The Sri Lankans didn’t cross paths with Australia on the journey, but their qualities have been observed from afar, and in the shorter white-ball format.
“I think there’s a beauty in the unknown at times. The last time we played them was in the T20 World Cup last year, and it’s a similar side,” Opposition batter Phoebe Litchfield detailed at Australia’s press conference.
“The beauty of a (Cricket) World Cup is you play every different side and you have to prepare. You don’t really get time to learn. You’ve got to come out firing.
“I think their opening bowlers pose a threat, but I think their spin attack is where their work gets done and they’ve got four spinners that are completely different to each other.”
“If it spins, that’ll probably be the biggest threat to us and being able to adapt and play spin really well because most of the middle overs is spin.”