Ahead of the Women's Twenty20 World Cup opener on Friday, question marks linger over Australia's form and whether the no-ball rule has finally been fixed.
Australian captain Meg Lanning is confident the"I, along with the rest of the team, are half expecting [Healy] to come out and whack it around in the first World Cup game," Lanning said.
"I'm sure every bowler in the world is nervous about bowling to her because she's definitely due. She's fine. You go through patches in your career when you don't make runs ... we're not too worried."The ability of umpires to call no-balls in the traditional way came under the microscope in November when 21 were missed in just two sessions in a men's Test between Pakistan and Australia., in a men's T20 series between India and West Indies.
While it's likely to reduce the number of confusing 'is she or isn't she' dismissal moments, it's less clear about whether it will have an impact on bowlers' approaches. In the three men's matches between India and the West Indies trialling the technology, there were seven no-balls all up, four from West Indian bowler Kesrick Williams.@jacksongs: Front-foot no-balls will be called by the third umpire using video in the Women's T20 World Cup starting next week. Based on this trial in December, it looks like the call won't be quick enough for batters to manage who gets on strike for the free hit.
Plus, female cricketers are no longer forced to be part-time athletes. A 2017 deal saw the minimum pay for an Australian player increase from $40,000 per year to
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