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Australia captain Molineux may recover for home series

Source: ABC News Australia · 29 Sep 2026, 23:39 UTC
Australia captain Molineux may recover for home series
Image: ABC News Australia · original report

Australia captain Molineux remains a chance to play in the team’s home series despite an injury, according to the supplied sports update. The material does not specify the injury, the expected recovery timetable or the series opponent. Australia also has matches scheduled against South Africa and England.

Australia captain Molineux remains a chance to play in the team’s home series despite an injury, according to the supplied report. The update does not specify the nature or severity of Molineux’s injury. It also does not give a firm date for a decision on her availability or identify the home series in which she may participate.

Australia’s schedule includes further matches against South Africa, with fixtures listed for September 30 and October 18, and against England on November 14. The supplied material does not confirm whether those games form part of the home series under discussion. The report contains results from Australia’s recent fixtures, including matches against Bangladesh, Zimbabwe and South Africa.

It does not state whether Molineux played in each of those games or when the injury occurred. The team’s prospects will depend on her recovery and the medical assessment before selection. No statement from Molineux, team officials or medical staff was included.

The update also lists a large number of domestic and international women’s fixtures, but it provides no additional information about Australia’s captaincy arrangements if Molineux is unavailable. For now, Molineux has not been ruled out. The source material supports only that she remains a possibility for the home series and does not establish that she will be selected or cleared to play.

Further medical details and the final squad decision were not included.

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