Alyssa Healy has been dominated out of Australia’s World Cup conflict in opposition to England, with the in-form opener struggling a calf harm just a little over per week out from the finals.
Officers have confirmed Healy suffered a minor pressure whereas coaching on Saturday, with the captain now combating to be match for Australia’s final-round recreation in opposition to South Africa.
Tahlia McGrath will captain the Australian crew in Healy’s absence, whereas Beth Mooney will take the gloves. Georgia Voll is predicted to come back into the XI.
Healy’s harm couldn’t have come at a extra irritating time for the 34-year-old.
She missed the semi-final of final 12 months’s Twenty20 World Cup with a foot harm, earlier than Australia have been in the end knocked out by South Africa.
Foot and knee points then ruined her summer season, together with Australia’s clear sweep of England within the Ashes.
Healy had returned to type up to now fortnight, backing up a match-winning 142 in opposition to India with an unbeaten 113 in opposition to Bangladesh final week.
Wednesday night time’s conflict with England marks a battle of the one two unbeaten groups of the event, with the winner set to say prime spot forward of the finals.
Healy had mentioned within the lead as much as the World Cup her time away from the sport had her feeling reinvigorated for each the World Cup and summer season forward.
“She’s fairly used to enjoying very sturdy cricket in World Cups,” Ellyse Perry advised AAP final week.
“The shape she is in and the way in which she is giving to the group throughout the board, it looks as if she is definitely invigorated.”
Australia will now desperately hope to have Healy again on deck for subsequent week’s semi-finals, the place there’s each probability they might face hosts India.
AAP
