“I’ve said this before, but they [the selectors] have given me some feedback a few years ago when I took it to my stride and got some great exposure at the Perth Scorchers and they’ve helped me become a three-phase bowler,” King said.
“So, no doubt the selectors know what I can do and I think the team knows what I can do. It’s always nice to contribute to good wins and playing a real versatile role. I’m trying not to be just a middle over bowler, especially in the T20.”
However, in those matches last year Molineux was unavailable due to injury and with her now leading the side it has added a further squeeze on spin-bowling slots. The notion of four spinners in an XI has been floated – they were all selected in St Vincent but Molineux did not bowl on her return from a back injury – however King is realistic about the prospect of that at the World Cup in England.
“I’d love to [see four spinners], but I don’t think that’s going to be the case with the T20 World Cup,” she said. “I think it’s all going to be conditions-based and we’ll wait and see, but any chance that I can get the ball in my hand, I’m absolutely stoked.
“I can only control what I can control and when given that opportunity I’m glad that I can take it. Hopefully I keep getting those opportunities and putting my hand up, but I’ll focus on this series at the moment before we look forward to the World Cup.”
The T20I series against West Indies is played across just six days with the second match on Saturday (local time) and the final game on Monday before the teams travel to St Kitts for three ODIs.
