Australia has selected a similar team to play South Africa in the multi-format home series that begins with white-ball matches against India. However, the Governor General’s XI has also been selected, which is an interesting bunch of young people.
Australia, under the direction of Alyssa Healy, will play three T20Is, three ODIs, and one Test match in their first multi-format series against South Africa. Sophie Molineux, the captain of the Melbourne Renegades, will lead the Governor General’s XI. Following a year-long absence due to an ACL injury, the all-round player is back playing representative cricket.
In the 2023 ICC T20 World Cup final in Cape Town, South Africa proved to be difficult opponents, and Australia is eager to take on the task of hosting the Proteas in a multi-format series. The team that just visited India is largely similar to the one that will play in the T20s and ODIs. “Grace Harris is a member of the T20 squad only, as she was for our October home series against the West Indies. She will be replaced by Alana King for the ODIs,” stated Shawn Flegler, Chair of the Women’s National Selection Panel, as cited by cricket.com.au.
Jenny Gunn and Grant Lambert will support Kirsten Beams, the National Development Lead for Cricket Australia, as she coaches the Governor-General’s XI team.
The Governor-General’s XI match makes it possible to watch some of the best young cricket players compete against a top-tier international competition. The breadth of skill in this team demonstrates the strength of the Australian women’s game, and Flegler continued, “We’re thrilled to watch our next generation of players rise through the Australian cricket ranks.”
Australia-W squad vs. South Africa-W:
Alyssa Healy (c), Darcie Brown, Heather Graham, Ashleigh Gardner, Kim Garth, Grace Harris (T20s only), Jess Jonassen, Alana King (ODIs only), Phoebe Litchfield, Tahlia McGrath, Beth Mooney, Ellyse Perry, Megan Schutt, Annabel Sutherland, and Georgia Wareham
Governor-General’s XI squad:
Sophie Molineux (c), Chloe Ainsworth, Maddy Darke, Amy Edgar, Tess Flintoff, Sianna Ginger, Milly Illingworth, Charli Knott, Courtney Sippel, Amy Smith, Georgia Voll, Private Kayla Stuchbree
India
