Phoebe Litchfield loves the stage. She takes blinding catches and commentates on her own shots.
Long before she walked out to bat at Lord’s, the SCG, or Adelaide Oval, Phoebe Litchfield strutted the stage of the Orange Civic Theatre.
“I look at Phoebe and she’s just someone who looks like she’s got the goods,” Lanning said. “As a batter or more generally in cricket, you are in the spotlight when you’re performing your skill.“If you think about it like that it can be a little bit overwhelming, but if you’re just going out there to enjoy yourself and express yourself then you sort of forget that’s what’s happening. It seems like she’s naturally made to do it and looks very comfortable.
“I played literally every sport on that tennis court. Our Dad put a cricket pitch in the corner, so we played cricket for hours on that pitch. I was definitely so lucky to have that, because I reckon my skills were just fast-tracked by the amount of cricket I played there. “It was challenging,” Litchfield said. “At the back of a long season and I probably hadn’t scored as many runs as I wanted in the Australian summer, then heading over there with the price tag on you, you feel a bit of external pressure, and to not score runs in that tournament as well, it was a bit difficult at times.
“Just trying to not overload yourself early is important,” Lanning said. “Make sure you’re ready to play in the big games and tournaments, and just try to keep enjoying the game as much as you can and not try to take it too seriously too early.“It looked at times like she was putting a lot of pressure on herself to perform well all the time and have really high expectations. Keeping that perspective is important.
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