Spun out, Australia head to NZ capital

Australia's World Cup campaign has reached a pivot point, with Meg Lanning's side decamping to Wellington for the rest of the group stage.

And that means a new approach, new tactics, and a new line-up with a familiar face.

Four of the next five matches are in the New Zealand capital, beginning with Sunday's meeting against the tournament hosts.

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Allrounder Ash Gardner will be available for the trans-Tasman clash after contracting COVID-19 last week, though captain Meg Lanning said she would be carefully assessed before she was risked.

"She will be available. Her 10-day isolation finishes the day before," Lanning told AAP.

"It's about whether she feels well enough to perform. She will have missed a bit of training.

"She's an important part of our line-up. We'd love to her back as soon as we can so we'll assess that as she comes."

How Australia perform at Wellington's Basin Reserve will be crucial to how they head into the semi-finals.

They need at least two wins from their remaining group matches matches, against New Zealand, West Indies, South Africa and Bangladesh, and a further side trip to Auckland's Eden Park to play India.

The Basin traditionally is not a turning wicket, making a sharp change from their experience in Hamilton and Tauranga, when spin was key.

Offspinner Jess Jonassen and leg-spinning duo Alana King and Amanda-Jade Wellington sent down the majority of Australia's deliveries against Pakistan.

Wicketkeeper Alyssa Healy -- player of the match against Pakistan with her sharp 72 -- experienced the turning pitch in both innings, first gloving Australia's spinners.

"I've got to make sure I'm switched on 100 per cent of the time," she said.

"I