The Cricket Australia National Selection Panel (NSP) has today named three Breakers stars in a 13-player squad for the CommBank Women’s ODI series against India and CommBank Tour of New Zealand.
Australia will play three One-Day Internationals against India from 5-11 December in Brisbane and Perth, with three ODIs against T20 world champions New Zealand to follow from 19-23 December in Wellington.
Captain Alyssa Healy will miss the India series due to a knee injury but will return for the New Zealand matches.
NSW teammates Ash Gardner and Phoebe Litchfield have also been named in the squad and will play in both series.
Tahlia McGrath will captain in Healy’s absence with Gardner her deputy.
All six matches form part of the ICC Women’s Championship, with Australia currently sitting first in the standings.
Cricket Australia’s Head of Performance (Women’s Cricket) and National Selector, Shawn Flegler said:
“We’ve chosen an experienced squad for these two upcoming tours with next year’s Ashes series and ICC Women’s World Cup very much very much the focus.
“The decision for Alyssa Healy to miss the India series was made with a longer-term view to the Ashes, with her availability for the New Zealand series to become clearer over the next few weeks.”
Australia squad:
Alyssa Healy (NSW / Sydney Sixers / Sydney CC) *New Zealand series only
Darcie Brown (SA / Adelaide Strikers / Northern Districts CC)
Ashleigh Gardner (NSW / Sydney Sixers / Bankstown CC)
Kim Garth (VIC / Melbourne Stars / Dandenong CC)
Alana King (WA / Perth Scorchers / Midland Guildford CC)
Phoebe Litchfield (NSW / Sydney Thunder / Sydney University CC)
Tahlia McGrath (SA / Adelaide Strikers / Glenelg CC)
Sophie Molineux (VIC / Melbourne Renegades / Dandenong CC)
Beth Mooney (WA / Perth Scorchers / Sandgate-Redcliffe CC)
Ellyse Perry (VIC / Sydney Sixers / Dandenong CC)
Megan Schutt (SA / Adelaide Strikers / Sturt CC)
Annabel Sutherland (VIC / Melbourne Stars / Prahran CC)
Georgia Voll (QLD / Sydney Thunder / Sandgate-Redcliffe District CC) *India series only
Georgia Wareham (VIC / Melbourne Renegades / Essendon Maribyrnong Park CC)