Australia’s next generation is ready to bring the fireworks at Women’s Cricket World Cup

Georgia Voll (left) and Phoebe Litchfield (right) have stormed their way into Australia’s Women’s Cricket World Cup team after strong Big Bash campaigns for the Sydney Thunder. Photograph: Dan Himbrechts/AAP

There is a distinct feeling around Australia’s campaign for the Women’s Cricket World Cup: that the end of an era is upon us. Captain Alyssa Healy told News Corp earlier this month that “there’s no secret” about this being her last time competing in the event.

At 35, Healy is the oldest member of the Australian ODI squad, with Ellyse Perry (34), Megan Schutt (32) and Beth Mooney (31) not far behind. These players have been stalwarts of the team and in the case of Healy and Perry quite literally the face of women’s cricket in Australia since it started being marketed in earnest.