Lehmann said that Price would be a valuable addition to the team, more so with her tenure beginning after Harris joins the national U-19 team for the ICC Under 19 Men's Cricket World Cup in South Africa.
"We'd been chatting about whether there were some professional development opportunities for her through her USA role and we just went from there," Lehmann said. "She has an excellent cricket brain and plenty of experience as a head coach, so I can see her fitting quite neatly into our set-up," he added. The ninth edition of the BBL will begin with the clash between Brisbane Heat and Sydney Thunder at The Gabba on December 17.