Australia's Georgia Wareham to miss Ashes, World Cup and Commonwealth Games due to ACL injury

The 22-year-old legspinner had already been ruled out of the remainder of the Women's Big Bash League but will require a second bout of surgery to fix the problem

Georgia Wareham has been ruled out of the Ashes, the 50-over World Cup and the Commonwealth Games after it was determined the Australia legspinner requires a second bout of surgery to fix her anterior cruciate ligament injury.

The 22-year-old had already been ruled out the remainder of the Women's Big Bash League after suffering the problem while fielding for Melbourne Renegades against Adelaide Strikers.

She went under the knife last week to have a knee graft removed from a similar injury that occurred as a teenager.

It has now been concluded that Wareham requires reconstructive surgery early in 2022 that will rule her out of Australia's upcoming assignments.

"Due to her previous history, Georgia requires a two-stage process to reconstruct her left ACL," Australia team doctor Pip Inge said. 

"She had a knee arthroscopy in Adelaide last week to remove the previous graft and will now commence rehab in Melbourne while she awaits for the knee to be ready for the ACL reconstruction in early 2022.

"Due to the recovery time, Georgia will be unavailable for the Ashes, World Cup and Commonwealth Games with her return to play time-frame expected to become clearer after the reconstruction."

The multi-format women's Ashes against England is due to take place between January and February 2022, with the 50-over World Cup in New Zealand to follow in March and April.

Cricket's return to the Commonwealth Games takes place in Birmingham, England, in July and August next summer.

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