Australia captain Alyssa Healy has chosen host India and arch-rival England as the teams to beat at the upcoming ICC Women’s World Cup set to kick off on September 30.

“I wouldn’t write England off just yet, I think they will find a groove under Lottie (Charlotte Edwards),” Healy said on Thursday at a Cricket Australia event in Sydney. “But I think the way that India are playing, at home in those conditions, they are going to be really tough to beat.”

The Australian side will try and become the first side to defend the Women’s 50-over World Cup title in 37 years.

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