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Alyssa Healy ruled out of New Zealand T20I series
Australian skipper Alyssa Healy has officially been ruled out of Australia’s upcoming T20I series against New Zealand, scheduled to be played next month. Australia have added wicketkeeper-batter Nicole Faltum as cover for Beth Mooney, who will take up keeping responsibilities in the absence of Healy.
This is the first international call-up for Nicole Faltum. Tahlia McGrath will be leading the side in the absence of Healy, while Ashleigh Gardner will serve as her deputy. Alyssa Healy, on the other hand, continues to recover from a foot injury.
"It's exciting to be able to bring Nicole into the squad, she's been a consistent performer over a long period of time and will provide a strong back-up option to Beth who will take the gloves during the series," national selector Shawn Flegler said.
”While Beth was brilliant during the Ashes in Alyssa's absence, it's important we're continuing to look to the future and Nicole is certainly someone who we can see wearing the green and gold for a long period of time."
"Alyssa is unavailable for this series due to the foot injury she sustained during the Ashes.
"She's working diligently on her rehab with the aim to have her fit for the one-day World Cup later in the year," Flegler added.
The three-match series will begin on March 21 at Eden Park, Auckland. While, the second and third T20I will be played on March 23 and 26 respectively.
Australia T20 squad: Tahlia McGrath (c), Ashleigh Gardner (vc), Darcie Brown, Nicole Faltum, Kim Garth, Grace Harris, Alana King, Phoebe Litchfield, Beth Mooney, Ellyse Perry, Megan Schutt, Annabel Sutherland, Georgia Voll, Georgia Wareham
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