Celebrations, banter, Pez: Healy's prized Ashes memories Alyssa Healy was still waiting for her newly made captain's blazer to arrive in Nottingham on the eve of the Ashes Test at Trent Bridge. But while the first-time Test skipper admitted to feeling a few nerves, Healy was determined to embrace the occasion as her side looks to counteract a rejuvenated England in the opening game of the multi-format Ashes series. The 32-year-old only found out she would be filling in for the absent Meg Lanning on this tour last month, and a new-look England, the Dukes ball, a five-day game and a tidal wave of local support for the most-hyped women's Ashes series ever are among the fresh challenges facing Australia's wicketkeeper-batter.

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