"The Adelaide Thunderbirds are an Australian netball team based in Adelaide that compete in the trans-Tasman ANZ Championship. The Thunderbirds were formed as one of the foundation teams of the Commonwealth Bank Trophy (CBT), previously the premier netball league in Australia, which was contested from 1997\u20132007. After the retirement of the CBT, the Thunderbirds were one of five Australian franchises included in the new ANZ Championship."@en .