 Making her international debut in 2002–03 in a quadrangular One Day International (ODI) tournament, she had few opportunities with the bat, scoring 54 runs at 27.00 but was unexpectedly successful with the ball, taking a total of 4/34 despite only having one previous wicket at senior level.She made her Test debut in a two-match series against England immediately afterwards, hitting a half-century in the latter fixture.Alex Blackwell is the 142nd woman to play Test cricket for Australia.