Australian captain Meg Lanning says it is not panic stations for her side after a shock opening loss to India.
First,Australia must find a way to stop Sri Lankan star Chamari Atapattu as their Twenty20 World Cup fate suddenly hangs in the balance.
Welcome to the Big Dance,said the signage,but the opening musical number for the T20 World Cup was confined to the margin between the boundary rope and the fence.
A stunned Australian outfit has crumbled under the weight of expectation in their first Women’s T20 World Cup match after Indian spinner Poonam Yadav bamboozled a nervous middle order.
Cricket Australia will cover the difference for Australia's women no matter where they finish in the T20 World Cup but players hope there is pay parity at global events in the future.
If Australia lose,there is little margin for error for the rest of the campaign. Win,and they have one foot in the semis.
Australian off-spinner Molly Strano could play in Friday’s T20 World Cup opener in Sydneydespite coming in as a late replacement for injured quick Tayla Vlaeminck.
Young Australian quick Tayla Vlaeminck has picked up a foot injury that is likely to cost her the chance to play at a maiden World Cup.
Michael Clarke knows how to lead Australia to a home World Cup win and he has some advice for the Australian women's T20 side.
Alyssa Healy's run of outs continued on Tuesday when she was dismissed for nine,her sixth consecutive single-digit score.
Meg Lanning has defended Alyssa Healy's form slump and tri-series average of three ahead of the World Cup,saying the star batter"won't go too much longer without a score".