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.Alyssa Healy's listing of awards is the envy of the cricket world.Two Planet Mug titles, six T20 Planet Mug succeeds, a Republic Games gold medal, two Girls's Large Bash Game titles, 2 ICC Women's T20I Cricketer of the Year honours as well as a Belinda Clark Award-- there isn't much left for the wicketkeeper to obtain in the sport.However, having actually replaced past ally Meg Lanning as nationwide leader in 2015, Healy is about to start a brand-new problem-- leading her country at an ICC event.Watch Australia v England ODI's Live &amp unique on FOX SPORTING ACTIVITIES, on call on Kayo. New to Kayo? Beginning your complimentary trial today &gt Australia succeeded a trifecta of T20 Globe Mug headlines under Lanning's conservation in 2018, 2020 and 2023. Following month, the reigning champs are going to try to win an unparalleled fourth consecutive prize in the United Arab Emirates.The tent event starts an occupied 6 months for Healy, headlined through a WBBL campaign along with the Sydney Sixers, a home Ashes collection along with a pink-ball Exam at the MCG, pair of white-ball scenic tours of New Zealand and also potentially one more Female's Premier Game campaign with the UP Warriorz.Before moving to Queensland for Australia's three-match T20 set against the White Ferns, which obtains underway on Thursday evening, Healy spoke to Fox Cricket to examine what could verify a career-defining summer for the 34-year-old. Alyssa Healy speaks with the media. Picture by Brendon Thorne/Getty Images for Cricket AustraliaSource: Getty ImagesLet's beginning promptly on The Hundred. Are you satisfied with that said decision to devote that winter months in your home, and performed you possess a possibility to view much of the tournament?Firstly, yes, I am actually happy at the choice to not go as well as participate in. I possibly undervalued what the final nine months really secured of me, as well as to possess time to mirror and rejuvenate myself was actually vital. I kept in touch along with everyone over there and also was awakening daily considering ball games and also enjoying some highlights, only to observe exactly how every person was actually tracking. All the females seemed to have a really happy times, which is what it's all about.Heading into your initial ICC tournament a leader, does this feel a bit various? Certainly Not possessing Meg Lanning around as well as with your own self in that management position?It does have a little of a various feel. It is actually daunting to a magnitude too, understanding that I have actually got to appear to all the captain's pressers and also the photographes. That's me today. I didn't wish to perform some of that stuff previously, that was actually all Meg's job. That component's quite overwhelming. Yet I assume the cricket side of it is really fantastic. To have the opportunity to go out certainly there as well as shake the piece in a World Mug is a rather amazing encounter, one that I'm definitely awaiting. With any luck the team will enjoy themselves as well as likewise participate in some great, hard cricket.Has captaincy been what you expected it to become? Or have there certainly been actually some challenges that you weren't equipped for?It's certainly opened my eyes to some things Meg was probably dealing with behind the scenes, several of things that potentially were actually wearing her down. I was actually merely truly vice-captain for a number of months prior to she tipped far from the activity, so I failed to really reach see way too much responsible for the scenes, what was requiring to become performed. But upon being thrust into the function, it's been eye-opening. It is actually been actually a difficulty, however one that I've actually truly appreciated. I'm undoubtedly grateful that I'm 34 not 24 taking it on. I presume it would possess been actually definitely overawing.Meg Lanning of Australia elevates the ICC Women's T20 World Mug prize. Image through Mike Hewitt/Getty ImagesSource: Getty ImagesIn journalism recently you dismissed concerns regarding the LA28 Olympics. I was actually a small amount stunned through that. Are you sure you're certainly not targeting the next Olympics?I've been stating considering that I was actually 28 that I'm going to retire in year' time. Below I go to 34. My mind could possibly change, yet to become completely straightforward along with you, I don't presume I'll still be rollicking then. Also, there belongs of me that assumes it is actually a person else's turn, right? I've possessed this location for rather an extended period of your time as well as created it my personal, however I believe it is actually a person else's count on pitch in as well as flourish behind the stubs. I suppose there are actually a few people placing their palm up. Tahlia Wilson's been eliminating it, Nicole Faltum's been around the Australia A side and Georgia Redmayne seems to be to always be in the conversation at the same time. It needs to be actually stimulating viewing that depth of wicketkeeping talent in the country?Even more generally, it's interesting to view the intensity in Australian cricket. Customarily, you consistently consider when there is actually transition, what younger players are you taking by means of? But the women's video game is in such a terrific spot right now that they do not need to be young. The Katie Macks of the globe racking up operates, or Georgia Redmayne as you discussed, they are actually players that have actually been actually around the residential arena for a long period of your time, confident in that they are actually as well as what they may do, as well as they're prime prospects for betting Australia moving on, which I think is an impressive change in our sport. The depth on its own in the always keeping division, it is actually awesome. I can not stand by to view, specifically, the three younger keepers go head-to head over the next little to combat for that location. But you have actually acquired Beth Mooney drifting around too, which is actually rather handy behind the stumps I 'd say.Obviously the crew's going for 4 T20 Globe Cup headlines straight. There was actually an emotion before the ultimate in 2014 in South Africa that neutral fans were actually supporting the apparent longshots, South Africa. Does the staff experience that included pressure, as well as performs it encourage all of them more recognizing there is actually that extra aim at of their back?Yeah, our team perform experience it. Our team are actually being tracked therefore heavily through all the teams that our company're virtually playing our ultimate every video game. Teams are coming thus hard at our company since they want to take us out early. Our team need to turn on really quickly, and also I presume that has aided our approach to T20 cricket, especially over the last couple of World Cups. Our experts require to switch on and receive moving and get involved in the tournament as quick as we can, considering that our experts're being pursued at every option. Winning a Globe Mug is truly, definitely difficult to accomplish, in the T20 style in particular. To be as consistent as what our team have actually been in that layout is actually a remarkable success. If it's 4 in a row, incredible, yet if not, if we offer it a red-hot split and our company do not come away along with the prize, at that point that's ok. Beth Mooney, Annabel Sutherland, Alyssa Healy, Phoebe Litchfield, Tahlia McGrath and also Ashleigh Gardner posture with their gaining T20 Globe Mug prizes. Photograph through Brendon Thorne/Getty Images for Cricket AustraliaSource: Getty ImagesThe competition has been actually relocated to the UAE. Perform you expect it to become incredibly various to Bangladesh? And also have you ever before played in the UAE?I have actually never participated in worldwide cricket there. I've done a number of tours and played technique video games. The site work schedule is what it is. Our experts could not handle any of that or even where it was mosting likely to be kept. It seemed like an unanimous decision to put it in the UAE. Logistically, it appeared to function the most effective for everyone. Our company were actually truly effectively readied as a team for Bangladesh, and they're a number of the harshest health conditions that you'll play in, specifically in T20 cricket, along with the amount of turn there remained in that collection our team played against all of them, as well as exactly how reduced and slow down the openings were actually receiving. I feel like possessing that chance to prepare over there in a few of those harsh disorders will definitely place our team in great standing wherefore we could enter the UAE. Our company're mosting likely to need to wait as well as see what our team get when our experts arrive, because I have actually viewed some complete flat keep tracks of made over there, and then I've found some truly low scoring ILT20 activities. The other significant task this summer season is actually the Charcoals. Eighteen months after among the great Girls's Ashes set, is there a feeling that Australia has an indicate show after England improved in those white-ball matches?Less of a suggest show than even more an opportunity to feature what we can possibly do. There is actually been a ton of discussion since that about our feeling as well as this Aussie staff. In my thoughts, it is just one of the best interesting staffs in globe cricket right now, and I simply desire our girls to head out there certainly as well as showcase that. England performed that to our team in that series there. They visited definitely, definitely challenging and also intended to put our team on the back feet early, and also at times maybe our team carried out take a little bit of a step back. So it is actually an option for our company to claim, 'Zero, you understand what? This is actually just how our company conform, as well as this is what our team can do in the home.' And also much more therefore than everything else, I prefer the supporters ahead out and belong of it as well, given that we understand what occurred over in the UK, and our company obtained some hostility from the group. So it behaves for the Aussie fans to come out permit the Poms recognize that they remain in Australia.A few of your teammates have actually talked about the interrupt England. Were you copping some remarks in addition to the captain in the course of that series?You consistently are actually. It's regularly a bit intense, a bit spicy. The crowd really got into the entire 2 Ashes series on concurrently there, as well as our team've decided to quit that as well as actually split the Charcoals, and virtually possess one Ashes, two times. To allow the Poms know twice in the area of one year that they're in Australia as well as they're up for the fight, the fans ought to be frothing.Alyssa Healy of Australia. Photo by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty ImagesSource: Getty ImagesThat split, providing the girls's Ashes it's very own breathing room and also not kind of wedging it in between the guys's Examinations, in theory needs to be excellent. Is that exactly how you see it as well?It's so impressive. United States as gamers have actually been actually truly interested to possess a schedule that is actually actually quick and easy to observe as well as actually regular every year. I know I am actually heading to the MCG on the 26th of December, right? I understand I am actually heading to the Sydney Test early January after New Year's. It is actually effortless to adhere to that guys's timetable because it coincides annually, whereas our own has actually been a little bit different and also tough to observe at times. It is actually trendy to possess your personal very clear air, as well as I ensure that the cricket will match that.Has there been actually a lot discuss the Test going back to 4 days? Throughout your career there have been many pulls, usually because of climate, yet is actually that a resource of aggravation for the side?There was definitely a question increased by the team when they happened as well as presented it to our company. A few of the women thrust their hand up and stated, 'Why?' It's their view that we must be good enough to acquire a result in those four days. It is actually certainly still adequate overs in the video game to receive that outcome, yet I believe coming from a marketing, transmitting and also hospitality viewpoint, suitable it right into those four days and also finishing on a Sunday evening will be definitely good.