Fatigue eroded the explosive young Australia batter’s form earlier this year but a break has her in good shape heading into the T20 World Cup
Phoebe Litchfield has worked her way into Australia’s Women’s T20 World Cup squad and will feature at her first international tournament in the UAE.Phoebe Litchfield has worked her way into Australia’s Women’s T20 World Cup squad and will feature at her first international tournament in the UAE.
That pretty much explains her rise from teen prodigy to a 21-year-old middle order batter who is expected to bring the “X factor” to the Australian team that will defend the T20 World Cup title in Sharjah and Dubai over the next three weeks. “But she actually handled it well,” he says. “That’s probably when I realised that she had a real aptitude for being gritty and watching the ball and batting. She not only managed to score runs and handle herself, she looked as though she enjoyed it. She’d come off with a smile on her face. She loved the challenge of getting in the middle and trying to score runs. And I think that’s something she’s never lost.
But a full international schedule took a toll on the youngster. Earlier this year the runs started to dry up and she lost the fun as she struggled to meet her own high standards. By the end of the summer it was apparent that fatigue was eroding her form. Her strong form confirmed her place in the Australian team for the T20 World Cup and she joined her teammates for last week’s three-match warm-up series against New Zealand in Queensland, which gave a glimpse of what we may see from Litchfield in her first outing on the global stage.
Former international cricketer Poulton predicts Litchfield will be a “game-changer’’ for women’s cricket as she continues to develop.
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