Molineux excited for first ODI World Cup as she returns from injury

Overview

• Sophie Molineux has her eyes on the upcoming ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup.
• She is set to return after a long injury lay-off.
• She had sustained a knee injury last year.

Australia Women’s spinner Sophie Molineux has her eyes on the upcoming ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup. The left-arm spinner is set to return after a long injury lay-off. She had sustained a knee injury last year but has now been included in the squad.

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Speaking to cricket.com.au, Molineux admitted that she was hoping to get some game time before the mega event. But that may not happen.

"We were aiming to play some games before that World Cup, but the way it's panned out is I'll probably get into it at the World Cup - no (better) way to rip a Band-Aid off than that. Traditionally, I'd bowl and bowl and bowl, and feel really confident and comfortable through bowling a heap of overs each week and playing games at cricket, (but) it's not the case now,” she said.

She added that the situation has forced her to prepare in a different way.

"So I think I've been able to tap into some different things to prepare for a World Cup and to perform, hopefully, straight away," she added.

"I've never been to a one-day World Cup" - Molineux

For Molineux, this will be her first-ever ODI World Cup appearance. She sounded excited about the opportunity.

"The cherry of a World Cup is definitely something big, I've never been to a one-day World Cup, so the sound of that was always chiming in the back of my head throughout the winter. But I think it's (also) just about getting back and feeling good out on the cricket field again, no matter what colours I am in," Molineux said.

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Australia will begin their World Cup campaign against New Zealand on October 1 in Indore. Before that, they will play a three-match ODI series in India against the Women in Blue.