Ellyse Perry
Ellyse Perry

Honestly, direct monetary comparisons aren't helpful. If you're going to look at remuneration, you have to be realistic about what revenue we're bringing in for the organisation and the sport. And as it currently stands, women's cricket is still a cost to the business.

Ellyse Perry
Ellyse Perry

There's two extremes in male sport: there's complete and total worship of them, or complete and utter contempt. Those extremes create huge problems at either end. And it creates distance, too, and leads them into a bubble.

Ellyse Perry
Ellyse Perry

But, without a doubt, my favourite thing? It's sitting in a change room like this after a match. There's no time frame on how long you'll sit there. There's no formality. You're just enjoying each other's company, thinking about cricket.

Ellyse Perry
Ellyse Perry

I think most girls would say they'd love to play more Tests if it was possible.

Ellyse Perry
Ellyse Perry

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
Ellyse Perry

I'd grown up knowing all about Don Bradman and visited his museum in Bowral quite a few times and absolutely loved the place and then to go back there and receive my baggy green and play my first Test match there at the oval, and obviously my parents were there and a lot of family and friends, it was really cool.

Ellyse Perry
Ellyse Perry

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
Ellyse Perry

My dad is my hero. We have a strong relationship around sport. It has been such a big part of his life and now mine, and for him to be one of my coaches is a great thing.

Ellyse Perry
Ellyse Perry

More girls are taking up sport and realising it's a legitimate option for them to forge a career.

Ellyse Perry
Ellyse Perry

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
Ellyse Perry

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
Ellyse Perry

I just enjoy batting. I love it. It's a craft and I love plugging away at it. I guess getting to do that in a match was the ultimate pleasure to be out there and do something I've been doing for a long time.

Ellyse Perry
Ellyse Perry

It's no secret that I'm a fan of hitting a lot of balls.

Ellyse Perry
Ellyse Perry

And every match is different: you have different opponents, different situations, different conditions. So there's no one approach that's going to work all the time.

Ellyse Perry
Ellyse Perry

I'm not a particularly extroverted person.

Ellyse Perry
Ellyse Perry

I know what sport has given to me in my life, what opportunities I've had and the lessons I've learned about myself and about life.

Ellyse Perry
Ellyse Perry

I think sport can play a really positive role in young girls' lives and be great to see as many of them playing sport as possible.

Ellyse Perry
Ellyse Perry

I play sport all the time.

Ellyse Perry
Ellyse Perry

When I'm away from sport and not doing something I have much self-belief in, I can lack self-confidence at times.

Ellyse Perry
Ellyse Perry

One of the main things I take away is just the way the boys approach the game and carry on. You are in the dressing room and it is very much just about getting in and doing as well as you can, putting everything you can and having fun. There is no underlying context to it other than just playing the game.