Tayla Vlaeminck, a fast bowler, has been selected for the Australian women’s squad that will be traveling to Bangladesh. She is in the running to play her first match for the national team in more than two years.
During his time with Australia A in July of last year, the 25-year-old player suffered a shoulder dislocation, which was just one of the many injuries he has already suffered.
Jess Jonassen, a left-arm spinner, has been removed from both the One-Day International and Twenty20-Inch squads by the selectors. Over the course of the past few months, Jonassen had been eliminated from the playing eleven across all formats. In July of 2023, she participated in her final one-day international, and in October of that same year, she was removed from the Twenty20 International team. For this month’s one-off test match against South Africa, Sophie Molineux was most likely to be selected for the starting eleven.
After recovering from a stress fracture and a damaged anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), Molineux has been named in the limited-over squads. This marks the first time that he has had the opportunity to play for the team since October 2021.
“Tayla has put in a mountain of work over the past six months after a disappointing setback in England,” said Shawn Flegler, who is the Head of Performance for women’s cricket at CA and operates as the National Selector. During the course of her recovery, she has demonstrated an incredible amount of positivity and resilience, and we are looking forward to seeing her appear in Australian colors again.
“Sophie was an all-format player for Australia before her injuries, she’s missed a significant amount of cricket over the past two years but since her return she has barely missed a beat and this tour is another great step for her.”
Beginning on March 21, the series will consist of three one-day internationals (ODIs) and three Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) between the teams. Australia will be participating in their first bilateral series in Bangladesh, which will be of great assistance to them as they prepare for the Twenty20 World Cup, which is slated to take place in Bangladesh in September.
Squad: Alyssa Healy (c), Darcie Brown, Ashleigh Gardner, Kim Garth, Grace Harris (T20Is only), Alana King, Phoebe Litchfield, Tahlia McGrath (vc), Sophie Molineux, Beth Mooney, Ellyse Perry, Megan Schutt, Annabel Sutherland, Georgia Wareham, Tayla Vlaeminck
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