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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Departing great wants more tests for women s cricket | History Defined

Alyssa Healy Cricket Tests Colin Murty Amol Muzumdar Lucy Hamilton Australia India
Alyssa Healy, taking a bow in her final game, hopes there'll be more women's Test matches. (Colin Murty/AAP PHOTOS)

Retired great Alyssa Healy wants to see more Test cricket in the women's game, believing it's the quickest and most effective way for players to fast-track their skill-set.

Healy signed off from the international arena on Sunday in Australia's 10-wicket pink-ball Test victory over India at the WACA Ground.

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