The Australian has raised the bar and set a new standard during a record-breaking season
One might forgive Ellyse Perry if she were content with what she has already achieved in her career, all before the age of 30. She is a World Cup winner, not once but five times. She has represented Australia not only in cricket but football too, and won countless domestic titles with the NSW Breakers and Sydney Sixers. Then there are the individual awards, such as the Belinda Clark medal at both state and national level, marking her out as one of the top female players in the world.
However there has been a small blot on her otherwise impeccable copy book: in the shortest format of the game, Twenty20 cricket. The 28-year-old has been part of the Australian set up at T20 World Cups and is one of the few players to have played in every edition of the competition that began in 2009. Her role within the side has been to bowl her pace, be one of the best fielders and occasionally bash a few late runs.
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