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North Sydney Oval: Australia leg-spinner Alana King said she is aiming to make the WACA Ground her own when the one-off Test against South Africa begins on February 15. Alana has fair experience of being at the iconic venue, owing to spending four seasons with Western Australia and three with the Perth Scorchers in the WBBL.

Alana took career-best figures of 4-28 in Saturday’s ODI against South Africa at the North Sydney Oval, and has been in the playing eleven of Australia’s last three Test matches. "Any Test match that comes around, as we know they're few and far between so when the opportunity does come one hundred per cent I'd love to be part of it.

"It's my new home, Perth, and the WACA is one of the best places to play cricket. I've adapted pretty well to bowling at the WACA for the last four seasons now. I love it - I think the extra bounce helps my game."