Megan Schutt has been termed the "ultimate professional" for the way she responded to being left out of Australia 's opening ODI World Cup match against New Zealand. She does, however, face a further wait to see if she will be included against Pakistan in Colombo.

Due to the washed-out match against Sri Lanka, it will be a seven-day gap for Australia when they take on Pakistan . Head coach Shelley Nitschke did not confirm whether Schutt would have featured in that abandoned contest after Darcie Brown 's pace had been preferred against New Zealand .

Schutt has 10 wickets in nine ODIs against Pakistan although she did go wicketless in the two most recent matches, at home, between the two sides in early 2023. Brown, meanwhile, has five wickets in two outings - figures of 2

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