Alyssa Healy will be fit to play in Australia's Twenty20 World Cup defence, with selectors naming her vice-captain of a 15-strong squad and backing her to return in January.
Healy has not played since injuring her calf last month in India, and has already been ruled out of next week's one-day series against Pakistan.
But officials are now confident she will be fit to feature in three T20 matches against Pakistan from January 24, ahead of February's World Cup in South Africa.