Overview
- The coach unveiled a 24-player group for matches against New Zealand in Gosford on November 28 and Adelaide on December 2.
- Kerr remains captain as Montemurro praises her off-field leadership and says her minutes will be carefully managed.
- Kerr recently played 90 minutes and scored twice in Chelsea’s Champions League match, but the staff stress a gradual build in game time.
- Mary Fowler continues ACL rehabilitation with a planned return to club action early in the new year ahead of the Asian Cup.
- Tameka Yallop and Kahli Johnson return from injury, goalkeeper Chloe Lincoln is recalled, and Cortnee Vine, Jamilla Rankin and Morgan Aquino miss out as Holly McNamara’s recent knock is downplayed.