You've heard of Bazball, but what about Jonball? Australia and England are set to fire in the upcoming Women's Ashes series.
It's the second time Lanning has missed the series, after sitting out the 2017 edition while recovering from a serious shoulder injury, and the skipper will be sorely missed, as she's been involved in many of the greatest Women's Ashes moments; like herIt is unclear whether her omission from this series is related, but her absence opens up the huge opportunity for Alyssa Healy to take on the Ashes captaincy for the first time.
Healy has filled Lanning's shoes before, acting as captain last December in a T20I series against India, but an Ashes series is a whole different kettle of fish."I think she'll dominate it, when I think about how Alyssa has approached the Ashes before, she's just that competitive character up for the fight and this is a great opportunity to channel that into the style of cricket she wants the team to play," Beams said.
Under former coach Matthew Mott, it was rare to see much change, but this is one way that Shelley Nitschke – who took over as an interim coach in May 2022 and was appointed formally in September – may look to stamp her own mark on the team.Healy came in at fifth in Australia's three-day warm-up match at Leicester against England A and those on the ground believe it is a sure sign of what's to come in the real event.
"I'd say Litchfield will probably already know if she's got the role, if you're opening in the warm-up then you're in with a pretty good chance."Ellyse Perry could also open, as could Tahlia McGrath or Annabel Sutherland. "I don't think that indicates that's the case and still I think Schutt is as good a chance as anyone to play in this game," Beams said.
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