Australia have suffered a major setback, with Ellyse Perry and Kim Garth ruled out of the ODI series against. Cricket Australia confirmed that both players picked up injuries during Saturday night’s defeat to India in the third T20I at the Adelaide Oval. Perry’s unavailability is particularly significant. A pillar of the Australian side across formats, her dual role as a top-order batter and seam-bowling option provides crucial balance.
"Their availability for the Test match will be assessed at the end of the ODI series pending on how they progress with rehab," Cricket Australia said in a release.
To cover the setbacks, Australia have called up Megan Schutt and rising seamer Lucy Hamilton. Meanwhile, India decided to bat in the first ODI in Brisbane.
Australia XI: Alyssa Healy (c), Phoebe Litchfield, Georgia Voll, Beth Mooney (wk), Annabel Sutherland, Ashleigh Gardner, Tahlia McGrath, Sophie Molineux (vc), Alana King, Megan Schutt, Darcie Brown
India XI: Smriti Mandhana, Pratika Rawal, Shafali Verma, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh (wk), Deepti Sharma, Kashvee Gautam, Sree Charani, Kranti Gaud, Renuka Singh Thakur