Cup defeat makes back-to-back medals bittersweet for Sutherland
“Meg is an absolute superstar and if I could be half as good as she is for the game then I would be thrilled,” Sutherland said. “It was pretty cool to play alongside him, especially as a Victorian, to play under him when he became captain and to find out how he goes about it.”
Sutherland took a break from the Indian Women’s Premier League following the challenges of the Cup and subsequently the WBBL and said she was looking forward to seeing Molineux in action after Alyssa Healy was announced as her successor as captain.
“From what I’ve seen of the Victorian set-up, he’s an outstanding leader and I know the Renegades girls can’t speak highly enough of him,” Sutherland said. “Most importantly, he is an extraordinary person and has the ability to bring people together.
“People want to be around him, he has great energy and most importantly he brings out the best in people. He has managed to do that over the last few years without being captain or vice-captain. He has a presence around him and I can’t wait to see how he takes this group forward.”
As for the lack of a set-piece awards night, Sutherland said the celebrations would continue if the Australians could beat India in the opening match of the T20 series at the SCG later on Sunday.
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“It’s pretty hard to find that date,” he said. “It looked different. Still, [it was] It’s special for BC to be there and do it in front of the team.
“It would be nice to get the whole Australian cricket world together to celebrate, but that wasn’t going to happen this year. Hopefully we can celebrate with a win tonight and then have a few quiet games in the dressing room, that would be nice.”
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