Fully fit Molineux to captain Australia at T20 World Cup

[p]The 28-year-old was forced to play ‌as a specialist batter in the ‌recent T20 series against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/west-indies/CEl6lK8s/"]West Indies[/a], her first ‌full tour as captain after being named the ‌team's all‑format skipper in January.[/p][p]"[b]I've had a good little block of training and everything, and now ‌back bowling and feeling really good, ⁠so,[/b] (I'm) [b]ready to ‌go,[/b]" [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/molineux-sophie/OhVS2JbA/"]Molineux[/a] told reporters.[/p][p]After defeat in the semi-finals by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/south-africa/A52vg00Q/"]​South Africa[/a] in 2024, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/australia/OdGMnbwf/"]Australia[/a] will eye a record-extending seventh World Cup ​title at the tournament beginning on June 12 in England and Wales.[/p][p]"[b]I'm really excited. I ⁠think this World ​Cup has been on our minds for a long time now, and it feels like it's just around the corner, and we've all ‌got together this week and starting to build some really good momentum,[/b]" Molineux added.[/p][p]"[b]Leading a World Cup for the first time, there's going to be some nerves to it, but I think the overall emotion is just pure excitement.[/b]"[/p][p]Fast bowler Darcie Brown has been left out of the squad but 19-year-old all-rounder Lucy ‌Hamilton was included.[/p][p]Australia begin their Group A campaign ​against South Africa on June 13 in ‌Manchester.[/p][embed guid="0b5ebbaa-db54-4ffc-9c28-e4a89c5cd153" url="https://x.com/cricketcomau/status/2054409213842227347" social-type="twitter" /][h2]Australia Women's T20 World Cup squad:[/h2][p]Sophie Molineux (c), Nicola Carey, Ash Gardner, Kim Garth, Lucy Hamilton, Grace Harris, Alana King, Phoebe Litchfield, Tahlia McGrath, Beth Mooney, Ellyse Perry, Megan Schutt, Annabel Sutherland, Georgia ⁠Voll, Georgia Wareham.[/p]