"This will be Healy's 299th match for Australia, but only her eleventh Test, such is the scarcity of women's Test cricket something else to mull over during the next four days. She's never made a Test hundred, but if her blazing 158 in her final ODI is anything to go by, you wouldn't bet against her ticking one last box on her way out."
"Australia lead the multi-format series 8-4, so India will need the four points that come with a Test victory to level things up. They were fantastic in the T20 matches, which they won 2-1, but faded in the 50-over stuff, which Australia whitewashed 3-0."
"Australia romped home in their last Test, against a demoralised England in January 2025, 16-0 and all that; while it's been 20 months since India played in whites, thrashing South Africa by 10 wickets in Chennai."
Australia and India compete in a one-off pink ball Test match at the WACA in Perth, serving as the final match of their multi-format series. This Test marks the retirement of Australian captain Alyssa Healy, who will play her 299th match for Australia but only her eleventh Test. Australia leads the series 8-4 and aims to secure victory on home soil, while India needs a win to level the series. Lucy Hamilton makes her Test debut as a left-arm quick, while Ellyse Perry plays as a batter. Australia recently defeated England 16-0 in their last Test, whereas India last played Test cricket 20 months ago against South Africa.
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