It hasn't quite been a case of having too much of a good thing, but a key plank of Australia 's build towards their ODI World Cup title defence in India and Sri Lanka has been instilling the belief to make the most of their enviable depth.

No team has gone back-to-back in the women's ODI World Cup since Australia's hat-trick of titles between 1978 and 1988, but few would be surprised if this side achieved the feat. They have lost just three matches in the format since defeating England in Christchurch in the 2022 World Cup final to complete their redemption arc from the semi-final exit of 2017.

But two of those losses came in the 2023 Ashes when Australia were exposed across both white-ball formats. While not as seismic as what happened in the 2017 semi-final against India, coupled

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