Australia captain Alyssa Healy concedes extra ladies’s worldwide red-ball cricket is unlikely on a busy calendar, as she prepares to guide her aspect in a one-off Take a look at in India.
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The Take a look at towards India is a part of a collection additionally involving ODIsĀ and T20IsHealy says multi-format collection are essential to maintain Exams aliveAustralia hasn’t performed a Take a look at in India since 1984
Healy has overcome a critical finger damage to substantiate her place within the historic Take a look at at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium, beginning on Thursday.
Will probably be Australia’s first Take a look at match since beating England in June.
The final time Australia performed a Take a look at in India was 1984.
Australia’s eagerly anticipated tour additionally options three ODIs and as many T20s, and follows India’s 347-run destruction of England in a one-off Take a look at.
Healy, who was earlier this month appointed the retired Meg Lanning’s alternative as Australia captain, is raring to see extra ladies’s Take a look at matches performed.
However the star wicketkeeper-batter mentioned multi-format collection have been essential to ladies having the ability to play the longest type of the sport.
“I might like to see extra (Exams) performed however I believe the fact of that’s it will not occur,” Healy mentioned.
“On the identical time, I believe if an increasing number of nations world wide are fascinated with taking part in the multi-format collection, I believe it is an effective way to get Take a look at cricket again related in our sport.”
Healy missed the complete WBBL after hurting a finger in October whereas attempting to interrupt up a battle between her two canine.
The 33-year-old has been given the all-clear to renew with the gloves towards India however won’t open the batting.
As a substitute, she is going to characteristic within the center order in anticipated spin-friendly circumstances, having watched star spinner Deepti Sharma declare match figures of 9-39 in India’s thrashing of England.
“The problem of dealing with plenty of spin by means of the center will likely be a extremely good one,” Healy mentioned.
“I am not too apprehensive about it.
“I believe I’ve obtained the flexibility and I’ve performed lengthy sufficient to have the ability to adapt to that and simply play the position that the group wants.”
AAP