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England v South Africa: Alice Davidson-Richards on her 'emotional' call-up to England Test squad

Alice Davidson-Richards batting for England against AustraliaGetty Images

Alice Davidson-Richards toured Australia with England A in 2021 before receiving her call-up to the Test squad against South Africa

By Ffion Wynne
BBC Sport

Alice Davidson-Richards feared her England career was over at just 23 years old.

The all-rounder from Kent made her debut against India in 2018 - a sole one-day international followed by five Twenty20s against Australia.

Struggling to cement her place in a competitive side, she was awarded a rookie contract by England in 2019 but was not called up again.

But four years later, it's time for round two.

Davidson-Richards is one of five potential debutants named in England's Test squad to face South Africa, and she could not be happier.

"I was driving to training when I got the call to tell me I was in the squad," she says. "I rang my mum and I was just crying.

"My mum was saying: 'Is everything OK? What's happened? Have you had an accident">