As the old adage in cricket goes, there are the “Big Three” … and then there’s everyone else.
It may remain true in men’s cricket given the domination of Australia, England and India, but when it comes to the women’s game, Australia sit atop that perch all by themselves.
The Southern Stars have been serial winners on the biggest stage since the inception of the Women’s 50-over World Cup in 1973 and the women’s T20 World Cup in 2009. In the longer format of the game Meg Lanning’s side have clinched seven of the 12 available titles, while reaching seven consecutive finals in the shorter form, en route to picking up five of the seven accolades on offer.
It’s more of a “Big One,” a situation Australian all-rounder Annabel Sutherland puts down to the senior players’ continual desire to improve and enhance their game:
“If some of the best players in the world are always trying to get…