Alyssa Healy, Australia’s opener and wicketkeeper, expressed her want to guide the nationwide aspect and stated that she could be honored to captain the Australian squad. Skipper Meg Lanning took an indefinite break from cricket, and Rachael Haynes, her deputy, introduced her retirement from worldwide cricket just lately, which has opened the doorways for a brand new skipper.
The Australian aspect at present sits on high of all the opposite groups, because the Ladies in Yellow are the reigning T20 Champions in addition to the ODI Champions. The crew added one other massive achievement to their already loaded bag when Meg Lanning led Australia to a Gold within the first-ever Commonwealth Video games cricket competitors.
“I have been vice-captain within the Australian aspect earlier than and that is been an incredible alternative, however yeah, if the decision did come my method there is not any chance I might flip it down. I feel it will be an unbelievable honor and its one thing that I might actually take the problem and hopefully depart a mark on the sport the place I can,” Healy was quoted as saying by ABC Information.
I am certain somebody goes to step up take the reins: Healy
Previous to travelling to South Africa to defend the T20 World Cup, the ladies’s crew will host Pakistan at residence for an ODI collection and a T20I collection in January 2023. And with no updates on Meg Lanning’s return to cricket within the coming future, Healey said that she had given a thought on taking on an official management position within the Australian crew.
“I’ve given a bit little bit of thought, I imply it will be impolite to not as one of many senior performs within the aspect, about whom they may lean on to take over the reins. However, from my standpoint I am trying ahead to the WBBL first, and if that cellphone name comes then you definately magnificence,” Healy added.
“There’s so many leaders inside our Australian crew and Australian squad in the mean time and clearly Meg’s on a little bit of a break in the mean time, so hopefully she’ll come again and be as recent as a daisy and need to play an element within the aspect. However I suppose from our standpoint, I am certain somebody goes to step up take the reins and do a improbable job,” she additional said.
