Unprecedented Achievement: An Ashes Whitewash Would Be Huge for Australia

‘I’m good to go’ – Healy fit for Test | 00:50

Australia captain Alyssa Healy says an Ashes whitewash of England would be “pretty high up” among her long list of cricket achievements.

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Australia claimed the first six white-ball matches and has the opportunity to pick up a historic clean sweep with a win in Thursday’s stand-alone Test match.

Healy, who declared herself fit for selection on Wednesday after battling a foot injury, says a 16-0 demolition of England would rival the Aussie women’s array of World Cup triumphs.

“I think so, it’s something I’ve never achieved before, I feel like I have been lucky enough to achieve quite a lot in the game,” she said.

“That would definitely be pretty high up there, we know how high-quality that side is sitting across from us.

“To have gone out and played the way we have, we speak about playing that way, but to actually execute it, do it well and do it against a really good side has been a really cool experience for us.

“16-nil would be nice and it would rank pretty highly but we know we’ve still got to play some good cricket to do that.”

Healy told media on Wednesday she was “good to go” after missing the three Twenty20 matches.

Ashleigh Gardner, who struck a matchwinning century in Hobart’s One-Day International, is also expected to make her return from a calf complaint.

While she believes the English will be dangerous with a point to prove, Healy will encourage her side to enjoy the occasion of a day-night Ashes Test at the MCG.

“100 per cent England have a point to prove, nothing to lose to a certain extent, which makes them really dangerous and we know what a good side they are,” she said.

“We’ve managed to keep them quite quiet throughout this series and there’s another job to do in this four-day game to keep them quiet and hopefully get a result to go our way.

“We ideally want that 16-nil, it’s a real tick of the box for us so the girls are working really hard to make that happen but most importantly enjoy this experience as well.

“It’s not every day you get to run out here in Ashes series being 12-nil up, so I think it’s an opportunity for us to enjoy it.”