For me looking at the success of some of the women’s football World Cups, the crowds they’ve drawn, the spectacle it has created and the event that it’s been I think it’s really great cricket is having a go at that as well. Ellyse Perry Read Quote
If I have to do a speech, if there’s no way I can get out of it, or if it’s something I really should do, I won’t sleep the night before. I’ll feel ill the entire day leading up to it. I won’t be able to eat if it’s after a dinner, which makes things even worse. Ellyse Perry Read Quote
For me it was always about enjoying what I was doing and trying to get better, playing more and more sport. Ellyse Perry Read Quote
I’m quite different to my brother. As kids, I was his shadow – I always wanted to do things with him. I’m sure I cramped his style a little. Ellyse Perry Read Quote
My mum, Kathy, works as a GP and my dad, Mark, was a high school maths teacher. He now manages mum’s practice and is also my cricket coach. We are a close-knit family. Ellyse Perry Read Quote
More girls are taking up sport and realising it’s a legitimate option for them to forge a career. Ellyse Perry Read Quote
I think a lot of sporting organisations are really sitting up and taking notice, putting in some great programs and investing a lot into women’s sports. Ellyse Perry Read Quote
A lot of my friends who were really sporty in year 7 and 8, in years 9 and 10 they stopped playing. It was a shame. Ellyse Perry Read Quote
We’ve still got some of our best friends living in Canberra and I still do some training with one of the strength and conditioning coaches at the Brumbies. Ellyse Perry Read Quote
