A great achievement for Bassett and I don’t want to take anything away from that because she has been a rock for the Diamonds, especially when she is at her best, but does anyone else reckon Thwaites could’ve been in the 80s or so if LA gave her half the chance she gives Bassett?
“That was my introduction to the world stage, and people I guess looking at me as a serious threat, instead of maybe just someone who’s going to pop on as an impact player,” she says.
This quote particularly got me, not because it was her having a go or anything but she has literally stated the situation Thwaites is king of in from a coaching perspective.