Pretty much confirming Mooney keeps the wicketkeeping gloves
Australia have switched focus to the one-day format as they look to bounce back in the multi-format...
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Australia have switched focus to the one-day format as they look to bounce back in the multi-format series
Alyssa Healy will return to the top of the Australian order for Tuesday's first ODI in Brisbane, while Alana King is also poised to make her first appearance of the multi-format series as the hosts look draw level with India.
However, Healy is not expected to keep wicket in her farewell series, with Beth Mooney to retain the gloves.
Addressing media at Allan Border Field on Monday, Healy stopped short of confirming her role in the field but pointed to her recent preparation with NSW Breakers – where she played as a fielder while Tahlia Wilson kept – as an indication of how Australia will approach the remainder of the series.
It is understood the decision was made with continuity in mind, after Mooney kept in the T20s, and with the 32-year-old already poised to take the gloves full time when Australia travel to the Caribbean next month.
Australia ODI squad: Alyssa Healy (c), Sophie Molineux (vc), Darcie Brown, Nicola Carey, Ashleigh Gardner, Kim Garth, Alana King, Phoebe Litchfield, Beth Mooney, Tahlia McGrath, Ellyse Perry, Annabel Sutherland, Georgia Voll, Georgia Wareham
India ODI squad: Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Smriti Mandhana (vc), Shafali Verma, Renuka Thakur, Sree Charani, Vaishnavi Sharma, Kranti Gaud, Sneh Rana, Deepti Sharma, Richa Ghosh, Kashvee Gautam, Amanjot Kaur, Jemimah Rodrigues, Uma Chetry, Harleen Deol, Pratika Rawal
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