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I'll join in the kickabouts: Ellyse Perry arrives at the Utilita and is an Aussie in a hurry

Ellyse Perry

03.07.25, 15:05 Updated 07.07.25, 12:44 3 Minute Read

Rich Edwards

Rich Edwards

The sun is high, the temperature is in the mid-20s and the cricket season is moving smoothly through the gears, despite the inevitable chicanes placed in its way by a dizzying schedule.

"This weather is incredible," says Ellyse Perry, smiling broadly after arriving on the south coast in the early hours of Tuesday morning. "The weather's so good I've swum in the ocean every day."

The Hawk advises the Australian superstar to make the most of it. She may soon find out that, like cricket itself, the weather in the UK can be notoriously unpredictable, even as summer approaches its height.

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Rich Edwards

Rich Edwards is the founder and editor of The Hawk. Rich is a freelance cricket writer and lifelong Hampshire man. He has been published in a host of national publications, including The Times, The Cricketer and The Independent.

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