Australia are on web site for a limited-overs collection comprising three ODIs and three T20Is which kicks off on Thursday and their hosts are completely thrilled.
This is the Australia ladies’s first bilateral tour to Bangladesh so ranging from the players to the followers and media, there’s huge curiosity. Sultana’s reverse quantity Healy mentioned that they are going to be seeking to study from the Bangladesh players too, particularly concerning the pitches and circumstances they could face on this tour and past contemplating the T20 World Cup will likely be happening right here later within the 12 months.
“I am actually pleased with this group of individuals, who see it as a better duty to proceed to develop the sport,” Healy mentioned. “That does not essentially imply going over and above however there’s all the time alternatives to intermingle between the perimeters. To speak concerning the recreation as an entire. To achieve some helpful expertise, and never simply that is not simply on their half.
“That is me asking questions on playing right here in Bangladesh and playing in opposition to sides that we do not get the chance to play in opposition to both. I feel it goes each methods. The women are actually excited to be right here and be part of this collection. Hopefully these conversations will happen. I’ve already had one dialog at the moment across the toaster at breakfast so excited for a lot of extra to happen.”
Fatigue is a topic Healy touched on contemplating a few of Australia’s players are coming off the again of the just lately concluded WPL in India, earlier than which they’d been busy with nationwide commitments. “I feel there’s some differing ranges of battery energy round our group in the intervening time,” she mentioned. “I feel that is a part of the trendy recreation. That is precisely what is going to begin occurring transferring ahead. Playing proper world wide 12 months of the 12 months and managing these expectations are going to be an actual problem.
Each Sultana and Healy welcomed the huge media presence on the pre-match press convention. “After we have been playing in opposition to India,” Sultana mentioned, “the journalists’ questions have been very totally different. Whether or not we will win or not, you requested. I feel it is a huge success for my workforce that you simply aren’t asking me these questions. The questions this time are about successful and doing higher. I feel it is a form of a hit.
“We actually need to do nicely in opposition to Australia. They’re an enormous aspect. They get services which are equal to their males’s workforce. We are nonetheless a approach from that, however the BCB is making an attempt. They acquired us a workforce sponsor this time. There’s a variety of media consideration this time, which wasn’t the case earlier than. The phrase will unfold extra about ladies’s cricket. When women will know that they’ve knowledgeable future on this sport, they are going to be extra to play cricket.”
