AN exciting addition to the Australian international season of cricket’s fixture has been revealed, with Australia A set to take on India A to kick off a packed schedule.
The series is set to take place in August, and will take place in Brisbane, Mackay and on the Gold Coast.
There will be three types of matches in the series – a four day match, three ODIs and as many T20s.
The three Australian squads have a mixture of players in terms of how many opportunities they have had at international level.
There are players in the squad like Maddy Darke who have had essentially no international experience, Tess Flintoff who has made a few A squads and have been reserves around the senior team, and then there are regular senior team members like Tahlia McGrath and Megan Schutt.
Australia A squads
T20:
Maddy Darke, Sophie Day, Nicole Faltum (wk), Tess Flintoff, Kim Garth, Charli Knott (vc), Katie Mack, Tahlia McGrath (c), Grace Parsons, Megan Schutt, Courtney Sippel, Tayla Vlaeminck, Tahlia Wilson
ODI:
Maitlan Brown (2nd and 3rd matches only), Maddy Darke, Sophie Day, Nicole Faltum (wk), Tess Flintoff, Kim Garth, Charli Knott (vc), Katie Mack, Tahlia McGrath (c), Grace Parsons, Megan Schutt (1st match only), Courtney Sippel, Tayla Vlaeminck, Tahlia Wilson
Four-day:
Maitlan Brown, Maddy Darke (wk), Sophie Day, Emma de Broughe, Nicole Faltum (vc), Tess Flintoff, Charli Knott (c), Katie Mack, Lilly Mills, Grace Parsons, Kate Peterson, Courtney Sippel, Georgia Voll
Women’s Australia A v India A Series Fixture
1st T20: August 7, Allan Border Field (1pm AEST)
2nd T20: August 9, Allan Border Field (1pm AEST)
3rd T20: August 11, Allan Border Field (1pm AEST)
1st ODI: August 14, Great Barrier Reef Arena, Mackay (9.30am AEST)
2nd ODI: August 16, Great Barrier Reef Arena, Mackay (1.20pm AEST)
3rd ODI: August 18, Great Barrier Reef Arena, Mackay (1.20pm AEST)
Four-Day Match: August 22-25, Gold Coast District Cricket Club (9.30am AEST)
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