Australia captain Alyssa Healy is a significant doubt for the remainder of the Ashes series after she was ruled out of the first T20I with a "stress response" in her foot on the same side as the injury she sustained at last year's T20 World CupIt meant that Australia were led by Tahlia McGrath in what became a convincing victory to retain the Ashes at the SCG while the top-order vacancy was filled by debutant Georgia Voll and Beth Mooney will keep wicket.

Alyssa Healy has a recurrence of the foot injury she picked up in the T20 World Cup and misses the opening T20 game with England.

Australia captain Alyssa Healy's availability in the rest of the Women's Ashes 2025 is in doubt after the 34-year-old developed "mid-foot soreness", as reported by ESPNcricinfo.Healy had to miss the first T20I match of the series against England at the Sydney Cricket Ground after growing a foot soreness.