australian captain Alyssa Healy Now playing Today’s Women’s Ashes 2025 match against England. Australia’s goalkeeper Healy was missing from the starting lineup, leaving fans speculating as to the reason for her absence.

Why didn’t Alyssa Healy play in the first T20I against England?

Healy missed the first three T20Is against England due to a foot injury, which also cast doubt on her availability for the remainder of the Ashes series. With a packed schedule of three T20Is and four-day Tests over the next two weeks, her recovery time is running out.

She was experiencing discomfort in the foot that she injured during the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in October last year when her plantar fascia ruptured. This follows a series of setbacks, including a knee injury that ruled her out of the Women’s Big Bash League (WBBL) and subsequent ODI series against India.

This latest injury is another setback for the team after returning as a specialist batsman in the ODI series against New Zealand in late December last year and resuming wicketkeeping duties in the ODI against England. Mitchell Stark’s wife.

In Healy’s absence, Thalia McGrath Australia leads the way.

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AUS-W vs ENG-W: Starting lineups for both teams

England: Maya Buchier, Danielle Wyatt-Hodge, Sophia Dunkley, Nat Silver-Brent, Heather Knight (c), Amy Jones (w), F Rhea Camp, Charlotte Dean, Sophie Eccleston, Sarah Glenn, Lauren Bell

Australia: Georgia Wall, Beth Mooney (w), Phoebe Litchfield, Elise Perry, Annabelle Sutherland, Talia McGrath (c), Grace Harry Si, Georgia Wareham, Alanna King, Kim Gass, Megan Shute

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