Alyssa's last competitive cricket appearance came in October this year in the Women\u2019s Big Bash League (WBBL), before missing out on the rest of the tournament due to an injury to her right index finger while trying to break up a fight between her dogs and had to undergo surgery.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cI assume I'll be out there (for the first Test in Mumbai), they're going to have to do a lot to stop me walking out there and catching the first delivery. Everything's going really, really well. I started back in the nets the last week-and-a-half so I'm all on track to fly to India on Wednesday for a big series over there,\" Alyssa was quoted as saying by ICC, at the Kayo Summer of Cricket launch.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Alyssa is all but confirmed to be Australia\u2019s new captain, after Meg Lanning\u2019s shock retirement from international cricket. But Alyssa had been captaining Australia in the absence of Meg over the last year and a half, including in this year\u2019s Ashes in England.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cObviously we leave on Wednesday so having some sort of clarity and assurance for the team before we fly out would be great. If it was me, it'd be unbelievably exciting. I feel like I've been warming the seat for 18 months for Meg to come back and obviously, with Meg's news it was a bit of a shock.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cTo go over to India and captain a multi-format series would be really exciting for whoever does get the job. If it's me, then your beauty!\u201d she added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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