No Balls: Ellyse Perry enters the chat

Test Match Special

BBC

Cricket, Sports News, News, Sports

4.4 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 15 August 2025

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Alex Hartley & Kate Cross are joined by legendary Australia allrounder Ellyse Perry. She discusses getting up-to-speed as captain of Birmingham Phoenix in The Hundred, as well as her journey into cricket - which included the decision to stop playing football for Australia’s women's team. Plus, did she get sent a bill for breaking a car window during a WPL game?

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, podcasts.
0:05.0	Al, we've got to issue a swear warning because you are an absolute potty mouth.
0:09.2	Not another one.
0:10.6	And you need to remember that your grandma listens to this.
0:13.1	She does. She also abuses me on social media.
0:15.4	But don't worry, we beep it out.
0:16.9	See, your kids can listen.
0:18.0	And Grandma Jean.
0:20.5	Cross.
0:21.3	I'm doing round the wicket.
0:23.5	Boulder!
0:24.6	Boulder!
0:25.2	Laving a ball alone, Litchfield.
0:27.1	I think it's the wobble ball.
0:28.8	And it just nips back.
0:29.7	It jags back.
0:30.6	It's the nipbacker.
0:31.6	That is a beauty from Kate Cross.
0:33.5	An absolute seed.
0:35.6	That is a beautiful cross.
0:40.8	Hello. Hello and welcome back to No Balls of Cricket podcast with me Kate Cross, you Alex Hartley and Hartley, we've got some news.
0:48.0	Crossing, our guest today has won eight World Cups, five ashes, three Ballinda Clark medals, two ICC Cricketer of the Year awards.
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