Australia's Sophie Molineux ruled out of Women's Ashes
Molineux picked up the injury during the closing stages of the Women's Big Bash League in Australia, according to Australian Team Doctor, Pip Inge.
“Sophie sustained a stress fracture to her right foot during the last week of the WBBL. She is currently offloading in a moon boot and a return to play plan has been developed in conjunction with Cricket Victoria and Cricket Australia medical staff," Inge said.
Wishing you all the best for your recovery, Sophie ❤️https://t.co/Ok6rV2BhME pic.twitter.com/hYqxdgEgEA
— Australian Women's Cricket Team 🏏 (@AusWomenCricket) December 7, 2021
But it's not all doom and gloom for Australia with Molineux targeting a return to action in time for the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2022 in New Zealand.
“Sophie's focus now shifts to her rehabilitation plan which means she'll be unavailable for any upcoming domestic matches as well as the Ashes in January. At this stage we are aiming to have Sophie available for the ICC Women’s World Cup in New Zealand in March.”
Australia will announce their squads for both respective tournaments in due course.
The first match of the multi-format Women's Ashes Series will be a Test, commencing January 27 at Canberra.