.Alyssa Healy's list of honors is the rivalry of the cricket world.Two World Mug names, 6 T20 Planet Mug gains, a Republic Video games gold award, pair of Girls's Big Celebration Game names, pair of ICC Women's T20I Cricketer of the Year honours as well as a Belinda Clark Honor-- there isn't much left for the wicketkeeper to attain in the sport.However, having actually substituted former ally Meg Lanning as nationwide captain in 2015, Healy is about to embark on a new challenge-- leading her country at an ICC event.Watch Australia v England ODI's Live & exclusive on FOX SPORTING ACTIVITIES, offered on Kayo. New to Kayo? Beginning your totally free trial today > Australia gained a trifecta of T20 World Mug labels under Lanning's stewardship in 2018, 2020 and also 2023. Next month, the reigning champions will try to succeed an unmatched fourth consecutive trophy in the United Arab Emirates.The marquee event begins an active six months for Healy, headlined by a WBBL campaign with the Sydney Sixers, a home Ashes series along with a pink-ball Examination at the MCG, pair of white-ball scenic tours of New Zealand and also possibly an additional Female's Premier League campaign along with the UP Warriorz.Before heading to Queensland for Australia's three-match T20 series against the White Ferns, which gets underway on Thursday evening, Healy talked to Fox Cricket to examine what could possibly confirm a career-defining summer for the 34-year-old. Alyssa Healy speaks with the media. Image through Brendon Thorne/Getty Images for Cricket AustraliaSource: Getty ImagesLet's begin rapidly on The Hundred. Are you pleased with that choice to spend that winter in the house, as well as performed you have an odds to view a lot of the tournament?Firstly, yes, I'm happy at the choice to certainly not go and also participate in. I probably undervalued what the final 9 months really applied for of me, and also to have time to reflect and also rejuvenate on my own was actually really important. I talked with every person over there as well as was actually getting out of bed each day checking out the scores and also seeing some highlights, just to see how everyone was tracking. All the ladies appeared to have a truly great time, which is what it's all about.Heading in to your very first ICC tournament a leader, does this feel a bit various? Not possessing Meg Lanning around and along with your own self because management position?It performs have a little of a different feel. It is actually discouraging to a magnitude at the same time, understanding that I have actually reached appear to all the captain's pressers and the photos. That's me right now. I didn't wish to perform any of that stuff in the past, that was actually all Meg's job. That part's relatively overwhelming. Yet I think the cricket side of it is actually truly exciting. To have the opportunity to head out there certainly and throw the coin in a Globe Cup is actually a fairly outstanding experience, one that I am actually actually eagerly anticipating. With any luck the group will enjoy on their own and also participate in some excellent, tough cricket.Has captaincy been what you anticipated it to become? Or even have actually certainly there been some difficulties that you weren't well prepared for?It's certainly opened my eyes to some stuff Meg was actually probably handling responsible for the scenes, some of things that likely were wearing her down. I was just actually vice-captain for a number of months before she stepped out of the game, so I really did not truly come to see way too much responsible for the settings, what was needing to be performed. But upon being plunged in to the duty, it is actually been mind-blowing. It is actually been actually a difficulty, however one that I've actually really appreciated. I'm definitely glad that I am actually 34 not 24 taking it on. I assume it would possess been actually overawing.Meg Lanning of Australia lifts the ICC Women's T20 World Cup prize. Photograph through Mike Hewitt/Getty ImagesSource: Getty ImagesIn journalism recently you dismissed inquiries about the LA28 Olympics. I was a small amount pleasantly surprised through that. Are you sure you are actually not targeting the upcoming Olympics?I have actually been claiming considering that I was actually 28 that I am actually going to retire in 1 year' opportunity. Listed below I am at 34. My mind could possibly change, yet to become entirely straightforward along with you, I don't believe I'll still be running around at that point. Likewise, there's a part of me that presumes it's somebody else's turn, right? I've had this area for pretty an extended period of your time and also created it my own, yet I assume it's someone else's count on enter as well as prosper behind the stumps. I intend there are a few people putting their hand up. Tahlia Wilson's been eliminating it, Nicole Faltum's been actually around the Australia An edge and also Georgia Redmayne seems to be to regularly reside in the chat at the same time. It should be interesting seeing that depth of wicketkeeping ability in the country?Even even more broadly, it is actually impressive to see the deepness in Australian cricket. Customarily, you constantly deal with when there is actually transition, what young players are you delivering by means of? Yet the girls's video game is in such a terrific area at the moment that they don't need to have to be younger. The Katie Macks of the planet racking up runs, or even Georgia Redmayne as you mentioned, they are actually gamers that have actually been actually around the residential scene for an extended period of your time, confident in that they are as well as what they may do, as well as they're prime candidates for betting Australia continuing, which I believe is a fantastic change in our sporting activity. The depth itself in the maintaining team, it is actually excellent. I can not stand by to watch, especially, the three younger caretakers go head-to head over the following small amount to combat for that spot. However you have actually obtained Beth Mooney drifting all around as well, which is actually fairly helpful responsible for the stubs I 'd say.Obviously the team's choosing 4 T20 World Cup headlines straight. There was a feeling before the final in 2014 in South Africa that neutral fans were sustaining the apparent underdogs, South Africa. Performs the crew think that incorporated tension, and also performs it stimulate all of them even more knowing there is actually that added target of their back?Yeah, our team carry out think it. Our team're being pursued thus highly through all the crews that our experts are actually almost playing our last every activity. Groups are coming therefore hard at our team given that they want to knock our company out early. Our team must switch on truly rapidly, and I think that has helped our technique to T20 cricket, specifically over the last couple of Planet Cups. Our company need to turn on and also get relocating and get into the competition as fast as our company can, because our experts are actually being hunted at every chance. Winning a Globe Cup is actually really, truly hard to carry out, in the T20 style particularly. To be as steady as what we have actually resided in that layout is an incredible success. If it is actually 4 straight, fantastic, yet or even, if our company offer it a red-hot crack and our team don't happen away along with the trophy, then that is actually ok. Beth Mooney, Annabel Sutherland, Alyssa Healy, Phoebe Litchfield, Tahlia McGrath and also Ashleigh Gardner present along with their winning T20 Planet Mug prizes. Picture through Brendon Thorne/Getty Images for Cricket AustraliaSource: Getty ImagesThe competition has been actually moved to the UAE. Perform you expect it to become very different to Bangladesh? As well as possess you ever played in the UAE?I have actually certainly never played global cricket certainly there. I have actually done a couple of scenic tours and also played practice video games. The location work schedule is what it is actually. Our team could not handle any one of that or even where it was actually visiting be held. It appeared like an unanimous choice to place it in the UAE. Logistically, it appeared to function the most effective for everyone. Our team were actually truly well prepared as a squad for Bangladesh, as well as they are actually some of the toughest health conditions that you'll play in, specifically in T20 cricket, with just how much turn there was in that collection our company bet all of them, and how low as well as decrease the openings were acquiring. I feel like having that chance to prep over there in some of those severe conditions will definitely put our company in great place for what our company may enter the UAE. We're going to need to stand by and also find what our team obtain when our team arrive, because I've seen some outright fixed paths produced over there, and then I've found some actually low racking up ILT20 video games. The various other huge assignment this summer season is the Ashes. Eighteen months after among the great Women's Ashes series, is there a sensation that Australia has a point to confirm after England boosted in those white-ball matches?Less of a suggest show than more an option to display what our company can do. There's been actually a considerable amount of speak since that concerning our atmosphere and also this Aussie staff. In my mind, it's one of the best amazing teams in globe cricket at the moment, as well as I simply prefer our females to walk out there and display that. England carried out that to our company because series beyond. They visited definitely, definitely tough and also intended to place us on the back foot early, and also at times maybe our team performed take a small amount of a step back. So it's an opportunity for our company to say, 'Absolutely no, you know what? This is actually just how we conform, as well as this is what we can do in the home.' And a lot more therefore than just about anything else, I really want the fans to follow out and be a part of it too, considering that we understand what happened over in the UK, as well as our team obtained some animosity from the crowd. So it behaves for the Aussie followers to come out permit the Poms understand that they're in Australia.A few of your colleagues have discussed the enter England. Were you copping some opinions and also the leader during the course of that series?You always are. It's constantly a bit fiery, a bit spicy. The group delved the whole pair of Ashes set on at the same time beyond, as well as we've chosen to go away from that as well as really split the Embers, and virtually possess one Ashes, 2 times. To let the Poms understand two times in the area of 1 year that they reside in Australia and also they are actually up for the match, the enthusiasts need to be actually frothing.Alyssa Healy of Australia. Image by Asanka Ratnayake/Getty ImagesSource: Getty ImagesThat split, providing the girls's Ashes it's very own breathing room as well as not sort of wedging it between the guys's Exams, in theory must be excellent. Is that exactly how you see it as well?It's so stimulating. United States as gamers have actually been actually really interested to have a schedule that's actually quick and easy to adhere to and also actually constant every year. I know I am actually going to the MCG on the 26th of December, right? I recognize I am actually visiting the Sydney Exam early January after New Year's. It is actually effortless to follow that males's routine due to the fact that it's the same every year, whereas ours has actually been actually a little bit different as well as hard to follow at times. It's amazing to have your own very clear sky, and I make certain that the cricket will match that.Has there certainly been actually a lot discuss the Exam going back down to 4 days? Throughout your job there have actually been actually several attracts, primarily due to weather, but is that a resource of aggravation for the side?There was actually definitely an inquiry increased due to the group when they came and provided it to us. A few of the ladies thrust their hand up as well as claimed, 'Why?' It's their belief that our team ought to be good enough to get a cause those 4 days. It's obviously still enough overs in the video game to acquire that result, yet I presume from a marketing, broadcasting and also hospitality standpoint, right it in to those 4 times as well as ending up on a Sunday evening will be truly excellent.