Veterans Megan Schutt and Jess Jonassen, Australia’s two highest ranked bowlers, were out as the hosts named an 18-player squad led by Meg ...
Veterans Megan Schutt and Jess Jonassen, Australia’s two highest ranked bowlers, were out as the hosts named an 18-player squad led by Meg Lanning for next month’s multi-format series against India.
While pace spearhead Schutt has requested the selectors to not consider her for selection due to personal reasons, spin bowling all-rounder Jonassen will miss the assignment after suffering a bone stress injury in her tibia. Another notable absentee from the 18-member squad is Belinda Vakarewa, who is also skipping the series due to personal reasons.
The uncapped Maitlan Brown, who was part of the squad against New Zealand last year, returned after a long layoff due to a hamstring injury while Stella Campbell and Georgia Redmayne got their first national call-ups.
India’s tour Down Under, starting September 19, will have three ODIs, three T20Is and one Day-Night Test.
The series is scheduled to begin with the ODIs on September 19 in Sydney (there is a possibility of a change in fixtures due to the ongoing coronavirus-enforced lockdown in New South Wales), followed by the lone Test at the WACA in Perth on September 30 and conclude with the T20Is in Sydney from October 7.
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