Alyssa Healy will not play against England after muscle strain:Tahlia McGrath will lead Australia; match in Indore tomorrow

Australia Women’s captain Alyssa Healy has been ruled out of the match against England due due to injury. The match will be played tomorrow at Holkar Stadium in Indore. Alyssa got injured during a practice session on Saturday. Cricket Australia (CA) issued a statement on Tuesday, stating that Healy has a muscle strain. Her fitness will be monitored, and she will be assessed for the final league match against South Africa on October 25. In Alyssa’s absence, vice-captain Tahlia McGrath will lead the team. Meanwhile, Beth Mooney will take on the role of wicketkeeper. Georgia Voll is likely to be included in the team in place of Healy. She had a long batting session in the nets on Monday and is expected to open with Phoebe Litchfield. Voll debuted in place of Healy last December and has scored one century and one half-century in 5 matches so far. Australia has reached the semi-finals
Australia’s performance in the Women’s World Cup has been excellent. The team was the first to qualify for the semi-finals, winning 4 out of 5 matches. England and South Africa have also secured their spots in the final four. In this situation, Healy’s absence is not a major concern for the team, but considering her recent form, Australia would want her to recover and return before the semi-finals. Alyssa Healy played an unbeaten innings of 142 runs (107 balls) against India and 113 runs (77 balls)* against Bangladesh in this World Cup. Before this, she could only score 19 and 20 runs against New Zealand and Pakistan, respectively. Was also injured in last year’s T20 World Cup
Healy was also injured in the 2024 T20 World Cup, due to which she had to miss the last group match against India and the semi-final against South Africa. After that, knee and foot problems kept her off the field for most of the 2024-25 season. She also missed the WBBL, the ODI series against India, the Ashes T20 series, and the New Zealand tour. After a long recovery, she returned in August. She played for Australia A in 6 white-ball matches against India A. After this, she got a place in the World Cup squad.