Australian top order batsman, Beth Mooney is set to stage an incredible return in the Women’s Ashes on Thursday, 27 January. Mooney, who fractured her jaw in the nets on January 18, has been confirmed to return by captain Meg Lanning, who has stated that the attacking batsman has been looking really good in the nets.
The left hander, who is the top ranked T20I batsman in the world got caught off guard against a ‘rouge delivery’ while practicing throwdowns with the head coach.
Lanning revealed that Mooney has been an incredibly positive influence on the rest of the camp who are taking inspiration from her miraculous recovery. She said that there is a flipside to playing Mooney in the Test match as the batter cannot yet eat solid food.
"She's only a liquid diet at the moment, which doesn't sound like a lot of fun, not a lot of variety," Lanning said. "I think our physio and Pip the doc and the dietitian have been coming up with some meal plans for her to make sure she's getting enough energy and obviously with the Test match, the longer format you need to have that over a long period of time, but they've done a great job and so far, so good.
"She said she can eat unlimited amounts of ice cream. So she's pretty happy with that."
Australia take on England on one-off Test match starting January 27 in Manuka Oval.