WBBL focus before a woman joins BBL: Perry

Australian cricket star Ellyse Perry says the Women's Big Bash League should reach its potential before a woman joins the men's league, but hasn't ruled it out.

The Women's Big Bash League should become "as successful as it possibly can be" before any focus shifts to a female playing in the men's league, says star allrounder Ellyse Perry.

Australian great Lisa Sthalekar has predicted a woman specialist spinner could one day play in the Big Bash League, but Perry said on Monday she'd firstly like to see the women's league grow into a standout, stand-alone competition.

"I think the way we develop women's cricket, the attention should certainly be on that and creating its own product there and giving people an opportunity to come and watch that rather than, I suppose, trying to integrate the two," Perry told reporters on Monday.


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