King, known as the Australia leg spinner, has been offered the national contract by Cricket Australia after a swirl season that featured the Ashes and the T20 World Cup.

King started her career from the Women’s Ashes and immediately made her name, even got an upgrade during the series. Players without a contract from Cricket Australia can earn upgrades in a year by getting 12 upgrade points (four points for a Test match, two for an ODI and two for a T20I).

“Alana King came into the side during the Ashes and hasn’t missed a beat, she produced match-winning performances across all three formats and thoroughly deserves her spot on the list,” said Cricket Australia’s Head of Performance (Women’s Cricket) and National Selector, Shawn Flegler. He added, “After the loss of Georgia Wareham to injury, we were in a fortunate position to be able to replace her with another outstanding leg spinner in Alana. It’s a real credit to Alana and the Australian Cricket system to have someone of her caliber waiting in the wings ready to go.”

Sophie Molineux had to miss out on the opportunity of contract after an injury-ridden season.

“We’ve had a core group of players performing well over the last 12 months which means some talented players have missed out, it’s certainly made selection tough but we’re in a fortunate position to have such depth across Australian Cricket.”-Flegler said.