Sydney, Sept. 28 -- Australia captain Sophie Molineux and Lucy Hamilton will be out of actionin the opening round of the Women's National Cricket League (WNCL) season, putting a doubt on their availability for Australia's upcoming white-ball assignments.

Molineux has an injury to her hip joint, while Hamilton has a strain in her quadriceps, which will keep the duo away from their respective teams' games this week.

As per Cricket Australia, the squads for the ODI series against Bangladesh and a three-match T20I assignment against New Zealand are expected to be announced this week.

The fitness of their players will be assessed before making a final decision on their availability.

The WNCL though will see the likes of Annabel Sutherland, G...