Hamilton: Australian all-rounder Ashleigh Gardner to miss the team’s opening two games in the ICC Women’s World Cup 2022 beginning on Friday after testing positive for COVID-19.
She will remain in isolation for 10 days and would expected to start her campaign from Australia’s third encounter against hosts New Zealand on March 13 in Wellington.
The 24 year old athlete likely to be replaced by pace-bowling all-rounder Annabel Sutherland or fellow spin-bowling all-rounder Grace Harris. “All remaining Australian players and support staff have tested negative following subsequent RATs,” Cricket Australia said in a statement. “(They) will proceed with existing plans to travel to Hamilton this evening ahead of the side’s opening match of the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup against England on Saturday.”
