Having stood down as England women's head coach last summer after the Covid pandemic prevented her from seeing her family in Australia, Lisa Keightley had every intention of taking a break and spending some time at home in Perth.
However, soon after leaving her post with England she received a call from Sri Lankan legend Kumar Sangakkara, who is now the director of cricket for IPL side Rajasthan Royals and all other Royals franchises, inviting her to be part of the coaching staff at SA20 side Paarl Royals.
Keightley jumped at the chance to work in men's cricket for the first time, with the likes of Jos Buttler, Eoin Morgan, Jason Roy and David Miller in the Royals squad along with a number of other international stars.
