Annabel Sutherland hit the fourth-highest women’s Test score to help put Australia in complete control against South Africa on day two at the WACA Ground in Perth.
Captain Alyssa Healy and Beth Mooney combined to shore up the Australian innings after an early collapse in the one-off Test in Perth.
Greater recognition for Australian cricket hall of famers will be considered for future editions of the Allan Border and Belinda Clark awards night after past and current players were left surprised and angered by the conspicuous absence of Mike Hussey and Lyn Larsen from presentations this year.
The Proteas dominated with bat and ball and earned their first-ever win over Australia after 24 games.
Led from the front by Alyssa Healy - with a dash of luck - Australia chased down 148 to beat India in their third T20 international and claim the series win.
Annabel Sutherland’s death bowling helped the tourists keep up their record of having never lost an ODI series to India
The importance of skipper Pat Cummins and Usman Khawaja to Australia’s men’s Test side has been reflected by the pair being the only players to retain their places in our team of the year.
Lyn Larsen still lives on the banana farm where she grew up,but somewhere along the way,she managed a hall of fame cricket career.
Australia’s women have sunk to their first Test defeat to India,beaten by eight wickets in Mumbai.
Australia’s all-conquering women’s cricket team is fighting valiantly to stay in the Test match against India,but some costly lapses are making their quest difficult.
Alyssa Healy’s team are the first Australian team to tour over Christmas since 1969,and the chance to play red-ball cricket on a spinning Mumbai pitch has Australia’s bowlers feeling festive.