Alexander, assistant coach at trans-Tasman league runners-up Adelaide Thunderbirds, joins NSW Swifts coach Julie Fitzgerald in preparing the talented lineup for the three-test series.
But don't expect any fancy manoeuvres or complicated combinations over the next week. Alexander has pared down her approach to coaching to four bare words encapsulated in the acronym KISS.
Keep It Simple, Stupid.
On reflection, she decides that perhaps the "stupid" part isn't necessary.
"These girls aren't stupid," she told NZPA yesterday.
"But we're not going to have any major complicated game plans: it's pretty much about keeping it simple."
There is no doubting the talent or flair of the World Seven team, predominantly a combination of Australian, English and Jamaican players, with eight having played in the recently completed trans-Tasman league.
The 11-strong squad boasts a wealth of talent right through the court, including English goal shoot Louisa Brownfield, experienced Australian midcourter Natasha Chokljat, and a trio of intimidating defenders in English pair Sonia Mkoloma and Geva Mentor, as well as Jamaica's Althea Byfield.
Byfield's towering teammate and goal shooter Romelda Aiken is also scheduled to join the world team for the final two matches, although there is some doubt over her fitness after she suffered a knee injury at the world under-21 championships in the Cook Islands this week.
The team boasts 467 international caps between them and has a huge spread of experience, from 20-year-old Aiken to 85-test veteran Mkoloma.
Alexander said melding such a disparate group of players into a team in such a short time was a huge challenge, but she couldn't wait to get started.
"I know the Aussie girls, and it'll be a matter of getting to know the other players, seeing what they can do and how they're going to contribute."
The best way to do that, she said, was to get different combinations out on the court, building links and communication.
"We need some practice matches -- get the girls out there playing, get some flow happening. They need get to know each other very quickly and that's the best way to do it.
"You don't necessarily get that from a training session, you're better off just putting it out there and playing."
New Zealand coach Ruth Aitken yesterday acknowledged the strength of the World Seven team, laughing at suggestions they'd be easy-beats for the Silver Ferns.
"Have you not seen the line-up of that World Seven team? I think with that defensive end, they're going to be hugely challenging."
Aitken said the World Seven team provided just the opposition the Silver Ferns needed ahead of the five Australian tests -- three across the Tasman and two in New Zealand -- next month.
And she was only to well aware of the dangers posed by composite teams, pointing to the World team which beat New Zealand in 2000.
