Australia all-rounder Heather Graham will quickly change Ashleigh Gardner, who was dominated out of the workforce’s opening sport after testing constructive for COVID-19, ICC stated on Monday.

The 24-year-old Gardner missed Australia’s opening match towards defending champion England on Saturday and also will not function of their match towards Pakistan on Tuesday after being pressured to isolate for 10 days, in step with New Zealand well being protocols.

“The Event Technical Committee of the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022 has permitted Heather Graham as a alternative for Ashleigh Gardner within the Australia squad,” ICC said in a statement.

Gardner is likely to be available for Australia’s third ODI as she is “due to be released from isolation on March 13″.

Heather, who shall be a short lived alternative, has performed a solitary ODI for Australia towards Sri Lanka in Brisbane in October 2019.

A COVID alternative will be momentary, in that when the participant has recovered, she could be eligible to return to the squad in place of the travelling reserve that changed her.

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