Haynes has been in great form for the NSW Breakers, with Lanning eager to get her back in the national side.
“She seems to have slotted back into cricket nicely. She’s been missing a few hours of sleep here and there, but apart from that she seems to be in a really good space and ready to go,” Lanning said.
“She is a professional, she knows how to manage and balance things away from cricket. She is really excited to get back into the squad and play in such a big series; no doubt she will be ready to go.”
The squad for the World Cup, which starts in March, will also be announced in the coming weeks.
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Selector Shawn Flegler said practice games before the Ashes would help decide whether Ellyse Perry belonged in the squad.
“We’ve been really clear with the type of cricket we do want to play and what our batters need to be doing in T20 cricket,” he said when asked whether Perry was still one of Australia’s best 11 T20 players.
“We always want our players to develop and evolve and Ellyse is no different to any other player in our squad.”
Meanwhile, teenage star Stella Campbell was a shock omission from the Ashes squad despite taking figures of 7-25 in a WNCL match last week.
Campbell will instead play for Australia A, who will face England’s A squad across three T20s and three 50-over fixtures. Their series will run concurrently to the Ashes.
Australia’s Ashes squad: Meg Lanning (C), Darcie Brown, Nicola Carey, Hannah Darlington, Ashleigh Gardner, Rachael Haynes, Alyssa Healy, Jess Jonassen, Alana King, Tahlia McGrath, Beth Mooney, Ellyse Perry, Megan Schutt, Annabel Sutherland, Tayla Vlaeminck.
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