HITTING THE HIGHS

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What was it like to win the Women’s Big Bash League with that group last season? A

Even now, when anyone brings it up, it’s hard to wipe the smile off my face. We were lucky to fall into some momentum at such a crucial point in time in that tournament. That last round against the Sydney Thunder, chasing 170, that was a massive boost for that team.

T20 is a momentum game and we hit momentum that round and that really helped when we got into the semi-final. I said to Scotty Prestwidge, ‘I reckon if we win the semi we will win the final’. I just had that vibe around the group that we’d found some belief somewhere along the line that we were actually good enough and we could actually do it.

To finally win something, and I know we have choked a number of times when it comes to the WNCL, (was special). I know a lot of people didn’t rate us to get our hands on that trophy but to fight the way we did and come away with the win was unbelievable. Q

Where does that WBBL success rank among your career highlights? A I’ve had this question a few times. Obviously winning the World Cup only a couple of months before in the West Indies is pretty hard to beat. There’s worse places to celebrate a tournament like that. The different thing with the Big Bash is we did it with the group of girls we train day in, day out with. They see the good times and the bad times, they’re with you for all of the hard running sessions that you think you can’t get through. I think that’s what made it more special, that it was with those girls you train with every day.