Captain Meg Lanning returns to Southern Stars for Sri Lanka cricket tour
CAPTAIN Meg Lanning has been cleared to play with all but two members of the Southern Stars team today named for a Sri Lankan tour next month part of the ICC World T20 campaign earlier this year.
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INSPIRATIONAL captain Meg Lanning has been cleared to play with all but two members of the Southern Stars team named for a Sri Lankan tour next month part of the ICC World T20 campaign earlier this year.
Lanning, who earned widespread praise for her match-winning innings against South Africa with a shocking bout of gastro at the World Twenty20 championships, has overcome a recent shoulder tear in time for selection.
“It’s coming along really well,’’ said Lanning, who has been preparing for the conditions in Sri Lanka at a training camp in Brisbane.
“The plan is to play every game.’’
Lanning believes she and her teammates will have more success than their male counterparts on Sri Lankan soil.
“Sri Lanka will pose a different threat at home so it will be good to be exposed to that,’’ Lanning said
Queensland all-rounder Grace Harris, back after a case of deep vein thrombosis, and ODI opener Nicole Bolton are the new faces in the 14-strong touring squad.
The Southern Stars will play four one-day internationals and one Twenty20 international during their stint in Sri Lanka.
Cricket Australia said fast bowler Sarah Coyte is taking an indefinite break from the national team but will continue to play for the SA Scorpions in the national cricket league and Adelaide Strikers in the Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL).
Southern Stars squad: Meg Lanning (capt), Alex Blackwell, Kristen Beams, Nicole Bolton, Rene Farrell, Holly Ferling, Grace Harris, Alyssa Healy, Jess Jonassen, Beth Mooney, Erin Osborne, Ellyse Perry, Megan Schutt, Elyse Villani.
SOUTHERN STARS IN SRI LANKA SCHEDULE:
September 15: Warm-up match, Colombo
September 18: First ODI, Dambulla
September 20: Second ODI, Dambulla*
September 23: Third ODI, Colombo*
September 25: Fourth ODI, Colombo*
September 27: Only T20, Colombo
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