Covers are on in Wellington
Is this Brisbane or Wellington?
There is plenty of rain in New Zealand’s capital today.
And it is raining now.
Will we get any cricket today? We certainly hope so.
But what is certain, we will not be starting at 9am AEDT.
What is the Rose Bowl Series?
The Rose Bowl is an ODI series contested in women’s cricket between Australia and New Zealand.
It began in 1985 and Australia has won the lion-share of Rose Bowls.
New Zealand last won a Rose Bowl series in 1999.
Australia won the series in 2000 and have held the trophy since.
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Will Alyssa Healy play?
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Australia’s captain has missed a bit of cricet recently with injury.
She missed most of the WBBL and did not participate in the ODI series against India.
Tahlia McGrath stood in as captain, but there was belief Healy would suit up in the Rose Bowl.
If she does, she will not be taking the gloves as wicketkeeper.
“I won’t be wicketkeeping this series … but there’s not a lot of cricket leading into the Ashes, so for me, it’s an opportunity to try and get back on the park, as a batter, and try and find some runs more importantly,” Healy told reporters on Wednesday.
“I feel like I’ve hardly played any cricket for the last eight or nine months and there’s a good opportunity to do that.
“The knee’s tracking well, it’s just a day-by-day thing, and we’ll just assess as we go.”
Welcome to the ABC Sport live blog of the Rose Bowl
Good morning Australia.
The women’s take centre stage for a three-match ODI series as Australia and New Zealand play for the Rose Bowl.
The Aussies are coming off a 3-0 series win at home over India.
But the Kiwis have a recent white ball triumph, winning the T20 World Cup earlier this year.
Today is the first of three matches, all at the Basin Reserve in the New Zealand capital, Wellington.
Let me know your thoughts on all things cricket throughout the day in the comment section.
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