Australia announced their squad for the upcoming series against India. The tour includes three ODIs and seven T20Is, which will be Tri-series including England just after the completion of ODIs. The three ODIs will be played from 12th to 18th March in Vadodara and the T20I Tri-series will be played from 22nd to 31st March in Mumbai.
The three ODIs will be a part of the ICC Women's Championship; while the T20I matches will be the biggest tournament for the players, as WorldCup T20 will be held later this year, and these matches will help prepare for the big event.
Talking about the ODI squad, Meg Lanning is named the captain for the side. It will be a daunting task for her, to captain and perform consistently as she was injured and missed out of the Ashes, WBBL and WNCL due to a shoulder surgery. Rachael Haynes is named the deputy to Lanning after Blackwell’s retirement. Regular hard hitters Elyse Villani, Ashleigh Gardener, Alyssa Healy and Ellyse Perry are included in the squad. Bolton and Beth Mooney are named in the squad to make the batting line up strong. Fast bowling slots are packed with the likes of Perry, Megan Schutt, and Vakarewa.
The two new faces which are named in the 15 members squad are uncapped all-rounders Sophie Molineux and Nicola Carey. Both of them performed exceptionally well for the respective franchise in the recently concluded WBBL.
England will join Australia and India to play the T20 Tri-series. Almost all players who made the way into the ODI squad are named in the T20 squad as well. Delissa Kimminceand Naomi Stalenberg make their way in place of Wellington and Vakarewa. Talented all-rounder Tahlia McGrath ruled out due to an injury.
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