also missed One-Day Cup matches earlier in the season for England training at Loughborough.
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Charlie Dean will become the 20th woman to lead England in a one-day international
Cricket Correspondent Published11 minutes ago Stand-in captain Charlie Dean has defended the decision for England's players to miss domestic matches for an army bootcamp, saying it was needed for the squad to "gel together".
The 15 players in England's squad for the T20 World Cup were withdrawn from last week's round of fixtures in the One-Day Cup to attend the camp at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.
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