Heather Graham ruled out of Ireland ODIs and Hundred with calf strain
Young allrounder Tess Flintoff has been added to the squad
ESPNcricinfo staff
23-Jul-2023
Tess Flintoff smashed the fastest fifty in WBBL history off 16 balls last year • Getty Images
Australia allrounder Heather Graham has been ruled out of the ODI series against Ireland and the Hundred after she suffered a right calf strain.
Cricket Australia (CA) added young uncapped pace-bowling allrounder Tess Flintoff to the squad for the three ODIs that begin at the Clontarf Cricket Club in Dublin on Sunday.
Flintoff hogged the limelight in the WBBL last November when she smashed the record for the fastest half-century, off 16 balls, in the competition's history for Melbourne Stars. Recently, she scored a 48-ball 70 at No. 7 for Australia A against England A in Loughborough.
CA stated that Graham will remain with the team in Ireland to begin her rehabilitation before returning to Australia to continue this with Cricket Tasmania. Graham was supposed to play for Northern Superchargers in the Hundred, which starts on August 1, after the tour of Ireland. In the 2022 edition, she played three matches and scored just 33 runs and picked up two wickets.
Australia are coming off a 2-1 defeat in ODIs and T20Is against England, eventually drawing the Women's Ashes in the multiformat series.