The Australian women’s team has started preparing for their match against India in December 2023, which will take place during the day and night.
The contest, which will take place at Mumbai’s historic Wankhede Stadium, will mark India’s first at-home women’s Test since 2014. In February 1984, Mumbai played home to the final women’s Test match.
At Carrara on the Gold Coast in October 2021, Indian and Australian played a day-night Test match that resulted in a tie. In light of this, Australia’s up-and-coming all-rounder Annabel Sutherland said that the team’s coaches had begun using the pink ball in practice because they believed it would benefit them when they competed in December.
“I believe the coaches believed it could be a good opportunity to test using pink balls. Due to the short notice for the series and the Covid [restrictions], we weren’t able to adequately prepare for our Test on the Gold Coast, according to Sutherland, as stated by ESPNCricinfo.
The 21-year-old added that the men’s team frequently uses red and white balls when playing, which helps them later.
“If we can become accustomed to the pink ball, red ball, white ball, or whatever it is, it’ll definitely make the lead-up Test matches [easier],” the men said. “You look at the men, they often shift between red and white balls within small windows of time. Any opportunity you get to perform in India is one you eagerly anticipate, she continued.
As she can keep an eye on the players in the top rank, Sutherland, who turns 22 on October 12, said she would prefer to spend more time in the middle.
“I’m always game for a longer middle period. I’m constantly in the coach’s ear, and I know I frustrate [coach Shelley Nitschke] just as much as a few other players who are eager for a hit. As usual, the females up top are performing admirably. I’m content to wait for the time being and watch the gals work up top,” she said.
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