Australian captain Alyssa Healy is set to join Sixers teammates Lauren Cheatle and Maitlan Brown for the upcoming Australia A series to be played against India A across Queensland in August.
National selectors have named three separate squads for the series that will feature a trio of T20s in Mackay as well as three 50-over matches and a four-day clash in Brisbane.
Current and future stars of Australian and Indian cricket will go head-to-head across the multi-format series as part of an ongoing four-year agreement between the two nations.
Healy is set to use the series as preparation for the ICC Women’s World Cup to be played in India in October, taking part in the T20 and 50-over matches, while Cheatle will feature in all three formats and Brown receiving the call-up for the four-day squad.
Australian Women’s Team assistants Dan Marsh (T20 and 50-over) and Gavan Twining (four-day) have been named head coaches, with Scott Prestwidge their assistant.
Australia A Squads
T20 Squad
Lauren Cheatle (Sydney Sixers)
Amy Edgar (Perth Scorchers)
Nicole Faltum (Melbourne Renegades)
Tess Flintoff (Melbourne Renegades)
Kim Garth (Melbourne Stars)
Sianna Ginger (Brisbane Heat)
Lucy Hamilton (Brisbane Heat)
Alyssa Healy (Sydney Sixers)
Charli Knott (Brisbane Heat) – captain
Anika Learoyd (Sydney Thunder)
Madeline Penna (Adelaide Strikers)
Courtney Webb (Melbourne Renegades)
Tahlia Wilson (Sydney Thunder) – vice-captain
50-Over Squad
Lauren Cheatle (NSW)
Darcie Brown (SA)
Nicole Faltum (VIC)
Tess Flintoff (VIC)
Kim Garth (VIC)
Sianna Ginger (QLD)
Lucy Hamilton (QLD)
Ella Hayward (VIC)
Alyssa Healy (NSW)
Charli Knott (QLD) – vice-captain
Anika Learoyd (NSW)
Tahlia McGrath (SA) – captain
Rachel Trenaman (TAS)
Tahlia Wilson (NSW)
Four-Day Squad
Lauren Cheatle (NSW)
Maddy Darke (WA)
Nicole Faltum (VIC) – vice-captain
Sianna Ginger (QLD)
Lucy Hamilton (QLD)
Ella Hayward (VIC)
Charli Knott (QLD) – captain
Anika Learoyd (NSW)
Maitlan Brown (NSW)
Lilly Mills (WA)
Georgia Prestwidge (VIC)
Rachel Trenaman (TAS)
Courtney Webb (SA)
Tahlia Wilson (NSW)
National Selector, Shawn Flegler said:
“The Australia A program has been instrumental in developing the next generation of Australian players and we’re pleased to be welcoming India again this winter.
“We have a similar agreement with England which allows us to provide opportunities for players the National selectors have identified as having the potential to play for Australia, to play against quality opposition and in variety of conditions.
“Given its timing, this series also provides those Australian players not involved in The Hundred valuable gametime ahead of the World Cup and the squads will no doubt benefit from their experience.
Women’s Australia A v India A Series
7 August: First T20, 6pm, Great Barrier Reef Arena, Mackay
9 August: Second T20, 6pm, Great Barrier Reef Arena, Mackay
10 August: Third T20, 6pm, Great Barrier Reef Arena, Mackay
13 August: First 50-over match, 9:30am, Northern Suburbs Cricket Club, Brisbane
15 August: Second 50-over match, 9:30am, Northern Suburbs Cricket Club, Brisbane
17 August: Third 50-over match, 9:30am, Northern Suburbs Cricket Club, Brisbane
21-24 August: Four-day match, 9:30am, Allan Border Field, Brisbane