Australia remain hopeful that Alyssa Healy will be fit to feature in the day-night Ashes Test at the MCG, and have named her in a 13-player squad, but it will be as a batter only if she does recover in time.

Australia named a strong 13-member Test squad for the Test in the ongoing Women's Ashes series against England while providing an update on the fitness of key players. Before the Test leg, Australia successfully retained the Ashes with flying colours,

Australia names a strong 13-member squad for the Women's Ashes Test against England amid fitness concerns over key players Alyssa Healy and Ash Gardner. The Test match is set to begin on January 30 at Melbourne Cricket Ground as the series transitions to red-ball cricket.

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A deluge of rain with just five balls left in the second T20 handed Australia a six-run victory in the second Ashes T20 as Australian captain Alyssa Healy declared her injured foot would have to “sawn off” to miss the series-ending Test match.

Australia have named captain Alyssa Healy as a batter only in the day-night Ashes Test against England at the Melbourne <a t

Healy was named as a specialist batter in Australia’s squad for the Ashes Test, which was revealed on Thursday evening, with teammate Beth Mooney expected to don the gloves in her absence. Superstar all-rounder Ash Gardner also features in the Test squad despite the first two T20s against England with a “low grade calf strain”.

Cricket Australia announced the squad for next week’s day-night MCG Women’s Ashes Test on Thursday. Alyssa Healy has been named in the squad as a specialist batter, with selectors saying they will give her “every chance” to overcome foot issues and play in the historic match.

The Australian women's team has announced its squad for the upcoming Day-Night Ashes Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). The team features Alyssa Healy and Ashleigh Gardner, despite their recent injuries. While Healy is dealing with foot problems, Gardner is recovering from a minor calf strain.

Alyssa Healy has a recurrence of the foot injury she picked up in the T20 World Cup and misses the opening T20 game with England.

Alyssa Healy has been given a tentative green light to captain Australia in next week’s MCG Ashes Test, but will hand wicketkeeping duties to Beth Mooney.

Alyssa Healy’s Ashes campaign is in doubt with Cricket Australia unsure when the Australian captain will return from a foot injury. After Australia’s clean sweep of the One Day International portion of the multi-format Ashes, Healy reported soreness in the same foot that she injured during last year’s Twenty20 World Cup.