A fifth World Cup would be 'very cool' - Scarratt

England centre Emily Scarratt says playing astatine location successful a 5th World Cup adjacent twelvemonth would beryllium "very cool" but is not reasoning excessively acold ahead.

The 34-year-old, who returned aft complete a twelvemonth retired earlier this year's Six Nations pursuing neck surgery, starred a decade agone arsenic nan Red Roses won nan World Cup against Canada.

However, Scarratt suffered last defeats astatine nan hands of New Zealand successful 2010, 2017 and 2022.

"Hopefully it’s going to beryllium a mega World Cup successful position of exposure, fans and nan sound astir it," Scarratt said.

"It would evidently beryllium very cool connected a individual level but it's not thing I’m reasoning excessively overmuch about.

"It would beryllium bully to get to that 1 and somewhat extremity nan ratio successful a much favourable manner for wins and losses."

Ahead of nan Red Roses looking to take sides their WXV1 title successful Canada this autumn, John Mitchell's broadside person 2 warm-up games, pinch nan first against France astatine Kingsholm connected 7 September, earlier taking connected New Zealand connected 14 September successful nan first trial lucifer astatine nan recently named 'Allianz Stadium'.

It remains unclear what position Scarratt will play if selected pursuing an ankle injury to extracurricular centre Meg Jones.

Despite playing nan mostly of her rugby astatine extracurricular centre, Scarratt was moved to wrong centre by England caput coach Mitchell for nan Six Nations, but Jones' wounded mightiness now spot a return to nan 13 shirt.

"I've been moving astatine some and screen some arsenic person different players,” explained Scarratt. "I'm happy pinch either."

Despite struggling pinch wounded and getting to grips pinch nan caller position during nan Red Roses' Grand Slam-winning campaign, Mitchell is impressed by Scarratt successful pre-season and confirmed a move backmost could happen.

"Being a gangly backmost successful unstructured attack, nan alteration of level astatine 12 and alteration of guidance is needed very quickly," Mitchell added.

"We person allowed Emily to attraction connected her positional spot astatine 13 this summertime and successful pre-season she is looking really sharp.

"She is simply a different personification and successful a caller intelligence authorities arsenic good arsenic physically being good prepared, it is exciting."

Kick-off times each BST

Saturday, 7 September - England v France (Kingsholm Stadium, 14:30)

Saturday, 14 September - England v New Zealand (Allianz Stadium, 14:30)

Sunday, 29 September - United States v England (BC Place, Vancouver, 20:30)

Sunday, 6 October - New Zealand v England (Langley Event Centre, Langley, 21:00)

Saturday, 12 October - Canada v England (BC Place, Vancouver, 03:00)