Alexa will link up with the squad in Northampton ahead of training on Tuesday and will be available for selection for the second match on Wednesday. Alexa, 21, was a member of England\u2019s squad in the 2023 ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup, where she picked six wickets in five matches at an average of 11.33.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cWe have called up Warwickshire seam bowler Alexa Stonehouse to join the squad as cover for the remainder of the Metro Bank ODI series. She will join up with the squad in Northampton ahead of training tomorrow and the second match at the cinch County Ground on Wednesday,\u201d said the ECB in its statement.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The update comes as fast bowler Issy Wong faces a fitness concern and will undergo a scan on her hamstring. \u201cFast bowler Issy Wong will be going for a scan on her hamstring and will be further assessed by team medics,\u201d further said the ECB.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
England are leading the three-match ODI series 1-0 after securing a narrow one-wicket win in the opening game at Chester-le-Street on Sunday. England dismissed New Zealand for 210 but were left ruing lapses in the field. In the chase, England slipped to 160\/7 before stand-in skipper Charlie Dean stitched a crucial 35\u2011run stand with tailender Lauren Bell.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The update comes as fast bowler Issy Wong faces a fitness concern and will undergo a scan on her hamstring. \u201cFast bowler Issy Wong will be going for a scan on her hamstring and will be further assessed by team medics,\u201d further said the ECB.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Following the ODI series, both teams will then switch to the T20I series and ramp up their preparations for the Women\u2019s T20 World Cup, to be played in England from June 12 to July 5.<\/p>\r\n\r\n