Cricket

One year in, Voll wants to learn life on the road

Dec 5, 2025

Georgia Voll wants the next evolution of her cricket to be adapting to life as a year-round player, as the Sydney Thunder opener eyes off a resurgent end to the WBBL.

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The breakout star of last summer and Australia's most recent debutante, Voll is the first to admit she has been disappointed with her campaign this season.

The Thunder will finish their campaign on Saturday morning against the Melbourne Stars, able to leave their rivals at risk of missing the top two with defeat.

Friday marked exactly one year since Voll debuted for Australia against India, after blitzing the WBBL in her first season in lime green.

The 22-year-old has had the biggest 12 months of her career since, averaging 59.10 in ODI cricket and blazing a century in her second game against India.

But the other side of that has been a near-endless run on the road from the WPL in India, women's The Hundred in England and international cricket.

"The biggest thing that has changed has been the amount of time away from home, which you probably take for granted," Voll said.

"When you're playing domestic cricket, you play 10 Big Bash games and 12 WNCL (50-over) games," Voll said.

"It's not a lot of cricket compared to 12 months a year, which is what it's turning into with the three different franchise comps and obviously Australian tours.

"It's definitely a learning curve, trying to actually work through things on tours rather than getting your eight weeks of leave into a three-month pre-season.

"It is very different and something that you learn on the go and find what works for you, which is probably where I'm at at the moment."

Finding a balance is nothing new for Voll, who grew up playing multiple sports and part of elite rugby league pathway systems in Queensland.

But she insists she remains better for the year of cricket that has followed her Australian debut, while being earmarked as Alyssa Healy's long-term replacement.

"To be in the Australian program and having camps with the whole squad has helped me so much," Voll said.

"You probably look at my performances and it probably doesn't look great the last couple of games, and little franchise stuff that I've played.

"But I think as a holistic view and what it looks like, I think I've learnt so much. And yeah, it's sort of about just putting that on the field now."