Ellyse Perry admits the Sydney Sixers women's Big Bash team are "a bit greedy".
And headed into Saturday's WBBL final against the Brisbane Heat, even that might be an understatement.
Saturday's final at Drummoyne is the Sixers' fourth in the competition's four years and they're gunning for a third straight title.
Streaks in Australian sport are rare. In the past decade just five teams have claimed the three-peat across the country's top sporting codes.
The most dominant of those are NSW in the Women's National Cricket League, who have won 12 of the past 13 titles and 19 of 22 in total.
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That's also a side that's the home of the Sixers' players in the 50-over game, including Perry, Alyssa Healy, Ashleigh Gardner, Lauren Cheatle and Lauren Smith.
"So much is changing every year in our sport. Every tournament is bigger in terms of crowd numbers and matches televised and the way the game's played," Perry told AAP.
"It makes you want it to be special.
"I suppose we're a little bit greedy, we want to reap the rewards for being a good team and getting the chance to play on the biggest stages."
The Sixers' favouritism is no concern for the Heat, who have a team of powerful batters and varied bowling options.
"If we weren't underdogs we'd be wondering why but we haven't spent too much time thinking about that," captain Kirby Short said.
"We know our best is good enough.
"It's been a real emphasis for us as a group to play with freedom. To embrace that, not worry about getting out because someone else will come in and do the job."
Stopping Perry will be one of the biggest challenges for the Heat, who have split their games with the Sixers this summer.
Her record-breaking season includes 744 runs at an average of 93, while her strike rate is up from 98.57 last season to 123.17.
"It's just what I've done in the past 12 or 24 months in terms of expanding my stroke play and the variety of attacking shots I have," Perry said.
"But my approach is still the same. I don't feel like I think any differently out there, I've just probably got more options."
