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    I scored one of Women’s World Cup’s best goals then went on to become an all-time cricket great and Ashes legend

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    ELLYSE PERRY has established herself as one of the greatest athletes of all time.The 32-year-old Australian is the ultimate all-rounder, having represented her country at an elite level in both football and cricket.
    Perry has starred for Australia in both cricket and footballCredit: PA
    The defender scored a world-class goal at the Women’s World Cup in 2011Credit: Getty
    She has enjoyed some unforgettable moments throughout her career, from scoring in a 2011 World Cup quarter-final to scoring a double century in test cricket.
    Perry is one of the unsung heroes of sport.
    Born in the Sydney suburb of Wahroonga, Australia, Perry quickly became immersed in sport as a youngster.
    Throughout her school years, the budding athlete played several sports including: golf, football and cricket as well as athletics.
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    But shortly after she turned 16 in 2007, football and cricket took over when she made her Australia debut in both sports within the space of two weeks.
    Perry was fast-tracked into the Australian cricket team for a series against New Zealand in the summer of that year, making her the youngest-ever cricketer to represent the country.
    Her football debut came in a match against Hong Kong just a matter of days later and she remarkably scored two minutes after entering the pitch.
    In 2011, she was named in the Australia squad for the FIFA Women’s World Cup in Germany, making her first appearance in a group game against Norway and becoming the first-ever player to appear in both ICC and FIFA World Cups.
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    Perry helped Australia to the quarter-finals of the 2011 Women’s World CupCredit: Getty
    To cap off her impressive tournament, she scored a world-class goal against Sweden at the quarter-final stage, firing the ball into the top corner from 25-yards out.
    Many people questioned if Perry would be able to continue juggling two sports, including the chief executive of her football club, Canberra United.
    Heather Reid gave her an ultimatum – football or cricket.
    However, Perry immediately took matters into her own hands by seeking a transfer to Sydney FC, where head coach Alen Stajcic allowed her to continue playing cricket alongside football.
    But with women’s sport continuing to evolve, one eventually had to give as in 2018 the defender stopped playing professional football to pursue a full-time career in cricket.
    In an interview with The Roar, she said: “Essentially, both sports have grown so much and developed so much in the last couple of years that they really demand people to be full-time professional athletes.
    “I ended up in cricket and haven’t played any football recently. I truly enjoyed my time playing football.”
    She has since enjoyed a successful five years solely in cricket, winning six T20 World Cup titles and two Cricket World Cup titles.
    Perry still represents Australia in cricketCredit: Alamy More

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      Ex-Celtic boss Ange Postecoglou spotted switching sports as he takes break from Tottenham rebuild with ex-prime minister

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      THE third Ashes test looks to be going Australia’s way. And no-one will be happier about that than former Celtic boss Ange Postecoglou.
      Ange Postecoglou looked in thoughtful moodCredit: Richard Pelham / The Sun
      Ange Postecoglou with former Deputy Prime Minister Of Australia, Michael McCormack, Former Prime Minister of Australia, John Howard and his wife Janette Howard, with Chair of Cricket Australia, Mike Baird in the Cricket Australia SuiteCredit: Getty
      The former Celtic gaffer cut an interested spectator as he mixed with former Aussie politicians and Cricket Australia high rollers in the Cricket Australia suite at Lord’s.
      It’s been a whirlwind start to life at the Tottenham Stadium for the Aussie – who has snapped up the likes of Dejan Kulusevski, James Maddison and goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario already this summer.
      More arrivals are surely on their way – with Hoops stars Kyogo and Reo Hatate both mooted as possible arrivals.
      There’s also the small matter of Harry Kane’s future to be resolved, with the England talisman due back from his holiday shortly and entering the final year of his contract.

      Bayern Munich are keen to sign him now – but no agreement has been reached between the clubs with Spurs having a major dilemma on their hands if they are to stop him walking away from the club for free in 12 months’ time.
      He’s a man with plenty on his mind, then, but for now the Aussie was able to take his mind off things by concentrating on the small matter of one of sport’s biggest contests.
      Like all Aussies, Postecoglou has a major interest in the sport – as he revealed in a one-to-one interview he did with late cricket legend Shane Warne shortly after his arrival in Glasgow.
      One of the sport’s greatest-ever players passed away last March after a suspected heart attack at the age of 52.
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      Warne said: “It’s a great honour to speak to Ange, I have admired him from afar from a long period of time.
      “All the great work he did with the Australian soccer team, and watching him in progress, whether it being Japan or Celtic, his career.”
      Postecoglou replied: “Pleasure to speak to you too mate, growing up in Melbourne, even though it might be bizarre as an ethnic boy, an immigrant, my first passion was obviously soccer but growing up in Melbourne you had Aussie rules and in the summer it was all cricket.
      “As kids that is all we did, we just played cricket the whole time.”
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