Women's Cricket World Cup 2022: Ellyse Perry on course to play as specialist batter, says Meg Lanning
FirstpostEllyse Perry had missed Australia’s previous two games, including the semifinal against West Indies, after she suffered back spasms in Australia’s win against South Africa last week Christchurch: Star all-rounder Ellyse Perry is most likely to feature in the summit clash of the ICC Women’s World Cup against England as a specialist batter, skipper Meg Lanning said on Saturday. The 31-year-old Perry had missed Australia’s previous two games, including the semifinal against West Indies, after she suffered back spasms in Australia’s win against South Africa last week. However, Perry, who had been forced to miss Australia’s T20 World Cup semifinal and final on home soil in 2020 due to a hamstring injury, has not bowled since suffering the back spasms. “It’s a great opportunity for our team to go out on a big stage and play really good cricket and we feel like we’ve been building throughout the tournament.” Australia have been the most consistent team in the tournament, winning all eight of their games, and Lanning is hoping for another complete performance in the showpiece.