NSW Breakers locked in for India series

Ash Gardner, Alyssa Healy, Phoebe Litchfield and Ellyse Perry have today been named by the Cricket Australia National Selection Panel (NSP) in the squads to face India, while Anika Learoyd has been named in a 13-player Governor-General's XI squad to take on the visitors in a 20-over match at North Sydney ahead of the series.

Healy will captain Australia for the last time during the three ODIs and Test match, with all-rounder Gardner elevated to vice-captain across all formats.

The Governor-General's XI match will see some of Australia's promosing domestic stars face the one-day World Champions in a T20 fixture under lights at North Sydney Oval. 

Australia squad – T20
Darcie Brown (Adelaide Strikers / Northern Districts CC)
Nicola Carey (Hobart Hurricanes / North Hobart CC)
Ashleigh Gardner (Sydney Sixers / Bankstown CC)
Kim Garth (Melbourne Stars / Dandenong CC)
Grace Harris (Brisbane Heat / Western Suburbs Cricket Club)
Phoebe Litchfield (Sydney Thunder / Sydney University CC)
Tahlia McGrath (Adelaide Strikers / Glenelg CC)
Sophie Molineux (Melbourne Renegades / Dandenong Cricket Club) – captain
Beth Mooney (Perth Scorchers / Sandgate-Redcliffe CC)
Ellyse Perry (Sydney Sixers)
Megan Schutt (Adelaide Strikers / Sturt CC)
Annabel Sutherland (Melbourne Stars / Prahran CC)
Georgia Voll (Sydney Thunder / Sandgate-Redcliffe District CC)
Georgia Wareham (Melbourne Renegades / Essendon Maribyrnong Park CC)

Australia squad – ODI
Darcie Brown (SA / Northern Districts CC)
Nicola Carey (TAS / North Hobart CC)
Ashleigh Gardner (NSW / Bankstown CC)
Kim Garth (VIC / Dandenong CC)
Alyssa Healy (NSW / Sydney CC) – captain
Alana King (WA / Midland Guildford CC)
Phoebe Litchfield (NSW / Sydney University CC)
Tahlia McGrath (SA / Glenelg CC)
Sophie Molineux (VIC / Dandenong Cricket Club)
Beth Mooney (WA / Sandgate-Redcliffe CC)
Ellyse Perry (NSW)
Annabel Sutherland (VIC / Prahran CC)
Georgia Voll (QLD / Sandgate-Redcliffe District CC)
Georgia Wareham (VIC / Essendon Maribyrnong Park CC)

Australia squad – Test
Darcie Brown (SA / Northern Districts CC)
Ashleigh Gardner (NSW / Bankstown CC)
Kim Garth (VIC / Dandenong CC)
Lucy Hamilton (QLD / Sunshine Coast CC)
Alyssa Healy (NSW / Sydney CC) – captain
Alana King (WA / Midland Guildford CC)
Phoebe Litchfield (NSW / Sydney University CC)
Tahlia McGrath (SA / Glenelg CC)
Sophie Molineux (VIC / Dandenong Cricket Club)
Beth Mooney (WA / Sandgate-Redcliffe CC)
Ellyse Perry (NSW)
Annabel Sutherland (VIC / Prahran CC)
Georgia Voll (QLD / Sandgate-Redcliffe District CC)
Georgia Wareham (VIC / Essendon Maribyrnong Park CC)

Governor-General’s XI
Chloe Ainsworth (Perth Scorchers/Melville CC)
Nicole Faltum (Melbourne Renegades/Dandenong CC)
Tess Flintoff (Melbourne Renegades/Ringwood CC)
Kim Garth (Melbourne Stars/Dandenong CC)
Sianna Ginger (Brisbane Heat/Valley District CC)
Lucy Hamilton (Brisbane Heat/Sunshine Coast CC)
Alana King (Perth Scorchers/Midland Guildford CC)
Charli Knott (Brisbane Heat/University of Queensland CC) – captain
Anika Learoyd (Sydney Thunder/Northern Districts CC)
Hayley Silver-Holmes (Hobart Hurricanes/Newtown CC)
Rachel Trenaman (Hobart Hurricanes/Clarence District CC)
Georgia Voll (Sydney Thunder/Sandgate-Redcliffe CC)
Corporal Frances Whittaker – Australian Defence Force

Governor-General's XI v India Fixture

13 February | GGs XI v India | North Sydney Oval | Xpm | TICKETS

NRMA Insurance Australia v India Multi-Format Series 

First T20: 15 February | Sydney Cricket Ground | 7.15pm AEDT | TICKETS
Second T20: 19 February | Manuka Oval, Canberra | 7.15pm AEDT 
Third T20: 21 February | Adelaide Oval | 7.15pm AEDT 

First ODI: 24 February | Allan Border Field, Brisbane | 2.50pm AEDT
Second ODI: 27 February | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | 2.50pm AEDT
Third ODI: 1 March | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | 2.50pm AEDT

Test: 6-9 March | WACA Ground | 4.20 AEDT (D/N)