“When I say it’s a challenge, it’s in the sense of the team having a couple of seasons where they’d want to be. I’ll be making sure we’re competitive and winning games of cricket. Thunder has a core of players who have played for a number of years and have enjoyed success. I’m hoping it won’t take too much.”
Phoebe Litchfield, Hannah Darlington are with Thunder
Keightley said her focus was to create a unique brand of cricket while at Thunder.
“I’m looking forward to connecting with the players, especially the Sydney-based ones to make sure when we go into that competition it doesn’t feel new,” she said. “I’m looking forward to helping them and discussing their games and where they’d like to be. I want to share my observations of how they’re playing, and maybe, the areas where they can grow, learn and stretch.
“I think that would be a good transition to make during the year, rather than coming in two weeks before the WBBL. I think that’s the nice bit of the challenge; knowing when we play in the WBBL that they’re clear about the brand of cricket we want to play.”
