Megan Schutt Not Being There Does Leave A Bit Of A Hole Says Meg Lanning

Australian women's cricket team skipper Meg Lanning said on Wednesday that the absence of pace spearhead Megan Schutt leaves a hole in the squad for the multi-format series against India beginning

Meg also backed 22-year-old Tayla to have a full season of cricket after being troubled by injuries to foot, knee and shoulder in last five years.

"I've seen Tayla up close over the last six months working on her physical ability and bowling skills … she certainly puts in a lot of hard work. She's been very unlucky with the injuries so far in her career, and you just want her to have a really good run at it at some point."

The 29-year-old added, "She's certainly in our plans to try and become a really important bowler for us, and has got some attributes that are very unique, and really challenge batters from different perspectives."

Meg admitted that she is yet to decide upon who will take the new ball in Megan's absence. "To be honest, I haven't quite looked at who might take that that new ball, but the exciting thing is we've got so many options to look at and it just provides such a great opportunity for players to step up and see what they've got."