Lanning backs Litchfield to succeed Healy as Australia’s next women’s team captain

Australia great Meg Lanning has backed young opener Phoebe Litchfield to succeed Alyssa Healy as the next Aussie women's team's ODI captain.

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Healy had succeeded Lanning when the two-time ICC Women's Cricket World Cup winner retired from international cricket at the end of 2023, and the current Australian ODI captain is slowly edging towards the end of her career, given she is already 35 years old.

While Litchfield remains one of the leading contenders to succeed Healy, she is far from unchallenged. A strong group of candidates, including current vice-captain Tahlia McGrath, world No.1 all-rounder Ash Gardner and fast-rising talent Annabel Sutherland, also bring impressive leadership credentials to the table.

But Lanning thinks Litchfield can trump them all and become the new captain when Healy decides her time is up.