3:23pm And that will be a wrap from us. A momentous occasion as Australia seal a 12-4 multi-series win over the reigning ODI world champions, and as Healy, a bona-fide legend of the sport, signs off from the international game. We hope you enjoyed our coverage throughout, and we will be on hand for all the cricket that happens around the world. Until next time, from Alex, Gnasher, Chetan, Harshith and myself (Shashwat), it is goodbye. Take care, folks!
Alyssa Healy, Australia captain: Really pleased with that effort. Bouncing back from the T20 series, there was a bit of disappointment and uncertainty. The way they have played the last four fixtures has been unbelievable. I walked in to the change room, with Hamilton saying Test cricket is her new favourite format (smiles). White-ball does not give us that opportunity - to set up batters and set up innings. Long live Test cricket, and hopefully we get more of it. I am going to enjoy the next little bit, and sing the team song one final time. Excited to see this group, led by Sophie Molineux, and hopefully I can turn into that bitter ex-player who tells them how to do stuff (laughs). On a personal note, thank you very much for all the love and support. We are in this bubble and want to win, so you don't realize what is going on the outside. Thank you to everyone who came and to everyone at home as well. (On if she thought about opening) Gotta protect my average of 20 (smiles). Watching the future of Australian cricket (Litchfield and Voll) mark centre, and did not want to get in the way. Have had my time in the sun. Thanks to the Indian team to come across after a busy WPL and to get up for the fight in the T20s and give us everything, and to be here for a five-week period. Good luck for the T20 World Cup. An India-Australia final will be a nice touch. Thank you to this group for making these last few weeks unbelievable. Look forward to creating some more memories in the next few days.
Harmanpreet Kaur, India captain: We started really well, playing good cricket in the T20s but we were unfortunately not able to continue. Always nice playing in Australia. It was great fun and in future also, we hope we will keep getting such (multi-format) tournaments - it gives us confidence. Test cricket is something we want to play. Pink-ball was certainly a challenge. Staff has been great and they have given us a lot of support. Thank you to the Indian fans and cricket fans. Today was not a great day but in the future, we can hopefully make them proud.
Annabel Sutherland, Player of the Series: Pretty special. Nice to be here, after a win and sending off Midge on a nice note. I love competing and being out there. Coming up against India - they put it to us in the T20 series, and we could get back in the ODIs and the Test. Love putting on these colours (and is a privilege representing Australia). (On playing Test cricket) I will take as many as we can get. Few and far in between, but really makes us make those moments count in the middle.
Here's Sampath with a stat. Shortest completed Women's Tests by balls: (where data available)
893 - Ireland vs Pakistan at Dublin, 2000
1231 - England vs West Indies at Canterbury, 1979
1237 - Australia vs India at W.A.C.A, 2026
Alana King: Happy to play my part (in Healy's final game). Turn and bounce, that is why I love bowling here, and (happy) to send Midge off in style. She has been an incredible pillar for the team. She has put her own stamp (as a captain). Not just her captaincy legacy, her entire cricketing legacy. To get a series win, I know she will be celebrating tonight. (Favourite moment) There have been a few but what has been spoken about a lot is the 2022 World Cup. To be able to bat with such freedom (against England in the final), it was amazing to watch. Lots of memories on the cricket field, and hopefully they continue now on the golf course.
3:03pm No hiccups in that chase, even though there may have been some hoping for one final innings from Healy. Voll survived an lbw call, but that was it, with her and Litchfield ransacking the requisite runs to set Australia on their way. Plenty to build upon for them, with this being more or less the complete performance, even if their next women's Test is a while away.
India, though, will feel they have let an opportunity slip, of being unable to withstand the pressure of Test cricket against their fiercest rival. Their batting lacked application, and even though their bowling had bite at different junctures, it was not incisive throughout to put Australia under substantial pressure.
Just one more needed now
