A lynchpin for the Brisbane Heat, opening bat and wicketkeeper Georgia Redmayne returns from an Achilles rupture hellbent on another big WBBL season to push for national honours
Returning Redmayne sets sights on cracking the Australia XI
Brisbane Heat run machine Georgia Redmayne is back from an Achilles rupture and has set her sights on winning an international debut for Australia.
The 29-year-old doctor suffered the injury in the Weber WBBL semi-finals last season where the wicketkeeper-batter was the Heat's top run scorer for the third consecutive season.
Redmayne returned to WNCL action for Queensland Fire this season but had another motivation while in recovery to get back to her best.
"To get that cap for Australia is still the dream and has been a driving force the last 12 months to try and get back on the park and show I can compete at this level," Redmayne told AAP.
"I have carried the drinks a couple of times and been on a few tours but I have never made the final eleven.
"That is something I am really striving towards and want to tick off."
Redmayne will bat at the top of the innings for the Heat in their WBBL opener against the Melbourne Renegades on Friday at Junction Oval.
"It is almost 11 months since the injury and I am excited to get back out there in teal," she said.
"I have been watching a lot of cricket the last year and it is good to be back on the park. I have played a couple of WNCL games and I got through OK."
Redmayne was close to her grandfather Doug Sutherland who died last week. It has been a tough time. Cricket was a common passion.
"I found out during a WNCL game which was quite tough," she said.
"We'd come off after a really good win and then I got told the news by my mum which was quite upsetting.
"I had to captain the team a few days later.
"He loved his cricket and came out to as many games as he could. He had his Heat and Fire clothes and would tune into every game. He'd often call to give me tips on my batting."
As the Heat's most consistent batter in recent seasons, Redmayne said she would love to continue that form.
"I am the type of person that no matter what team I am playing for I am trying to contribute as much as I can to the team and get those wins," she said.
"That is something I feel I have done well since moving to the Brisbane Heat. We have a great team and coaching staff and I feel my game has developed year-on-year."
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