England v Austria: Date, time, location and team news for Women's Euros tie

Sarina Wiegman's Lionesses are among the favourites for glory this summer and will be able to count on home advantage as they chase their first major trophy.

England reached the semi-finals at the last Euros in 2017 but were well beaten by Netherlands.

Leah Williamson and co will be eager to go one better this summer and reach the final at Wembley on July 31.

But before that, they will begin the showpiece tournament against Austria ahead of their other Group A games against Norway and Northern Ireland.

The festival of women's football is fast approaching and the countdown to England's opener is on.

England v Austria: Date and kick-off time

The opening game of the Women's European Championship will take place on Wednesday, July 6.

It will be held at Manchester United's 74,000-capacity Old Trafford and will kick-off at 8pm.

England then face Norway in Brighton on July 11 before their final group game in Southampton against Northern Ireland on July 15.

England v Austria: talkSPORT commentary

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More details on our commentary will follow soon.

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England v Austria: Team news

England have named a 28 player provisional squad for the Euros.

It contains a nice mix of experience and youth with no uncapped players named.

Man City's Steph Houghton is set to return from injury but she has been replaced as captain by Arsenal's Williamson.

Chelsea's Fran Kirby has been named despite announcing a few weeks ago she has been suffering from fatigue and wasn't sure when she would be able to play again.

Georgia Stanway has also been selected following her recent move from City to Bayern Munich.

The squad will be cut down to 23 in the middle of June before England's warm-up games against Belgium, Netherlands and Switzerland.

England provisional squad

Goalkeepers: Mary Earps (Manchester United), Hannah Hampton (Aston Villa), Sandy MacIver (Everton), Ellie Roebuck (Manchester City).

Defenders: Millie Bright, Jess Carter, Niamh Charles (all Chelsea), Lucy Bronze, Alex Greenwood, Steph Houghton, Demi Stokes (all Manchester City), Rachel Daly (Houston Dash), Lotte Wubben-Moy (Arsenal).

Midfielders: Fran Kirby (Chelsea), Jill Scott (Aston Villa, on loan from Manchester City), Lucy Staniforth, Ella Toone, Katie Zelem (all Manchester United), Georgia Stanway (Bayern Munich), Keira Walsh (Manchester City), Leah Williamson (Arsenal).

Forwards: Beth England (Chelsea), Lauren Hemp, Chloe Kelly, Ellen White (all Manchester City), Beth Mead, Nikita Parris (both Arsenal), Alessia Russo (Manchester United).

England v Austria: What has been said?

England boss Wiegman: "The Euros are getting closer, and naming out squad is a big step towards the tournament.

"We have a settled squad and I know we have players in our team that will give everything to make it a summer to remember.

"It is important the players have the chance to get some rest now after a very busy season before we get back to our work.

"We then have a series of prep camps coming up and it is important we use this time to build an even closer connection on and off the pitch.

"We also look forward to welcoming those who have been working individually and with their clubs on their fitness in the past few weeks.

"We are hoping to have them back on the pitch when the series of pre camps start, so we can see where they are at."