England pick Beth Langston & Kate Cross for West Indies

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Uncapped seamers Beth Langston and Kate Cross are in England's 14-strong squad for their upcoming limited-overs internationals in the West Indies.

Charlotte Edwards's side face a triangular Twenty20 series against West Indies and New Zealand, before playing three ODIs against the Windies.

Four of the Ashes-winning squad - Anya Shrubsole, Heather Knight, Katherine Brunt and Laura Marsh - are injured.

In addition, all-rounder Arran Brindle misses the tour for personal reasons.

The tri-series, which takes place in Barbados, starts on 14 October, with England's first game against New Zealand two days later.

Cross and Langston, both 21, and wicketkeeper-batter Amy Jones are the only players heading to the Caribbean who were not in the squad for the multi-format Women's Ashes, which England won 12-4 on the points-based system.

England & Wales Cricket Board, external head of women's cricket Clare Connor said: "After an inspirational summer regaining the Women's Ashes, the England team now embarks on a full winter schedule.

"With a few experienced players currently rehabilitating injuries sustained during the Ashes campaign, a number of young players will have the opportunity to play key roles for the side in what promises to be an exciting tour."

England have also named a 21-strong performance squad for 2013-14, comprising the 14 Windies tourists plus Shrubsole, Knight, Brunt, Marsh, Brindle, seamer Georgia Elwiss and batter Fran Wilson.

A 15-player squad for the return Women's Ashes series in Australia - which starts in January - will be named in December.

England squad to tour West Indies: Charlotte Edwards (Kent, captain), Tammy Beaumont (Kent), Holly Colvin (Sussex), Kate Cross (Lancashire), Natasha Farrant (Kent), Lydia Greenway (Kent), Jenny Gunn (Nottinghamshire), Danielle Hazell (Yorkshire), Amy Jones (Warwickshire), Beth Langston (Essex), Natalie Sciver (Surrey), Sarah Taylor (Sussex), Lauren Winfield (Yorkshire), Danielle Wyatt (Nottinghamshire).

England performance squad 2013-14: Tammy Beaumont (Kent), Arran Brindle (Sussex), Katherine Brunt (Yorkshire), Holly Colvin (Sussex), Kate Cross (Lancashire), Charlotte Edwards (Kent), Georgia Elwiss (Sussex), Natasha Farrant (Kent), Lydia Greenway (Kent), Jenny Gunn (Nottinghamshire), Danielle Hazell (Yorkshire), Amy Jones (Warwickshire), Heather Knight (Berkshire), Beth Langston (Essex), Laura Marsh (Kent), Natalie Sciver (Surrey), Anya Shrubsole (Somerset), Sarah Taylor (Sussex), Fran Wilson (Somerset), Lauren Winfield (Yorkshire), Danielle Wyatt (Nottinghamshire).

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