The English summer begins on Saturday with the 50-over Rachael Hayhoe Flint Trophy, giving domestic players the chance to embed themselves in the T20 World Cup squad plans.
Speaking at the launch of the ECB's national tape-ball competition, Knight said: "It's never a closed door if people are performing well."
"The level of those regional games has dropped a lot over the last few years, so those performances are more valuable. It's a really exciting time, and obviously, we've got great competition in the team as well."
England used their bench strength against New Zealand in March and emerged victorious (4-1) despite not having big names in the Women's Premier League (WPL).Knight also revealed that she keeps a 'close eye' on any 'young talent' coming on the domestic circuit.
"You want to see England players stepping up and dominating, and really putting your name forward to be in the England team," he said.
"It's going to be an individual basis as to who plays what. But I always keep a close eye on what's going on, and what young talent is coming through, and this year is going to be no different given those games .We've got real depth of players we can choose from.“It's extremely exciting. It makes selection a lot tougher, and sometimes, you have more unhappy players – which is totally OK. It's a really good place to be.
"With the World Cup coming up in October, it's really important that we keep moving forward... Bangladesh is a tough place to go and play, so the focus of the summer is on that: getting to a really good place To try, get ready for that tournament."
England won the inaugural ICC Women's T20 World Cup in 2009, which they hosted, by defeating New Zealand in the final.Since then, Australia has won six out of seven titles and the West Indies broke their title winning streak in India in 2018.
Speaking at the launch of the ECB's national tape-ball competition, Knight said: "It's never a closed door if people are performing well."
"The level of those regional games has dropped a lot over the last few years, so those performances are more valuable. It's a really exciting time, and obviously, we've got great competition in the team as well."
England used their bench strength against New Zealand in March and emerged victorious (4-1) despite not having big names in the Women's Premier League (WPL).Knight also revealed that she keeps a 'close eye' on any 'young talent' coming on the domestic circuit.
"You want to see England players stepping up and dominating, and really putting your name forward to be in the England team," he said.
"It's going to be an individual basis as to who plays what. But I always keep a close eye on what's going on, and what young talent is coming through, and this year is going to be no different given those games .We've got real depth of players we can choose from.“It's extremely exciting. It makes selection a lot tougher, and sometimes, you have more unhappy players – which is totally OK. It's a really good place to be.
"With the World Cup coming up in October, it's really important that we keep moving forward... Bangladesh is a tough place to go and play, so the focus of the summer is on that: getting to a really good place To try, get ready for that tournament."
England won the inaugural ICC Women's T20 World Cup in 2009, which they hosted, by defeating New Zealand in the final.Since then, Australia has won six out of seven titles and the West Indies broke their title winning streak in India in 2018.
