Australia ladies have introduced two squads for his or her upcoming ODI collection in opposition to India and New Zealand, scheduled to run from December 5 to 23. The crew will host India in a three-match collection earlier than heading to New Zealand for an additional set of three ODIs.
Alyssa Healy to overlook the India ODIs
Common captain Alyssa Healy, recovering from a knee damage, will miss the India ODIs however is anticipated to return for the New Zealand matches. In her absence, Tahlia McGrath will lead the aspect, supported by seasoned all-rounder Ashleigh Gardner.
One of many main highlights of the choice is the inclusion of Georgia Voll, who earned her maiden call-up for the India collection. 21-year-old Voll has been in stellar type this season, rating among the many high run-scorers in each the Ladies’s Large Bash League (WBBL) 2024 and the Ladies’s Nationwide Cricket League (WNCL) 2024/25.
Cricket Australia’s Head of Efficiency (Ladies’s Cricket) and Nationwide Selector, Shawn Flegler, emphasised the importance of those ODIs within the lead-up to subsequent 12 months’s Ashes and ICC Ladies’s Cricket World Cup.
“We’ve chosen an skilled squad with a transparent concentrate on constructing in direction of the Ashes and World Cup,” Flegler stated in her official assertion.
“Georgia Voll’s constant performances this summer time spotlight her potential, and her pairing with Phoebe Litchfield on the high of the order will present her with an amazing alternative to adapt to the worldwide stage.”
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Flegler additionally praised McGrath’s management, noting her capacity to thrive in difficult situations, and expressed optimism about Healy’s availability for the New Zealand collection.
“The choice for Alyssa Healy to overlook the India collection was made with a longer-term view to the Ashes, along with her availability for the New Zealand collection to turn out to be clearer over the following few weeks,” he added.
“Tahlia McGrath impressed as captain in powerful situations throughout the World Cup and can have robust assist from Ash Gardner who has developed into a powerful chief inside the aspect, each on and off the sphere.”
Australia ladies’s squad for India ODIs:
Tahlia McGrath (c), Darcie Brown, Ashleigh Gardner, Kim Garth, Alana King, Phoebe Litchfield, Sophie Molineux, Beth Mooney, Ellyse Perry, Megan Schutt, Annabel Sutherland, Georgia Wareham, Georgia Voll
Australia ladies’s squad for New Zealand ODIs:
Alyssa Healy (c), Darcie Brown, Ashleigh Gardner, Kim Garth, Alana King, Phoebe Litchfield, Tahlia McGrath, Sophie Molineux, Beth Mooney, Ellyse Perry, Megan Schutt, Annabel Sutherland, Georgia Wareham
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This text was first printed at WomenCricket.com, a Cricket Occasions firm.