Shelley is an incredibly well-respected coach with a proven track record.
After working with the team as an Assistant Coach since early 2018, and a stint as Interim Head Coach in July/August 2022, Shelley was appointed full-time Head Coach of the Australian Women’s Cricket team, after a strong Commonwealth Games campaign, which saw Australia claim an historic gold medal as T20 cricket made its debut in Birmingham. During her international playing career from 2004 to 2011, Shelley played 122 matches for Australia across all three formats taking 153 wickets as a finger-spinner and scoring more than 3000 runs. Shelley also won four consecutive Belinda Clark awards between 2009-2012. After her playing career, Shelley transitioned into coaching in South Australia, before taking on an assistant role under Matthew Mott in the national set up in 2018 and later coaching the Perth Scorchers.