Australia coach Matthew Mott has backed young leg-spinner Georgia Wareham to be a thorn in Englands side in her maiden womens Ashes campaign.
Wareham will make her Ashes debut next month in England, having become a fixture of Australias side since the lead-up to last years World Twenty20 success. Aged just 20, Wareham is the youngest member of Australias squad that landed in England last weekend before the opening one-dayer next Tuesday.
Key player: Coach Matthew Mott believes Georgia Wareham can be 'a real menace' to England.Credit:AAP
I think she is going to be a key player over here, Mott said. She could be a real menace over here on these wickets and all our stats say that as well. Its exciting to be able to unleash her on England.
Wareham has had a strong start to her international career, having taken 18 wickets at 19.72 across both short-form formats. From playing mens bush cricket just five years ago, Warehams game has developed to the point where she is feeling more comfortable in the Australian set-up. Of all bowlers who have taken 10 or more womens international wickets in England in the past decade, spinners have the three lowest averages in one-day and Twenty20 cricket.
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She turns the ball away and asks the question on both sides of the bat.
Matthew Mott
She turns the ball away and asks the question on both sides of the bat, which is what we really ask for, Mott said.
In all three formats I think she asks real strong questions of batters all the time. She just gets into her work, a pretty non-fussed cricketer and gets the job done.
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Australia coach Matthew Mott has backed young leg-spinner Georgia Wareham to be a thorn in Englands side in her maiden womens Ashes campaign.
Wareham will make her Ashes debut next month in England, having become a fixture of Australias side since the lead-up to last years World Twenty20 success. Aged just 20, Wareham is the youngest member of Australias squad that landed in England last weekend before the opening one-dayer next Tuesday.
Key player: Coach Matthew Mott believes Georgia Wareham can be 'a real menace' to England.Credit:AAP
I think she is going to be a key player over here, Mott said. She could be a real menace over here on these wickets and all our stats say that as well. Its exciting to be able to unleash her on England.
Wareham has had a strong start to her international career, having taken 18 wickets at 19.72 across both short-form formats. From playing mens bush cricket just five years ago, Warehams game has developed to the point where she is feeling more comfortable in the Australian set-up. Of all bowlers who have taken 10 or more womens international wickets in England in the past decade, spinners have the three lowest averages in one-day and Twenty20 cricket.
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She turns the ball away and asks the question on both sides of the bat.
Matthew Mott
She turns the ball away and asks the question on both sides of the bat, which is what we really ask for, Mott said.
In all three formats I think she asks real strong questions of batters all the time. She just gets into her work, a pretty non-fussed cricketer and gets the job done.
Wareham has not played a Test match but is a chance of making her debut next month after Read More – Source
