Ellyse Perry has overcome a hip injury and has been passed fit to play in Monday afternoon's must-win clash against New Zealand in the Women's T20 World Cup.
The 29-year old suffered the injury diving for a ball in the field last week against Bangladesh, and had to undergo a fitness test on Monday morning in a late bid to play.
But with less than an hour until the clash with NZ, Perry was seen marking her run-up at Junction Oval.
This looks like great news for Australia! 📏#T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/2IwuTPzAX9
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) March 2, 2020
HUGE news for Australia. Ellyse Perry is marking her run up. @FoxCricket #AUSvNZ #T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/qqAT89b5id
— Matt Balmer (@MattBalmer7) March 2, 2020
Ellyse Perry is warming up! #T20WorldCup. Just walked out on to Junction bat in hand. Toss in 25 mins...
— Laura Jolly (@JollyLauz18) March 2, 2020
Australia must beat New Zealand to advance in the tournament.