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In August, Australia A and India A will play a multi-format series in Queensland. Tahlia McGrath, Kim Garth, Megan Schutt, and Tayla Vlaeminck will play limited-overs cricket for the home team.
The itinerary for the visit includes three Twenty20 matches in Brisbane, three 50-over matches in Mackay, and a four-day Gold Coast tournament.
Vice-captain McGrath of Australia will head the T20 and 50-over teams, while Charli Knott, an all-rounder from Queensland, will skipper the four-day team. Prominent domestic players who hope to stake their claims for greater accolades are included in all three squads.
The four-day game will give players from both countries a rare chance to play long-form cricket.
“I’m really looking forward to being a part of this series and for the challenge that India A will pose,” McGrath said. “It presents those of us not playing in the Hundred with the chance to prepare for a huge summer against a strong opposition.”
Shawn Flegler, the national selector, said: “This series will allow us to take a closer look at some of the players who have impressed at domestic level while giving the nationally contracted players the chance to fine tune their preparations ahead of the ICC T20 World Cup.”
Before going to Bangladesh for the T20 World Cup, Australia will play three T20I matches against New Zealand in mid-September to get back into action. That signals the start of yet another busy season, with the multi-format Ashes in January, the WBBL starting soon after the World Cup, an ODI series against India, and a brief trip of New Zealand in December.