There’s by no means a superb time for a workforce to lose its captain, opening batter and wicketkeeper to damage. For Australia to overlook Alyssa Healy’s multifaceted providers resulting from a calf pressure for the Girls’s World Cup conflict in opposition to previous rival England on the Holkar Stadium on Wednesday — though each groups have already certified for the semifinals — is a very merciless blow.
Apart from the truth that Alyssa, the heartbeat of this Australian outfit, dons numerous hats, she has been in sensational type with the bat just lately. The 35-year-old’s final two appearances, in opposition to Bangladesh and India in Visakhapatnam, yielded chic a whole lot.
In gentle of the star participant’s damage, suffered throughout a coaching session on Saturday, the defending champion must shuffle its assets in opposition to Nat Sciver-Brunt’s workforce. Tahlia McGrath will take the mantle of management in Alyssa’s absence. On the high of the order, 22-year-old Georgia Voll is anticipated to fill in.
Georgia Voll is all set for her maiden World Cup sport
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Georgia Voll is all set for her maiden World Cup sport
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“It’s unlucky for Alyssa with a slight calf pressure. Voll has crammed that position earlier than. She is the apparent alternative, however we’ve received depth in our batting, so there are some alternatives outdoors of that as properly,” Australia coach Shelley Nitschke informed reporters on Tuesday.
Regardless of the setback, the women in canary yellow and inexperienced will begin because the favorite. Whereas either side are identically positioned within the factors desk with 4 wins in 5 matches (one no-result every), Australia dominated the 2024-25 Girls’s Ashes at residence with an ideal 7-0 report throughout the three codecs.
England’s opening batter and wicketkeeper Amy Jones, nonetheless, felt a lot water has flown underneath the bridge since that collection. “It hasn’t been a subject of debate. It’s pretty straightforward to look previous the Ashes as a result of loads of modifications have occurred since then. Event cricket is a bit totally different on the entire,” Jones stated.
Revealed on Oct 21, 2025