Cricket Australia (CA) has formally introduced the 14-member Ladies’s squad that can signify the nation within the upcoming one-off Take a look at match in opposition to South Africa. The match is scheduled to begin on February 15 on the famend WACA floor in Perth.
Sophie Molineux’s makes her comeback
A big spotlight of the squad announcement is the return of spin bowling all-rounder Sophie Molineux. Molineux’s inclusion comes after overcoming a sequence of harm setbacks, together with a stress fracture in her foot that sidelined her through the 2022 Ashes and the ODI World Cup. Regardless of going through one other setback with an ACL harm through the 2022 Ladies’s Huge Bash League (WBBL) season, Molineux’s latest performances for Victoria within the Ladies’s Nationwide Cricket League (WNCL) have been noteworthy, incomes her a spot within the Take a look at squad.
Key squad particulars
- Captaincy continues: Alyssa Healy will proceed to guide the group as captain.
- Skilled lineup: The squad options acquainted faces comparable to Ashleigh Gardner, Kim Garth, Jess Jonassen, Tahlia McGrath, Beth Mooney, Ellyse Perry, and Megan Schutt.
- New alternatives: The Take a look at squad presents alternatives for gamers to showcase their expertise within the longest format of the sport.
Inexperienced vs Gold fixture
Along with unveiling the Take a look at squad, selectors have additionally named two squads for a ‘Inexperienced vs Gold’ three-day red-ball fixture. This initiative is a part of an expanded Australia A programme aimed toward offering gamers with extra publicity to multi-day cricket. The fixture is ready to happen at Karen Rolton Oval from March 5-7.
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Australia Ladies Take a look at squad for the one-off Take a look at in opposition to South Africa:
Alyssa Healy (c), Darcie Brown, Ashleigh Gardner, Kim Garth, Jess Jonassen, Alana King, Phoebe Litchfield, Tahlia McGrath, Sophie Molineux, Beth Mooney, Ellyse Perry, Megan Schutt, Annabel Sutherland, Georgia Wareham
Inexperienced Squad: Heather Graham, Maitlan Brown, Maddy Darke, Amy Edgar, Alana King, Chloe Piparo, Lilly Mills, Kate Peterson, Sophie Reid, Hayley Silver-Holmes, Courtney Sippel, Tayla Vlaeminck, Georgia Voll
Gold Squad: Charli Knott, Emma de Broughe, Darcie Brown, Sophie Day, Nicole Faltum, Tess Flintoff, Kim Garth, Sianna Ginger, Milly Illingworth, Katie Mack, Grace Parsons, Courtney Webb, Amanda-Jade Wellington
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This text was first revealed at WomenCricket.com, a Cricket Occasions firm.
