Alyssa Healy's niggling knee will keep her out of wicket-keeping responsibilities throughout the remainder of the New Zealand ODI series. With the first game being washed out, Healy is hopeful to play her part as a frontline batter in the remaining two WODIs. 

In her absence, Beth Mooney is expected to take up the gloves and take charge behind the stumps.

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Healy confirms that she will not keep wickets in this series

Prior to the start of the series, Healy made it clear that she will not play a part behind the stumps but with the Women's Ashes around the corner, the 34-year-old wants to contribute significantly with the bat. 

"I won't be wicketkeeping this series ... but there's not a lot of cricket leading into the Ashes, so for me, it's an opportunity to try and get back on the park, as a batter, and try and find some runs more importantly."

Furthermore, she also provides an update on her fitness and is keeping a close eye on her knee problem on a daily basis. 

"I feel like I've hardly played any cricket for the last eight or nine months and there's a good opportunity to do that. The knee's tracking well, it's just a day-by-day thing, and we'll just assess as we go."

Healy opens up on the T20 World Cup heartbreak

Despite enduring a prolific run up until the group stage, Australia Women bowed their head in front of South Africa Women thus resulting in their painful semi-final exit. Healy expresses how disappointed they were as a unit to not overcome the final hurdle despite being mighty close. But she later adds that the suggestions that have come following their T20 World Cup exit have only helped them better their game to a greater extent.  

"I just remind them we pumped them in the round game, but they're okay to have the trophy," Healy said. "There is an air of disappointment around our group after the World Cup, I don't think there is any way to beat around that. I think the discussions that have come post that have been really promising, and where we want to take our cricket moving forward and how we want to play our style of game, as sad as that may seem."

The first WODI at Basin Reverse ended in a dampening washout as rain had the final say. With one game now out of the way, New Zealand Women would look to emerge victorious in the remaining two WODIs but that will be by no means a straightforward affair as Australia Women have yet to face a defeat against them in this format since 2017.