Ellyse Perry has 24 hours to prove she has overcome back spasms and regain her place in the team for Australia’s Women’s World Cup semi-final against the West Indies.
She has been the face of the women’s game in this country but the upcoming calendar means the World Cup,starting this week,is one of Ellyse Perry’s few opportunities to stamp her authority on the world stage in the near future.
Despite an unbeaten 86 from Ash Gardner,the Sixers failed to defend their target of 160 with the Heat winning by eight wickets.
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Australia’s series victory over India was achieved in much the same manner as their closing win in the final Twenty20.
Ellyse Perry dragged herself back to somewhere near her best as Australia strove to arrest India’s first innings advance on the Gold Coast.
Thirteen months on from tearing her hamstring off the bone,Ellyse Perry produced a moment of magic on Wednesday to suggest she is nearing,if not close to,her physical peak.
Frances Mackay was the star for the hosts as they successfully chased a target of 130 to level the series 1-1.
The perception still is that there is “sport”,and then there is “women’s sport”. Where are the men? Well it is just assumed that they are the “sport”.
In this episode,Good Weekend senior writer Jane Cadzow and Sydney Morning Herald columnist Malcolm Knox dissect the state of play in Australian cricket.
Australian fans have become accustomed to Ellyse Perry’s heroics with the ball but more than three months into her comeback progress has been slow.