“Look, certainly exceeded expectations by a fair stretch” Devine said. “The really cool thing for me is just to see where the women’s game’s gone – from back when I first started and you got paid 30 bucks for a weekend to some of the money that was getting thrown around. So, look, I’m certainly really privileged and grateful for the opportunity and to be snapped up.

“But more importantly, to see where the women’s game’s got to… it’s hard to believe that it’s got to this point and it’s only going to continue to get better. So, yeah, really grateful and humbled. I’m sure I’ve already had about five or six people come up to me saying it’s my shout for the rest of my life. So, yeah, I think it’s all good. But for me, it’s a really proud moment for the women’s game.”

“I think it [South Africa series] is great preparation for us,” Devine said. “I think we’ve had an excellent build-up. Obviously, we’ve had a whole heap of domestic cricket as well, then Zimbabwe. And then to take on South Africa and England before getting to the World Cup, you probably couldn’t ask for much better preparation.

“I was really impressed with the way they went about [against Zimbabwe],” Devine said. “I thought it was clinical. For Melie [Kerr] to lead by example – it’s probably a sign of things to come. I probably have to learn to keep my mouth shut a little bit and just sit in the background and let Melie do her thing. It’s her team and for her to really put a mark on that, I’ll always be around to support and lead in my own natural way but making I give her the space to be able to drive this group forward. She is such an exciting talent and captaincy and leadership is something that is going to come naturally to her.”