Alana King has been selected in Australia’s Ashes Squad
Alana King has been selected ahead of fellow leg-spinner Amanda-Jade Wellington in Australia’s Ashes squad, which begins with the first T20I against England in a document series beginning on January 20. Adelaide Oval.
King performed well for the WBBL appearing champion Perth Scorchers, taking 16 scalps at 18.25. Wellington also made her mark in the WBBL. With 23 wickets at 16.26, including. Her 5 for 8 in the Eliminator Wellington has also won 21 caps for his country.
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The Australia Ashes Team Names :-
- Darcy Brown, 2. Nicola Carey, 3. H. Darlington, 4. Ashley Gardner, 5. Rachel Haynes (VC), 6. Alyssa Healy, 7. Jess Jonassen, 8. Alana King, 9. Meg Lanning (c), and 10. T. McGrath, 11. Beth Mooney, 12. Ellyse Perry, 13. Megan Schutt, 14. and Annabel Sutherland, 15. Tayla Vlaminki.
She is backing on the team. Australia is still missing the services. Its spinners are Georgia Wareham (ACL injury) and Sophie Molyneux (leg injury).
On the other hand, tall pacer Stella Campbell was dropping from the 15-man squad. Adjusting, Campbell recently made his debut in ODI and Test cricket against India.
She also took seven wickets in the recently concluded one-day game in the Women’s National Cricket League. Campbell, along with Matlen Brown, Molly Strano, Wellington, and Georgia Redmayne, has been included in Australia A squad that will take on England A in ODIs and T20Is.
The National Selector Shaun Flagler said :-
“It was a tricky selection tactic with many players coming out of the static WBBL tournament, but we are confident that we have selected a balanced, all-round team with players who can perform across all three formats.” can.” Wednesday (January 12).
“Georgia Wareham’s injury has given Alana King a great opportunity to show what she can do at this level and after revamping all aspects of her game over the past few seasons, she is determined to play an important role. Well prepared. Series.
“While Georgia Redmayne, Stella Campbell, Matlen Brown, and Molly Strano have missed the India series due to a reduction in squad size. We know they will be more capable of guiding with the ‘A-side. The straight side when given the opportunity Slot in,” Flagler said.
However, Flagler is hopeful that Molyneux will recover in time for the ICC World Cup to be playing in New Zealand in March this year. Unfortunately, Wareham will be ruling out of the World Cup and Commonwealth Games in July.
Australia will play three T20Is, one Test, and three ODIs in the format series. Australia has maintained the Ashes since their 2015 victory in England. They won the 2019 home series 12-2 in England and the 2017 home series was drawn 8-8.
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The Australia A Squad Name :-
1. Georgia Redmayne (c), 2. Maitlan Brown, 3. Erin Burns, 4. Stella Campbell, 5. N. Faltum, and 6. Tess Flintoff, 7. H. Graham, 8. Grace Harris, 9. Phoebe Litchfield, 10. K. Mack, and 11. Courteney Sipple, 12. Molly Strano, 13. Alice Villani, 14. Georgia Woll, 15. Amanda -Jade Wellington.