New Zealand Squad: Sophie Devine (c), Amy Satterthwaite (vc), Suzie Bates, Maddy Green, Brooke Halliday, Hayley Jensen, Fran Jonas, Jess Kerr, Melie Kerr, Frankie Mackay, Rosemary Mair, Katey Martin, Georgia Plimmer, Hannah Rowe, Lea Tahuhu. Travelling reserves: Georgia Redmayne, Heather Graham It's a busy time but it's also fantastic.”Īustralia Squad: Meg Lanning (c), Rachael Haynes (vc), Darcie Brown, Nic Carey, Ash Gardner, Grace Harris, Alyssa Healy, Jess Jonassen, Alana King, Tahlia McGrath, Beth Mooney, Ellyse Perry, Megan Schutt, Annabel Sutherland, Amanda-Jade Wellington. We got on a plane, trained the next day and then we're into things again, against Australia. And certainly keeping an eye on what else is going on. “You know, having all of the countries here in New Zealand is pretty amazing.
And especially if you get some good form under the belt you hope that you can just keep rolling with them. “We knew that we were going to be you know, playing every three days, a bit of travel in between there as well,” Lea Tahuhu said of her side’s busy schedule. “So we're pretty blessed and it can, I guess, give us the freedom to go out there play our shots and put our side into good positions to win any game.”īut Australia were given a rare lesson in batting dominance just prior to the start of the tournament in a warm-up game against Sunday’s opponents, when New Zealand chased down 321 with the loss of just a single wicket and with 41 balls remaining.Ĭaptain Sophie Devine was the star on that day, smashing a brilliant 161* and ably supported by Suzie Bates (63) and Amelia Kerr (92*).Īnd New Zealand will hope that playing so many games over the past month will set them up for a similar showing in Wellington. I know that there’s Rachel Haynes at the other end and Meg Lanning can come in and Pez (Ellyse Perry) and Moon (Beth Mooney), I mean, it's pretty formidable.
“It's such an amazing batting line-up to be a part of that doesn't come off on any given day. I really wanted to come into this World Cup and make an impact and show people that I could still do that job I suppose. “It was just a great opportunity for me to take that on and know that I was backed.
“It was almost a challenge that (coach) Matthew Mott gave me and our top order to see how we could revamp the way we wanted to play one day cricket,” Healy, who scored an excellent 72 against Pakistan, said. Victories over England and Pakistan have been built on the brilliance of a batting line-up that has dominated the international game for the last five years.Īnd Australia’s Alyssa Healy, who tops the ICC Women’s ODI Batting Rankings – one of four Aussies in the top ten – says that their aggressive approach is a result of a long-term strategy. Match 11: New Zealand Women v Australia WomenĪustralia are favourites to lift the World Cup trophy for the seventh time in their history come the end of this tournament, and would put one foot in the semi-finals with a third straight win at the start of the group stage.
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