Fishlock, James, Hayley Ladd, Gemma Evans, Rachel Rowe and Kayleigh Barton boast a total of 638 international appearances between them.
Wales have a hugely experienced core at the heart of their squad even before you consider former captain Sophie Ingle, but more of the 141-cap midfielder and her chances of playing in Switzerland later.
While Wilkinson will turn to some players who represent clubs outside the top divisions, the bulk of her squad will be made up of those who have been tempered both sides of the Atlantic in the Women’s Super League (WSL) and National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL).
Those include strikers Ceri Holland (Liverpool), Hannah Cain (Leicester City) and Elise Hughes (Crystal Palace), plus Seattle defender Lily Woodham, who joined Palace on loan last season.
The raw pace of Ffion Morgan, Bristol City’s player of the season in their Championship campaign, provides Wilkinson with an important option in attack and the 25-year-old must surely be included.
Likewise IFK Norrkoping’s Carrie Jones and fellow midfielder Alice Griffiths, who spent the second half of the season on loan from Southampton at fellow Championship side Durham.
Newcastle United’s 26-year-old defender Lois Joel – another competing in the second-tier Championship that has been rebranded as WSL2 for next season – will likely also go as cover across the backline, but it remains to be seen how much youthful enthusiasm Wilkinson will add to her grizzled veterans.
The likes of Sunderland forward Mary McAteer, 21, Manchester United’s once-capped 18-year-old midfielder Mared Griffiths and club-mate defender Scarlett Hill, 17, Aston Villa goalkeeper Soffia Kelly, 18, fellow stopper Poppy Soper – the 23-year-old from Blackburn Rovers – and Bristol City forward Tianna Teisar, 19, have all been called into the squad during the Nations League campaign.
All are likely to have been considered for Switzerland, but many may not make the final cut and will have to wait for their chance in future campaigns.
