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Selection in focus as Australia fine-tunes World Cup plans in the Caribbean

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Selection In Focus As Australia Fine-tunes World Cup Plans In The Caribbean

By IANS News March 17, 2026 • 09:26 AM View: 170

T20 World Cup: Head coach Shelley Nitschke is using the upcoming tour of the Caribbean as an important audition for the Australia women's national cricket team ahead of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026 in England.

With six white-ball matches scheduled against the West Indies women's national cricket team, this series provides a final chance to test combinations and finalize the squad for the tournament starting on June 12.

TAGS World Cup Cricket Australia Shelley Nitschke ICC Women T20 World Cup West Indies Annabel Sutherland Nicola Carey Lucy Hamilton Megan Schutt Captain Sophie Molineux Kim Garth Ellyse Perry Beth Mooney Georgia Voll Phoebe Litchfield

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