The Queenslander looks and feels right at home playing alongside some of the highest profile cricketers in the world; yet to show any signs of being overawed by the occasion.
Her greatest test so far came in Australia’s last match against a desperate India side, in front of a parochial and noisy Lord’s crowd, against a fearsome top order. And similar to her other two World Cup appearances, Hamilton proved hard to put away – having now kept her bowling economy under six runs per over in three consecutive fixtures.
“Personally, I took heaps of confidence (out of the India game),” she continued.
“Everyone feels nervous, and you always have those moments, but running out, singing the anthem in front of so many people (at Lord’s) and knowing how much it means to everyone, you always have those couple of nerves, but I think once you get that first over under underway you settle into the game.”