The Sydney Sixers have made a late change to their squad for this afternoon’s Sydney Smash against Sydney Thunder at North Sydney Oval.
Alyssa Healy injured her hand in a domestic accident at home last night and has today undergone surgery. No further details of the accident or injury are clear at this time, with further details to be communicated in due course. She has not been replaced on the Sixers’ roster.
In further news, batter Mathilda Carmichael suffered a back strain in yesterday’s training session and is also now unavailable, while bowler Gabby Sutcliffe is still unfit for play.
Given the three injuries, 18-year-old Frankie Nicklin has been approved by the WBBL Technical Committee to be named as 13th player, to be used only as an emergency sub-fielder for today’s match. Nicklin played one match for the NSW Breakers during last summer’s WNCL.