Red-hot Aussies smell team spirit

The camaraderie between Australia's World T20 squad could prove to be the secret ingredient as they hunt their first piece of ICC silverware since 2014, opener Beth Mooney believes.

Australia are one game into their World T20 campaign in Guyana but have already been on the road for more than a month, having completed a six-game tour of Malaysia before flying to the Caribbean.

Before that was an intense pre-season camp in mid-September and the three-game T20I series against New Zealand that finished just one week before the team departed for Kuala Lumpur.

It's a lot of time to spend in each other's pockets but ask any Australian player for their thoughts and the answer will be the same: the feeling within the squad couldn't be better.

Speaking in Guyana ahead of Australia's second group match against Ireland on Saturday, Mooney was no different.

"This group is in a good space where we all get on really well and no one is left behind and I think that's really important with the group moving forward in this tournament," Mooney said.

"(It's about) making sure we all on each other's side and have each other's backs."

And it was a sentiment shared by Megan Schutt leading into the season, when she noted: "I'm excited to spend that much time with my teammates … I do miss them when I'm not with them."

That teamwork extends beyond the playing field or the training nets, particularly in a place like Guyana where players often find themselves restricted in the activities they can partake in outside the hotel.

"Touring can be a bit of a lonely world sometimes, being in a bit of a bubble away from home," Mooney explained.

"Fortunately with the people we have in this team and resources and support staff and selflessness of the group we have, (they're all) making sure everyone is looking after one another.

"It's been a good month so far and we're looking forward to the next chapter."

Finding ways to take a mental break from the game is key to that cricket/touring life balance, and the Australians have been getting creative on this tour.

Allrounder Delissa Kimmince is leading the charge on a 1,000 piece puzzle that's slowly – emphasis on the slowly – taking shape in the team hotel, amid flying accusations about missing pieces, while Melbourne housemates Sophie Molineux, Georgia Wareham and Tayla Vlaeminck have been holding court on the ping pong table.

And after raiding the shops of Kuala Lumpur, dress-up poker has become another source of entertainment.

"Everyone has to come as their alter ego, it's been quite funny some of the dressing up that's gone on," Mooney said.

"The girls have been kicking the footy … (it's just about) making sure any chance we get to have a mental break we try and do that."

If all things go to plan, Australia will spend another two weeks in each other's company, with the end goal of lifting the World T20 trophy at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua on November 24.

But they first have their group stage in Guyana to negotiate, with Ireland their next opponent beginning from 4pm local time on Sunday (7am Monday AEDT).

Fox Sports will broadcast every match of the Women's World T20, while the Nine Network will televise Australia's matches.

2018 ICC Women's World T20  

Australia squad: Meg Lanning (c), Rachael Haynes (vc), Nicole Bolton, Nicola Carey, Ashleigh Gardner, Alyssa Healy (wk), Jess Jonassen, Delissa Kimmince, Sophie Molineux, Beth Mooney, Ellyse Perry, Megan Schutt, Elyse Villani, Tayla Vlaeminck, Georgia Wareham

November 9: Australia beat Pakistan by 52 runs

November 11: Australia v Ireland, Province Stadium

November 13: Australia v New Zealand, Province Stadium

November 17: Australia v India, Province Stadium

November 22: Semi-finals, Sir Vivian Richards Ground, Antigua

November 24: Final, Sir Vivian Richards Ground