Matthew Mott had a simple message for the superpower of women's cricket after being appointed Southern Stars coach last year: get better.
Australia's run of success at the women's World Twenty20 and World Cup is well known but Mott made it clear he thought they could achieve more.
An Ashes triumph in England followed, now Australia stand on the cusp of an astonishing fourth straight World T20 win.
"He just challenged us to be better than what we were," keeper Alyssa Healy recalled.
"Obviously we've won a few World Cups and we're No.1 in the world but he told us to believe that we could be better and kept challenging us on that.
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"I think that's finally showing.
"We're finally playing that really aggressive and attacking style of cricket that we want to play."
Fielding was one area that Mott, who coached NSW at the T20 Champions League and helped mentor Kolkata in the Indian Premier League, highlighted.
"That was a really big area that Motty challenged us on," Healy said.
"Our skill level has always been really, really high but just that athleticism has improved.
"Especially in the last 18 months. It's something the girls have really been working on."
Megan Schutt's effort in the semi-final was proof.
Schutt earned the praise of Mott, Healy, captain Meg Lanning and countless others after stopping a handful of would-be boundaries.
In a match decided by five runs it was almost as important as her two wickets.
While most fast bowlers are sent to fine leg as a matter of custom, Schutt relishes the chance to field in the deep.
"Fielding is a massive part of winning in T20 and I think in the women's game it has grown so much," Schutt said.
"I love fielding on the boundary. I think that's where I'm best suited .. and it's important in T20 to have the right fielders in the right areas.
