Voll the ‘obvious’ choice to replace Healy for England crunch clash – CODE Sports

Georgia Voll may face the daunting task of replacing injured Australian captain Alyssa Healy for the crunch clash with rivals England.
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Georgia Voll may face the daunting task of replacing injured Australian captain Alyssa Healy for the crunch clash with rivals England.
Healy was in brilliant form, smashing back-to-back centuries before she succumbed to a calf injury ahead of the blockbuster match, which could decide who will enter the finals as the No.1 seed.
Her absence opens the door for Voll, who has carried the drinks in all four games so far.
But while coach Shelley Nitschke stopped short of confirming Voll would be the one to replace Healy, she spoked glowingly to cricket.com.au about having a player of her class.
“We know we’ve got some options … one is Georgia Voll that’s here and has filled that (opening) role before, but we’ll sit down today and just make sure we’re getting our match-ups right and come to a final decision,” Nitschke said.
“She’s the obvious choice, but we’ve certainly got some depth there in our batting so there are some opportunities outside of that move as well.”
Tahlia McGrath will captain Australia, with Beth Mooney to take the gloves.
Australian medicos will continue assessing Healy ahead of Australia’s final pool match against South Africa, who smashed Pakistan by 150 runs on Tuesday.
The first ball is at 8.30pm (AEDT), and will be shown live on Prime Video.
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