Gardner named to guide Governor-Common’s XI

Ashleigh Gardner will give you the chance to check her management credentials towards a global facet, with the allrounder named captain of the Governor-Common’s XI set to play Pakistan in a 50-over fit on Friday.  

The Governor-Common’s XI fit – impressed via the yearly Top Minister’s XI sport – is a conventional fixture within the calendar and returns for the primary time for the reason that pandemic to pit a few of Australia’s greatest younger and skilled ability towards a traveling crew.  

Gardner took at the vice-captaincy of the Sydney Sixers previous to an impressive Weber WBBL|08 marketing campaign, and regardless of no longer having an reputable management identify inside the Australian crew, has often spoken about taking up extra duties as a senior participant inside the crew.  

In the meantime, accidents and illnesses have noticed a number of adjustments to the squad for Friday’s one-off fixture.  

Rachel Trenaman has been sidelined via a knee damage sustained enjoying a WNCL fit for Tasmania previous this month, whilst Tess Flintoff’s comeback from a shoulder damage has been interrupted via a quadricep damage sustained all through Victoria’s WNCL conflict with New South Wales.  

Lauren Cheatle (concussion) and Tahlia Wilson (Covid) can even pass over the fixture, with Erin Burns, Nicole Faltum, Nicola Hancock and Kate Peterson rewarded for robust home shape with call-ups to the primary Governor Common’s XI fit since February 2020.  

Heather Graham, who’s in Australia’s T20 squad, has a minor again criticism however is predicted to be to be had for Australia’s T20s towards Pakistan. 

Governer Common’s XI Squad: Ready Seaman Charlee Masters, Ashleigh Gardner (c), Erin Burns, Nicole Faltum, Nicola Hancock, Charli Knott, Phoebe Litchfield, Kate Peterson, Courtney Sippel, Georgia Voll, Amanda-Jade Wellington 

Pakistan Squad: Bismah Maroof (c), Aliya Riaz, Ayesha Naseem, Diana Baig, Fatima Sana, Ghulam Fatima, Kainat Imtiaz, Muneeba Ali (wk), Nashra Sandhu, Nida Dar, Omaima Sohail, Sadaf Shamas, Sadia Iqbal, Sidra Amin, Sidra Nawaz (wk) 

Gardner mentioned she cannot wait to guide the facet out and is able to relish the chance for added duty. 

“The Governor-Common’s fixture is all the time an exhilarating one with a few of Australia’s most fun younger ability on display, and this yr will probably be no other,” Gardner mentioned. 

“It’s an honour to be named captain and I sit up for main the facet towards Pakistan; a crew that’s truly began to conform and display what they’re in a position to.”

Australia’s nationwide selector Shawn Flegler mentioned the chance to guide the facet would supply Gardner with precious management revel in.  

“Over the previous couple of years, Ash has grown into a robust chief, each off and on the sector, so it’s enjoyable to peer her given this chance,” Flegler mentioned in a commentary.  

“We’re all the time on the lookout for alternatives to broaden long term leaders and this fixture will give Ash the chance to guide a tender facet, but in addition one with quite a lot of world revel in, because of this she’ll be smartly supported.” 

Gardner will get started the 2023 season in purple scorching shape after a exceptional end to 2022 that used to be rewarded along with her ascension to the highest of the ICC T20I allrounder scores. 

The 25-year-old nailed her function within the middle-order all through Australia’s contemporary T20I collection victory towards India, and used to be similarly spectacular with the ball to be named Participant of the Collection after scoring 115 runs at a strike price of 166.6 plus taking seven wickets at a median of 18.28. 

The Governor-Common’s XI fit will start at 10:05am native Brisbane time on January 13 at Allan Border Box with unfastened access for fanatics. It’s going to even be broadcast survive Fox Cricket by means of Foxtel and Kayo.  

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Australia ODI squad: Meg Lanning (c), Tahlia McGrath (vc), Darcie Brown, Nicola Carey, Ashleigh Gardner, Kim Garth, Jess Jonassen, Alana King, Phoebe Litchfield, Beth Mooney, Ellyse Perry, Megan Schutt, Annabel Sutherland

Pakistan ODI squad: Bismah Maroof (c), Aliya Riaz, Ayesha Naseem, Diana Baig, Fatima Sana, Ghulam Fatima, Kainat Imtiaz, Muneeba Ali, Nashra Sandhu, Nida Dar, Omaima Sohail, Sadaf Shamas, Sadia Iqbal, Sidra Amin, Sidra Nawaz