"Phoebe Litchfield may go on to become an all-time batting star for Australia, but for the moment the young gun is simply enjoying the best view in the house as her fellow opener and skipper shows her the path to success. Litchfield watched in awe from the other end as Alyssa Healy first caned India on Sunday then Bangladesh on Wednesday for thrilling back-to-back centuries that have helped to push the champions into the semi-finals in their Women's Cricket World Cup title defence."
"But seeing that from the other end and at training, and just even being able to play with her, it's such a huge honour. Just to see how her brain clicks and how she goes about scoring runs, I look up to her a lot. Especially that mind-frame of going hard at the ball and being attacking, I learn a lot off that. Midge is in awesome form. Back-to-back hundreds? It reminds me of another tournament she did that in — so it's good signs."
Phoebe Litchfield, 22, is emerging as a modern left-handed opener while learning from teammate and captain Alyssa Healy. Healy produced back-to-back centuries against India and Bangladesh, driving Australia into the World Cup semi-finals and surpassing 7,000 career international runs, becoming the third Australian to reach that milestone after Meg Lanning and Ellyse Perry. Healy is the first woman to score back-to-back World Cup centuries in two separate tournaments. Litchfield observed Healy's past 129 and 170 in 2022 and benefitted from a 202-run partnership where Healy accelerated to secure victory, providing Litchfield with valuable experience and mentorship.
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