Unfinished business on Mooney's mind ahead of 100th ODI

The lure of the Olympics and a hunger to propel Australia back to the top of the one-day game are driving Beth Mooney as she brings up a century of one-day international appearances.

The Australia wicketkeeper-batter will, weather permitting, play her 100th ODI on her home turf at Allan Border Field in the third and final match against Bangladesh on Wednesday, the latest milestone in the 32-year-old's decorated career.

It's been more than a decade since Mooney's international debut in early 2016, and of the XI she lined-up alongside in her first ODI in Mount Maunganui, Ellyse Perry and Megan Schutt are the only two remaining members in Australia's current squad.

Reflecting on her most treasured memories from the past 10 years in the format, Mooney said it was Australia's journey to regaining the World Cup in 2022, which started in early 2018, that had been among her favourite periods in the team.

Australia now find themselves in a similar position after being knocked out in the semis of last year's 50-over World Cup in India and have begun plotting how they will win back the trophy come the next tournament in 2029.

"I think there was a lot of bitter disappointment from that World Cup loss in India 12 months ago now, and looking ahead we've obviously come off a T20 World Cup win, we've got a Champions Trophy, there are a lot of ICC events and Ashes series and big series coming up," Mooney said.

"But the 50-over one is what you want to win as well, so I guess the motivation for me now is to play well enough in the next few years to put my hand up for selection in that (2029) World Cup, but also contribute in a positive way into a format of the game that is constantly changing and evolving.

"I guess that's what excites me the most, is the fact that the 50-over game is becoming a lot more modern … who knows how many runs we might be able to score in a 50-over game one day? That's sort of driving me at the moment."

The carrot of the 2028 LA Olympics, now less than two years away, is another major draw for Mooney.

The Queenslander, who remains based in Brisbane but plays domestic cricket for Western Australia, will be 38 years old by the time her hometown Games roll around in 2032, but Mooney was not ruling anything out.

"Certainly, the Olympics is definitely an enticing one for players to hang around a bit longer," Mooney said.

"We're obviously seeing the game (become) a bit more modern and are remunerated well, so it's probably more likely people will start retiring a bit later. But I think the exciting part is there's always something on the calendar, so it'd be pretty hard to retire at this point.

"Hopefully I'm still around (in 2032), but that's a long way away.

"There's a lot of cricket to be played between now and then, a lot of tournaments to play with this Australian team and in franchise cricket, so my main focus is to contribute as much as I can to those and also help the younger players along the way as well."

Australia will have their sights set on a series sweep on Wednesday, after cruising to victory by margins of seven and nine wickets in the first two matches.

The series is a mismatch between No.1 ranked Australia, who have been a fully professional outfit for the past decade, and the up-and-coming Bangladesh team, but Mooney said she'd been impressed by what she had seen from the tourists.

"I thought they played really well the other day ... the 50-over game's evolving pretty quickly in women's (cricket) now so it's about taking the game on a bit and really making sure you're pushing the boundaries and putting pressure on bowlers and batters, whatever skill you have," Mooney said.

"They've definitely improved in the time I've been playing international cricket, and that's a sign of where the global game is at.

"It was amazing that (Sobhana Mostary) scored a first international hundred, I think she showed a style of cricket that Bangladesh can play moving forward."

NRMA Insurance Women's ODI Series v Bangladesh

First ODI: Australia won by seven wickets

Second ODI: Australia won by nine wickets

Third ODI: Wednesday, October 14 (D/N)

* All matches played at Allan Border Field, Brisbane, starting at 1:50pm local

Australia ODI squad: Tahlia McGrath (c), Ashleigh Gardner (vc), Nicola Carey, Kim Garth, Alana King, Phoebe Litchfield, Beth Mooney, Ellyse Perry, Megan Schutt, Annabel Sutherland, Georgia Voll, Georgia Wareham 

Bangladesh ODI squad: Nigar Sultana (c), Nahida Akter, Shorna Akter, Marufa Akter, Rabeya Khan, Ritu Moni, Sobhana Mostary, Sarmin Sultana, Sharmin Akter, Sanjida Akther, Sultana Khatun, Dilara Akter, Farzana Haque, Disha Biswas, Murshida Khatun, Habiba Islam

NRMA Insurance Women's T20 Series v New Zealand

First T20I: Sunday, October 18

Second T20I: Tuesday, October 20

Third T20I: Thursday, October 22

* All matches played at North Sydney Oval starting at 7:15pm AEDT

Australia T20I squad: Sophie Molineux (c), Ashleigh Gardner (vc), Tahlia McGrath (vc), Nicola Carey, Kim Garth, Lucy Hamilton, Alana King, Phoebe Litchfield, Beth Mooney, Ellyse Perry, Megan Schutt, Annabel Sutherland, Georgia Voll, Georgia Wareham 

New Zealand T20I squad: Melie Kerr (c), Eden Carson, Flora Devonshire, Maddy Green, Brooke Halliday, Bree Illing, Polly Inglis (wk), Bella James, Jess Kerr, Rosemary Mair, Nensi Patel, Molly Penfold, Georgia Plimmer, Hannah Rowe, Izzy Sharp

All women's international matches will be shown live on Seven, 7Plus, Kayo Sports and Foxtel