Perth, March 5 (IANS) Australia captain Alyssa Healy says veteran allrounder Ellyse Perry is edging closer to fitness ahead of the upcoming day-night Test at the WACA, though the final call on her availability will be made closer to the match. Perry has been racing the clock to recover from a quadriceps issue that threatened to rule her out of the pink-ball encounter against India. However, the 35-year-old’s progress in training this week has given the Australian camp optimism.“We’ve got a v…
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New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) Maitlan Brown is eager to make an impact at the WACA Ground this week, but even if she doesn’t earn a maiden international cap in the one-off pink-ball Test against India, starting on Friday in Perth, the pacer is determined to embrace her return to the Australian fold.The 28-year-old was brought into the squad as a late replacement after Kim Garth was sidelined with a quad injury. It marks Brown’s first inclusion in an Australian squad since 2021, recognition for a…
Mumbai, March 3 (IANS) Senior pacer Renuka Thakur has been ruled out of the only Test against Australia at the WACA Ground in Perth as Kashvee Gautam was named a replacement on Tuesday.”To better manage her workload, Renuka has been advised to rest and will be unavailable for selection for the pink-ball Test. The BCCI Medical Team will be closely monitoring Renuka’s fitness progress,” BCCI said in a statement.”The Women’s Selection Committee has named Kashvee Gautam as her replacement. Kashv…
Melbourne, March 2 (IANS) Australia have called up uncapped pair Rachel Trenaman and Maitlan Brown to their squad for one-off Test against India, that commences at the WACA Ground in Perth on March 6.The uncapped pair will join their teammates in Perth this week, adding depth following the quad injuries to Garth and Ellyse Perry, and Sophie Molineux’s back complaint.Trenaman comes into an Australia squad for the first time as cover for Perry, is battling a quad issue and will play purely as a ba…
Hobart, Feb 28 (IANS) Uncapped teenage pacer Lucy Hamilton is edging closer to a potential international debut after being named in contention for the third and final ODI of the series against India, with Australia women’s cricket team grappling with a growing injury list.Australia currently hold a 6–4 advantage in the multi-format points-based contest following a commanding victory at Bellerive Oval on Friday. A clean sweep of the ODI leg in Hobart would ensure they retain the series trophy a…
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) Australia captain Alyssa Healy on Tuesday announced she will retire from all formats of cricket following the multi-format home series against India, which concludes with the Test match at Perth’s WACA Ground from March 6.Healy made the announcement on the Willow Talk podcast she co-hosts, drawing curtains on a 16-year international career. She has been part of seven World Cup wins (one ODI, six T20I) and a Commonwealth Games gold medal since making her debut in both whi…
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) Nicholas Lee is set to take over as the new strength and conditioning coach of the Indian women’s cricket team. Sources familiar with the matter told IANS that Lee is likely to join the Indian team after the 2026 season of the Women’s Premier League (WPL) is over on February 5 in Vadodara.“Yes, it’s confirmed that Lee will be the new S&C coach of the Indian women’s cricket team. Australia’s Nathan Kiely was also in talks, but Lee was always in the running fo…