Brisbane Heat star pushing for Australian selection

With a couple of vacancies in the Australian women’s cricket team’s batting order, Brisbane Heat star Georgia Redmayne is making runs at the right time.

Heat star Georgia Redmayne is eyeing a spot in the Australian team. Picture: Chris Hyde / Getty Images

Brisbane Heat star Georgia Redmayne is eyeing selection in Australia’s all-conquering women’s cricket team following a brilliant start to the WBBL season.

The opener tops the competition's run tally with 216 from five matches and has also shown her expertise behind the stumps.

While Alyssa Healy has a strong grasp on Australia’s wicket-keeping role, there are two batting spots up for grabs in the national team following Rachael Haynes’ retirement from international cricket and the indefinite break captain Meg Lanning has taken from the sport.

Redmayne, 28, has been on the fringes of Australia’s team for the past two years and feels she’s ready to take the next step.

“I’ve wanted to try to crack into that Australian team for a long time, and I feel like my game’s really come a long way over the last couple of years,” she said.

“I just want to keep putting performances on the board and try to get myself in there. It would be an absolute dream to be able to play for Australia.

“It’s been such a strong team for such a long time. To play any small part in that would be a dream come true.”

The Heat’s Georgia Redmayne (left) and the Strikers’ Darcie Brown like the look of the silverware won by the national women’s cricket team. Picture: Chris Hyde / Getty Images

If Redmayne needed any extra motivation in her quest for national selection, it came on Wednesday at Allan Border Field, where the vast array of trophies won by the Australian women’s team was on display.

The silverware will also be paraded in Sydney, Hobart and Melbourne during the WBBL season.

“You really benefit from being around that and learning how to win from nowhere,” said Redmayne, who was a reserve player for Australia at this year’s ICC Women’s World Cup.

“I really enjoyed it. I would love to be back in there.”

Despite fracturing her finger in the Heat’s win over the Sydney Thunder on Tuesday night, Redmayne is set to play on Thursday night when Brisbane meets the Adelaide Strikers at AB Field.

“It’s pain free … nothing that should keep me out of (the match),” said Redmayne, who is a qualified doctor.

Strikers pace bowler Darcie Brown, who a gold medal with the Australian team at this year’s Commonwealth Games, said it would be “tough” dismissing Redmayne on Thursday night.

“Hopefully she doesn’t have a good game,” Brown said.

Originally published as Brisbane Heat star pushing for Australian selection