No end in sight for Australian dominance: Alyssa Healy
Healy believes the young talent coming through in Australian cricket means the world champions can continue to dominate the women's game for the next 10-15 years. Healy led the way with a record knock of 170 as Australia secured a seventh 50-overs World Cup title with what she described as a "near perfect" victory over holders England in Christchurch on Sunday.
Read AlsoWomen's World Cup final, Australia vs England: Riding on Alyssa Healy special, Australia annex record-extending seventh titleAustralia, led by a sublime 170 from Alyssa Healy, rewrote the record books to beat a valiant England by 71 runs in the Women's World Cup final in Christchurch on Sunday. Australia amassed a daunting 356 for five but the defending champions England, faced with a record target, kept up the run rate
"To be part of a team that is constantly driving for perfection, it can drive you crazy but at the same time it just make you so much better," Healy told Fox Sports on Monday. "Yesterday was near flawless ... the way we went about things was pretty special." By locking up the only major women's title they did not already own, the Australians finally banished the memories of their shock semi-final loss to India at the 2017 World Cup. That defeat led to a reassessment of how Australia went about their cricket, including elevating Healy to the top of the batting order. The results have been extraordinary with Australia playing 43 one-dayers since the 2017 World Cup, winning 40 of them. "I'm really proud of being part of a squad that sat down and reinvented themselves and reinvented the way they wanted to play the game," Healy added. "To go out there and execute that over five years is something really special. This is the final piece of the
