Australia name squad for CommBank Women | T20 Series | ICC Women T20 World Cup

Australia names its team for the ICC Women's T20 World Cup and the CommBank Women's T20 Series.

A squad of fifteen players has been selected by the Cricket Australia National Selection Panel (NSP) for the ICC Women's T20 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates and the CommBank Women's T20I Series against New Zealand.

MEDIA OPPORTUNITY: Today at 1pm AEST in Sydney, outside Foxtel Studios (5 Thomas Holt Dr, North Ryde), Alyssa Healy, Tahlia McGrath, Pheobe Litchfield, Beth Mooney, Annabel Sutherland, and Ashleigh Gardner will be accessible to the media. Upon arriving, please reach out to Kate Warnock at 0419 316 135.

Before heading to the UAE to defend its World Cup title, Australia will play New Zealand in a three-match Twenty20 International series in Mackay and Brisbane.

Australia would become the first team—men or women—to win the T20 World Cup four times in a row if they prevailed.

The chosen fifteen players are:

Alyssa Healy (NSW / Sydney Sixers / Sydney CC) - Captain 

Darcie Brown (SA / Adelaide Strikers / Northern Districts CC)  
Ashleigh Gardner (NSW / Sydney Sixers / Bankstown CC)   
Kim Garth (VIC / Melbourne Stars / Dandenong CC)   
Grace Harris (QLD / Brisbane Heat / Western Suburbs CC)
Alana King (WA / Perth Scorchers / Midland Guildford CC) 
Phoebe Litchfield (NSW / Sydney Thunder / Sydney University CC)   
Tahlia McGrath (SA / Adelaide Strikers / Glenelg CC) - Vice-Captain 

Sophie Molineux (VIC / Melbourne Renegades / Dandenong CC) 

Beth Mooney (WA / Perth Scorchers / Sandgate-Redcliffe CC)   
Ellyse Perry (VIC / Sydney Sixers / Dandenong CC)   
Megan Schutt (SA / Adelaide Strikers / Sturt CC)   
Annabel Sutherland (VIC / Melbourne Stars / Prahran CC)   
Georgia Wareham (VIC / Melbourne Renegades / Essendon Maribyrnong Park CC) 

Tayla Vlaeminck (VIC / Melbourne Renegades / Plenty Valley CC) 

Heather Graham will not be going to the World Cup, but she will be on the team for the T20 series.

Cricket Shawn Flegler, National Selector and Head of Performance for Women's Cricket in Australia, stated:

We have a very solid and well-balanced team as a result of having our whole contract list available for selection ahead of a World Cup for the first time in a long time.

"It's exciting for Alyssa Healy and Tahlia McGrath to have this opportunity to lead their country on the biggest stage, especially since it's the first time they'll be in charge at a World Cup and we've already seen what they bring from a leadership perspective."

"In her first World Cup, Phoebe Litchfield is a real x-factor for us and will have a strong group behind her."

We've been wanting to unleash Tayla Vlaeminck and Darcie Brown's pace duo for a while now, and they really make a difference for us.

"Jess Jonassen is unfortunate to miss out once more, but we're impressed with how she's recovered, and we'll keep an eye on her performance before the home summer."

When Australia plays New Zealand live, fans can follow all the action on ABC Radio, Seven Network, 7Plus, Fox Cricket, and Kayo Sports.

Starting on October 3, the ICC Women's T20 World Cup will be available exclusively and live on Prime Video.