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Ian Chadband

King of spin grabs every chance to show World Cup worth

Alana King remains one of the best spinners in women's cricket - and the brilliant leggie is enjoying every opportunity in the Caribbean to remind Australia's selectors of that as another World Cup looms.

Following her match-winning return of 3-14 against the West Indies in her first T20 international for a year on Thursday, King outlined how she's determined to display her versatility on this Caribbean jaunt, showing why she can be a threat at any stage of any innings in the short format.

She's making no assumptions about selection for the World Cup in England in June, but her satisfied smile after the victory in the first T20I was that of a 30-year-old who's confident her enduring quality must surely earn her a nod.  

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