Pope credits O'Keefe for Sixers' spell

Teen spin sensation Lloyd Pope has revealed he has been working with former Test spinner Steve O'Keefe during his time with the Sydney Sixers in the KFC BBL.

Pope returned to form with a two-wicket effort in the Sydney Sixers' 79-run win over the Brisbane Heat on Sunday night and paid credit to O'Keefe following his spell.

The 19-year-old revealed O'Keefe has taken him under his wing at the Sixers this year, with the pair working at tinkering his action and it paid dividends against the Heat at the SCG where he took 2-19.

"We've been working on a couple things in the nets, working on pace and length and things," Pope said.

"I really tried to work that out. My run up is a little bit longer and stuff like that - I don't know if you guys notice it. But it felt like a big change for me and it worked tonight."

Pope bamboozled Jimmy Peirson to have him stumped before bagging the prized wicket of Brendon McCullum shortly after as the Sixers cruised to victory at the SCG.

It was a pleasant return to form for Pope, who went wicket-less against the Perth Scorchers and Sydney Thunder earlier in the tournament, before being dropped.

Pope said he'd had to work hard to keep himself ground after a whirlwind six months but was still aiming for the skies, saying he harboured a hunger to break into the Test, ODI and Twenty20 Australian sides.

"I don't know how far I will go but I definitely would love to play for Australia in all three formats," Pope said.

"That's every young cricketer's dream and I'm going to try my absolute hardest to get there.

"I have to work on a lot of things - all three facets."