Cricket: Alyssa Healy has expressed concerns about playing the Women's T20 World Cup in Bangladesh.
Two World Cup titles, six T20 World Cup wins, a Commonwealth Games gold medal , two Women’s Big Bash League titles, two ICC Women’s T20I Cricketer of the Year honours and a Belinda Clark Award — there isn’t much left for the wicketkeeper to achieve in the sport.
Before heading to Queensland for Australia’s three-match T20 series against the White Ferns, which gets underway on Thursday evening, Healy spoke to Fox Cricket to preview what could prove a career-defining summer for the 34-year-old.Source: Getty Images It does have a little bit of a different feel. It’s daunting to an extent as well, knowing that I’ve got to show up to all the captain’s pressers and the photos. That’s me now. I didn’t want to do any of that stuff before, that was all Meg’s job. That part’s somewhat daunting. But I think the cricket side of it is really exciting. To have the opportunity to go out there and toss the coin in a World Cup is a pretty amazing experience, one that I’m really looking forward to.
I’ve been saying since I was 28 that I’m going to retire in 12 months’ time. Here I am at 34. My mind could change, but to be completely honest with you, I don’t think I’ll still be running around then. Also, there’s a part of me that thinks it’s somebody else’s turn, right? I’ve had this spot for quite a long period of time and made it my own, but I think it’s somebody else’s turn to jump in and flourish behind the stumps.
Yeah, we do feel it. We’re being hunted so heavily by all the teams that we’re almost playing our final every game. Teams are coming so hard at us because they want to knock us out early. We have to switch on really quickly, and I think that has helped our approach to T20 cricket, in particular over the last couple of World Cups. We need to switch on and get moving and get into the tournament as fast as we can, because we’re being hunted at every opportunity.
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