The leg-spinner, 26, made her international debut in January and went on to play a pivotal role in Australia's success on all fronts.
Alana King has been rewarded for her Ashes and World Cup performances with a Cricket Australia contract for the first time.
The leg-spinner, 26, made her international debut in January and went on to play a pivotal role in Australia's success on all fronts.
She has been named as one of 15 players with a contract for the 2022/23 cycle, with Sophie Molineux missing out as a result.
The news for King comes in a week when she was also confirmed as an overseas player for The Hundred in 2022. She will turn out for Trent Rockets this summer.
"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," national selector Shawn Flegler said.
Alana King has received a contract from Cricket Australia
"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 calibre waiting in the wings ready to go."
While Molineux can at least in part blame an unfortunate injury as a factor in her omission from the 15-strong list, two other players who have dealt with injury problems in recent months - Georgia Wareham and Tayla Vlaeminck - have retained their contracts.
"Sophie Molineux is unfortunate to miss out on a contract," said Flegler. "She's been an important part of the side over the last couple of years. Unfortunately, she's missed a large amount of cricket due to various injuries, but we feel she can continue to play an important role.”
Players can receive upgrades over the course of the coming 12 months, based on the accumulation of appearance points.
A Test cap counts for four points, an ODI appearance two, and a T20I one. Twelve points triggers an upgrade.
Australia women's contract list 2022/23: Darcie Brown, Nicola Carey, Ashleigh Gardner, Rachael Haynes, Alyssa Healy, Jessica Jonassen, Alana King, Meg Lanning, Tahlia McGrath, Beth Mooney, Ellyse Perry, Megan Schutt, Annabel Sutherland, Tayla Vlaeminck, Georgia Wareham
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