Australia remain hopeful that Alyssa Healy will be fit to feature in the day-night Ashes Test at the MCG, and have named her in a 13-player squad, but it will be as a batter only if she does recover in time.
Australia named a strong 13-member Test squad for the Test in the ongoing Women's Ashes series against England while providing an update on the fitness of key players. Before the Test leg, Australia successfully retained the Ashes with flying colours,
Australia names a strong 13-member squad for the Women's Ashes Test against England amid fitness concerns over key players Alyssa Healy and Ash Gardner. The Test match is set to begin on January 30 at Melbourne Cricket Ground as the series transitions to red-ball cricket.
A deluge of rain with just five balls left in the second T20 handed Australia a six-run victory in the second Ashes T20 as Australian captain Alyssa Healy declared her injured foot would have to “sawn off” to miss the series-ending Test match.
Healy was named as a specialist batter in Australia’s squad for the Ashes Test, which was revealed on Thursday evening, with teammate Beth Mooney expected to don the gloves in her absence. Superstar all-rounder Ash Gardner also features in the Test squad despite the first two T20s against England with a “low grade calf strain”.
Australia have named captain Alyssa Healy as a batter only in the day-night Ashes Test against England at the Melbourne <a t
Cricket Australia announced the squad for next week’s day-night MCG Women’s Ashes Test on Thursday. Alyssa Healy has been named in the squad as a specialist batter, with selectors saying they will give her “every chance” to overcome foot issues and play in the historic match.
Alyssa Healy has a recurrence of the foot injury she picked up in the T20 World Cup and misses the opening T20 game with England.
Alyssa Healy has been given a tentative green light to captain Australia in next week’s MCG Ashes Test, but will hand wicketkeeping duties to Beth Mooney.
The Australian women's team has announced its squad for the upcoming Day-Night Ashes Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). The team features Alyssa Healy and Ashleigh Gardner, despite their recent injuries. While Healy is dealing with foot problems, Gardner is recovering from a minor calf strain.
Australia captain Alyssa Healy might miss the remainder of the Women's Ashes 2025 due to mid-foot soreness. Cricket Australia is consulting specialists to manage her condition, and her participation in upcoming matches is uncertain.
Australia captain Alyssa Healy has been ruled out of the first T20 of the Women's Ashes because of a foot injury. The match against England takes place at the Sydney Cricket Ground, starting at 08 ...