Meg Lanning’s five-month absence from cricket will come to an finish when she traces up for Victoria in two 50-over matches this week forward of her return to the nationwide aspect.
The Australian captain has not performed because the Commonwealth Games in August, opting to overlook the WBBL and the T20I tour of India to deal with herself after a busy 12 months of worldwide cricket.
Lanning, 30, was thought of an opportunity to retire from cricket altogether however introduced in December she would return forward of the upcoming dwelling white-ball collection towards Pakistan.
Lanning normally captains Victoria however Nicole Faltum, who changed injured back-up captain Sophie Molineux, will proceed to steer the WNCL aspect for 50-over clashes with NSW at Junction Oval on Thursday and Saturday.
Thursday’s match additionally marks the return of Georgia Wareham, who is about to play her first sport of cricket since rupturing her ACL within the 2021 iteration of the WBBL.
The 23-year-old spinner appears to be like to have given herself sufficient time to make a case for choice on the T20 World Cup, to be performed in South Africa subsequent month.
The two matches towards NSW would be the final likelihood for Victoria’s Ellyse Perry, Kim Garth and Annabel Sutherland to limber up earlier than Australia’s collection towards Pakistan begins on January 16.
“It’s going to be fantastic to have both Meg and Georgia back on the field for Victoria, especially against NSW in a match that will have a so much international experience,” mentioned Cricket Victoria’s head of feminine cricket Sharelle McMahon.
“It’s always exciting to have our Australian players represent Victoria, we’re fortunate to have them around the group for these matches as they prepare to take on Pakistan.”
VICTORIA SQUAD: Nicole Faltum (c), Tiana Atkinson, Sam Bates, Sophie Day, Tess Flintoff, Kim Garth, Olivia Henry, Meg Lanning, Rhiann O’Donnell, Ellyse Perry, Sophie Reid, Annabel Sutherland, Georgia Wareham.
NSW SQUAD: Erin Burns, Lauren Cheatle, Hannah Darlington, Jessica Davidson, Saskia Horley, Ebony Hoskin, Sammy-Jo Johnson (c), Anika Learoyd, Phoebe Litchfield, Sophie Luff, Shivani Mehta, Lauren Smith, Tahlia Wilson.
