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Ellyse Perry willing to miss start of season to fully recover from injury | Star all-rounder Ellyse Perry willing to take as much time as possible to recover from hamstring injury
Ellyse Perry, Australia’s star all-rounder, is willing to miss the start of Australia’s home season if it means getting her hamstring in the best shape possible.
Perry seriously injured her hamstring during the T20 World Cup earlier this year, resulting in heartbreak as she missed Australia’s triumphant Semi Final and Final.
She is on track to be fit for Australia’s series against New Zealand in late September. However, Perry is looking at the bigger picture with nine weeks remaining in her recovery from hamstring surgery.
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“From a timeframe point of view, it’d be lovely to be fit for the New Zealand series and available for selection,” Perry said.
“I think at this stage it’s tracking that way, but there’s a little bit to go. It’s a nice goal to have. Coming back from injury, there’s a really clear distinction in my mind between being fit to play and fit to perform.”

Selector Shawn Flegler and skipper Meg Lanning are on the same page, stating their desire to take care regarding Perry’s return, as the Women’s ODI World Cup is scheduled for early 2021 in New Zealand.
Flegler in particular believes that whoever should be chosen to replace her will have a great opportunity to impress. Allrounders Tahlia McGrath and Annabel Sutherland were both awarded national contracts for the first time, and are highly rated.
“If Pez doesn’t get back in time to play some games for Australia, then Tahlia is certainly an option to either bat in the middle order and also she can bowl through the middle overs as well,” Flegler said in April.
“We see her as a genuine allrounder and we think that with Ellyse having a long-term injury that Tahlia comes into that mix as a bowling allrounder.”
Australia Women’s schedule vs New Zealand, 2020
CommBank Women’s T20 Series v New Zealand
- 1st T20I: September 27, North Sydney Oval
- 1st T20I: September 29, North Sydney Oval
- 1st T20I: October 1, North Sydney Oval
CommBank Women’s ODI Series v New Zealand
- 1st ODI: October 5, Riverway Stadium, Townsville
- 2nd ODI: October 7, Cazaly’s Stadium, Cairns
- 3rd ODI: October 10, Metricon Stadium, Gold Coast
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