Alyssa Healy is hopeful Meg Lanning may return to cricket for the house collection towards West Indies this October and can gladly relinquish the captaincy if the star batter needs it again.
Lanning took indefinite go away for medical causes in May, lacking the ladies’s Ashes tour of England and the next 50-over collection towards Ireland.
The hiatus got here shortly after she returned in January from a four-month mental-health break and solid recent doubt over Lanning’s future in cricket.
But the 31-year-old has returned to the general public eye in current weeks, notably spending time with AFL aspect Collingwood and recommencing sponsorship appearances for Cricket Australia.
Lanning’s teammates had beforehand been reluctant to talk intimately about her absence.
But on Tuesday, Healy gave the strongest indication but that Lanning may return to play within the coming months.
Healy hoped that comeback may are available in time for Australia’s white-ball collection towards West Indies that may function three Twenty20 internationals and three one-day internationals on the east coast in October.
Returning for that collection may additionally place Lanning to play for Melbourne Stars within the Women’s Big Bash League, which begins later that month.
“I’ve spoken to her in bits and pieces but I left her alone during the Ashes because it would have been tough for her to watch,” Healy stated.
“I haven’t seen her just yet but from all reports she’s going really well. I look forward to hopefully seeing her back in Aussie colours in October against the Windies.
“I’m all the time hopeful (of her return), and I feel the entire nation is hopeful of that, however that is a choice not for me. Hopefully she’s taking part in some cricket actually quickly.
“From all reports, she’s progressing really well for the summer.”
Lanning’s vice-captain since final October, Healy was named skipper for the Ashes however stated on the time it was “bittersweet” to earn the captaincy in such circumstances.
She stated she would gladly step apart if Lanning needed to reclaim the captaincy on her return.
“Meg is the captain of the Australian women’s cricket team, and I’m fully aware of that fact,” Healy stated.
“I’ve just been doing my job as best as I can for the group, but that’s a decision and a conversation for Meg to have.
“We need her to be match and firing in the beginning, and if meaning coming again and taking cost of the group then I’ll fortunately step apart and help her in one of the simplest ways I understand how.”
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
