Seam-bowling all-rounder Tahlia McGrath has been named as Australia’s captain for his or her upcoming ODI collection in opposition to India after common skipper Alyssa Healy was dominated out as a consequence of knee harm. In Alyssa’s absence, batter Georgia Voll has earned a maiden call-up to the Australian crew. Cricket Australia (CA) added that Alyssa is in line to return for Australia within the subsequent three-match ODI in opposition to New Zealand in Georgia’s place. For the collection in opposition to India, all-rounder Ashleigh Gardner might be serving as deputy to Tahlia, whereas Beth Mooney would take up maintaining duties.
Final week, Alyssa was dominated out of the rest of WBBL season ten as a consequence of a knee harm which got here on the heels of a foot harm ending her time within the Girls’s T20 World Cup in October.
With Alyssa absent, Georgia is now in line to open the batting in ODIs in opposition to India alongside Phoebe Litchfield. Georgia has had a stellar begin to the summer time with the bat and presently sits within the high three run scorers within the WBBL and Girls’s Nationwide Cricket League. Georgia, 21, has scored 4 half-centuries throughout each tournaments together with scores of 98, 97 and 92.
“We have chosen an skilled squad for these two upcoming excursions with subsequent yr’s Ashes collection and ICC Girls’s World Cup very a lot very a lot the main target. Georgia Voll has had a robust begin to the summer time and has proven her potential over a number of years.”
“She’ll type an thrilling partnership with Phoebe Litchfield on the high of the order in what might be an amazing alternative for her to get a style of worldwide cricket in opposition to a robust India aspect.”
“The choice for Alyssa Healy to overlook the India collection was made with a longer-term view to the Ashes, together with her availability for the New Zealand collection to turn out to be clearer over the subsequent few weeks.”
“Tahlia McGrath impressed as captain in robust situations in the course of the World Cup and may have sturdy assist from Ash Gardner who has developed into a robust chief inside the aspect, each on and off the sphere.”
“India is an especially harmful aspect, and New Zealand might be filled with confidence following their World Cup win, so we’re in for some entertaining cricket throughout each collection,” mentioned Shawn Flegler, CA’s Head of Efficiency (Girls’s Cricket) and Nationwide Selector.
Sophie Molineux and Darcie Brown, whose WBBL seasons have seen them being sidelined by knee and hip accidents respectively, have additionally been included within the ODI squad for the collection in opposition to India and New Zealand.
The crew’s physiotherapist Kate Beerworth additionally mentioned tearaway pacer Tayla Vlaeminck is unavailable for remainder of the house summer time as a consequence of shoulder surgical procedure following an harm to it whereas fielding within the T20 World Cup.
“Sophie has returned to play following knee soreness which is able to proceed to be managed over the course of the summer time. Darcie has resumed coaching following a hip muscle pressure and is on monitor for each collection. Tayla underwent proper shoulder stabilisation surgical procedure final week and is unavailable for the rest of the 2024/25 season,” she mentioned.
Australia will play three ODIs in opposition to India from December 5-11 in Brisbane and Perth, adopted by three ODIs in opposition to T20 World Cup champions New Zealand from December 19-23 in Wellington.
All six matches are part of the ICC Girls’s Championship, with Australia presently sitting first within the standings with 28 factors from 18 matches and have already certified for the 2025 Girls’s ODI World Cup, to be held in India. Prime 5 groups and hosts India will advance immediately for the ODI World Cup, whereas different 4 groups will play within the qualifiers.
Australia ODI squad: Alyssa Healy (New Zealand collection solely, topic to health), Darcie Brown, Ashleigh Gardner, Kim Garth, Alana King, Phoebe Litchfield, Tahlia McGrath (captain for India collection), Sophie Molineux, Beth Mooney, Ellyse Perry, Megan Schutt, Annabel Sutherland, Georgia Voll (India collection solely), and Georgia Wareham
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