Birmingham Games: Australia retain World Cup successful squad for CWG

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Birmingham Games: Australia retain World Cup successful squad for CWG

The Australian ladies’s cricket workforce has retained its World Cup successful squad for the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, the place it should open its marketing campaign in opposition to India on July 29.

Australia have named the identical squad for his or her T20I tri-series with Ireland and Pakistan as properly.

The tri-series in Northern Ireland gives the perfect preparation for Meg Lanning’s facet, beneath interim head coach Shelley Nitschke, who must step up following Matthew Mott’s departure.

Mott took up the teaching position of the England males’s white-ball coach.

Besides dominating the 50-over World Cup in New Zealand, Lanning’s facet are additionally T20 World Cup champions, and are available off latest sequence wins within the format over rivals England and India.

“Outside of the squad, Tayla Vlaeminck (knee) and Georgia Wareham (ankle) continue their injury rehabilitation, though both are unlikely to feature for most of the Australian summer later this year,” the ICC mentioned in a launch.

“Whilst picked within the squad, Ellyse Perry is but to completely recuperate from stress fractures in her decrease again, and is anticipated to play solely as a batter on the tour.

“Her availability to bowl will be “dependent on her progress in the coming weeks and on the medical advice” based on workforce physio, Kate Bearworth.”

Australia’s Commonwealth Games Squad: Meg Lanning (C), Rachael Haynes (VC), Darcie Brown, Nicola Carey, Ashleigh Gardner, Grace Harris, Alyssa Healy, Jess Jonassen, Alana King, Tahlia McGrath, Beth Mooney, Ellyse Perry, Megan Schutt, Annabel Sutherland, Amanda- Jade Wellington

T20I Tri-Series Fixtures

July 16: Australia v Pakistan
July 17: Ireland v Australia
July 21: Ireland v Australia
July 23: Pakistan v Australia

Australia’s Commonwealth Games Group Fixtures

July 29: Australia v India
July 31: Barbados v Australia
August 3: Australia v Pakistan.

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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS

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