Sydney, March 17 -- Annabel Sutherland's absence from Australia's tour of the Caribbean willnot only ensure one of their key weapons is fresh for the T20 World Cup, it will also aid Shelley Nitschke as she ponders other selection questions.
Sutherland will miss the whirlwind white-ball tour following the 24-year-old's heavy workloads across the multi-format series, which saw her named player of the series after scoring 227 runs and taking 13 wickets.
Her absence will create greater opportunities for the likes of Nicola Carey, Megan Schutt and uncapped left-armer Lucy Hamilton with the ball, with Carey in particular unable to strengthen her case for World Cup selection during last month's T20Is against India as she bowled just two overs ac...