Australia did not play well in the first two matches

despite winning the games, but comprehensively defeated New Zealand, and Sthalekar feels that her team would need to put up similar performances in the rest of the tournament. "I think we have actually been able to improve over those three games, where obviously the first two games we were playing against an opposition that we weren't very familiar with. We were faced with some difficult situations but we were able to get through it," she said. "The last game against Kiwis we came out with the type of game we want to play throughout this tournament from now on." Australian middle order hasn't fired so far but Sthalekar said, "I think middle order has done alright. The first two games, we lost some quick wickets. We were able to build some partnerships, obviously not as big as we would have liked. "The good thing is that Jodie Fields is in form at the moment. She came off her maiden hundred at the WNC's final not long ago, and is hitting the ball well. Erin Osborne and Ellyse Perry, they are all good strikers. I know they can go at run-a-ball and if required they will do the job. I think we have been able to do that so far." On coach Cathryn Fitzpatrick, she said, "Fitzie is a type of person who as a player had high expectations of herself and her teammates. That hasn't changed as a coach. She always wants to get the best out of us. Obviously we haven't played as we would have liked to in the first two ties. But she identified the areas that we needed to work on and did it in a manner that didn't threaten us or put us on the back foot. "We are actually, all of us gelling well and her coming into the role after being assistant has been good. She has a good understanding of the group and what we need and I think she is getting the best out of us at the moment. "I think the players don't want to sit next to her when we are on the field. I am sure she still gets that fiery attitude towards the game and gets annoyed if things aren't done as we kind of had discussed in our team meetings. But at the end of the day, she is a coach and she can't do anything about it. She has got to sit back and watch us."