Australia premier all-rounder Ashleigh Gardner has been examined optimistic for COVID-19 on the eve of ICC ODI Women’s World Cup 2022. The Australian cricket crew suffered an enormous blow because the cricket board, on Thursday, confirmed that the star all-rounder returned a Covid optimistic RAT whereas in Christchurch and her subsequent PCR take a look at was additionally optimistic.
The 24-year-old all-rounder is about to overlook the primary two matches of the Australia World Cup marketing campaign in opposition to England and Pakistan as she is going to stay in Christchurch and quarantine for 10 days beneath ICC and New Zealand Government well being guidelines.
“All remaining Australian gamers and help employees have examined adverse following subsequent RATs,” Cricket Australia said in a statement.
“(They) will proceed with existing plans to travel to Hamilton this evening ahead of the side’s opening match of the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup against England on Saturday.”
Cricket Australia additionally confirmed that chief selector Shawn Flegler can even stay in Christchurch whereas Gardner is in isolation.
Australia will enter the twelfth version of the one-day worldwide match as six-time champions on a run of type that features solely three losses for the reason that final World Cup in 2017.
This features a world-record 26-match profitable streak which solely led to September final yr and a latest collection win within the Women’s Ashes over reigning World Cup champions England.
Captain Meg Lanning attributed Australia’s success to squad depth, declaring how rising stars resembling Tahlia McGrath and Darcie Brown contributed to the Ashes victory alongside veterans Ellyse Perry and Alyssa Healy.
“The largest factor for us over the previous few years is that we haven’t relied on one or two gamers, we’ve had some actually good depth in our squad,” she said.
“You need a number of different players at times to step up and the depth we’ve got is something we’re going to need at this World Cup.”
Australia squad: Meg Lanning (C), Rachael Haynes (VC), Darcie Brown, Nicola Carey, Ashleigh Gardner, Grace Harris, Alyssa Healy, Jess Jonassen, Alana King, Beth Mooney, Tahlia McGrath, Ellyse Perry, Megan Schutt, Annabel Sutherland, Amanda-Jade Wellington. Travelling reserves: Heather Graham, Georgia Redmayne
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