 Her 53 against New Zealand was her first half-century in ODIs.However, Blackwell made only 48 from four Test innings during the subsequent tour of England and was unable to cement her place in the Australian team.Blackwell had a prolific 2005–06 WNCL season, scoring 411 runs including her maiden century, but was unable to translate her good domestic form into results for Australia, making only 83 runs in four innings against India at the end of the season.