Cricket Australian’s National Selection Panel (NSP) has today announced the Australian squad for the white-ball component of the upcoming CommBank Women’s Ashes Series, and it includes a trio of NSW Breakers players.
The squad features Alyssa Healy as captain alongside her NSW teammates Ashleigh Gardner and Phoebe Litchfield.
The NSP will name a Test squad ahead of the historic Day-Night Test match at the MCG; the first of its kind at the venue and the first women’s Test match at the MCG since 1948-49.
The CommBank Women's Ashes is a multi-format series, consisting of three ODIs, three T20Is and a Test match. Across the series, teams are awarded two points for each ODI and T20I win, while a Test win is worth four points. If a match is drawn the points are shared. The team that accumulates the most points at the end of the series will be awarded the Ashes. Australia has held the Ashes since retaining the trophy in 2015.
Sydney fans will have the opportunity to see the side in action twice – an ODI at North Sydney Oval on January 12 and a T20I at the SCG on January 20.
Fans can watch all the action when Australia takes on England live on the Seven Network, 7Plus, Fox Cricket, Kayo Sports and ABC Radio.
Tickets for the summer are available at cricket.com.au.
Australian squad for the CommBank Women’s Ashes – ODIs and T20Is
Alyssa Healy (NSW / Sydney Sixers / Sydney CC) – captain
Darcie Brown (SA / Adelaide Strikers / Northern Districts CC)
Ashleigh Gardner (NSW / Sydney Sixers / Bankstown CC)
Kim Garth (VIC / Melbourne Stars / Dandenong CC)
Grace Harris (QLD / Brisbane Heat / Western Suburbs CC) *T20s only
Alana King (WA / Perth Scorchers / Midland Guildford CC)
Phoebe Litchfield (NSW / Sydney Thunder / Sydney University CC)
Tahlia McGrath (SA / Adelaide Strikers / Glenelg CC) – vice-captain
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)
Georgia Wareham (VIC / Melbourne Renegades / Essendon Maribyrnong Park CC)
CommBank Women’s Ashes ODI Series
12 January: North Sydney Oval, Sydney (10:30am)
14 January: Junction Oval, Melbourne (10:05am)
17 January: Bellerive Oval, Hobart (10:05am)
CommBank Women’s Ashes T20I Series
20 January: SCG, Sydney (7:15pm)
23 January: Manuka Oval, Canberra (7:15pm)
25 January: Adelaide Oval, Adelaide (6:45pm)
CommBank Women’s Ashes Test Match
30 January-2 February: MCG, Melbourne (2:30pm)