Capsey, who was initially ruled out of the tour amid a prolonged slump in form with the bat, left the WBBL’s Melbourne Renegades to join his England teammates in South Africa today.
England said their withdrawal was due to “a couple of minor injury issues within the squad” but gave no further details, adding only that all members of the squad were taking part in a light training session on Monday amid “a couple of problems, nothing important.
Capsey made a top score of 19 in three innings in last month’s T20 World Cup, where England failed to reach the knockouts. Since then, she has scored 72 runs in eight innings in the WBBL, where she is currently the third highest wicket-taker with 13 at an average of 13.23 and an economy rate of 7.21, including a best of 5 for 25 in a lost cause. against the scorchers of Perth.
Capsey and the injured Dani Gibson were the only members of the T20 World Cup squad not included in the original group bound for South Africa, with middle-order batsman Paige Scholfield and fast bowler Lauren Filer called up after missing the World Cup. World. Scholfield made his England debut on the tour of Ireland in September.
South Africa will host England in three T20Is starting November 24 in east London, followed by three ODIs and ending with a Test in Bloemfontein.
