Mm.

And if you walk out to fielding practice without a hat on, you know, she'll go send you back and say, "Why would you not take advantage of something which keeps the sun out?" And the tough thing when we've got gorgeous weather like this, clear blue skies, it's, it's depth perception.

It entirely goes, because even a whisper of cloud, and actually sometimes even a completely overcast day is nicer to pick a white ball out of than a completely blue sky, because suddenly you're in the deep and you have no idea how close it is to your... how far away.

So yeah, I, I think- There's not much of an excuse for, for not wearing a hat, but it is tough in these conditions.

But I think the, the difference between this Indian side who, you know, since winning the 50 Over World Cup, we know they're a team who are capable of lifting these trophies.

They've been challenging the likes of Australia, as we saw on home soil recently.

But yet we are yet to see-

And, and you know, just times like these after what she achieved in the, in the World Cup win for India last year, that stunning World Cup semi century that sunk Australia, that's the type of match winner who you're referring to before, the type of player who can be ruthless and the type of player who can take India all the way if they can overcome Australia on Sunday.

I- is that something that could bring them back to the pack a bit, or are they flying so much that it's not gonna matter who they play on the weekend?

Yeah.

I mean, every single question mark which is thrown at them, they seem to have an answer to.

And, you know, I, for me, in this innings of Ellyse Perry, 71 off 48 balls, I still find one of the best examples of this aptitude around Australian cricket, that you have one of the greats of the game, one of the most well-known female cricketers there's ever been as well, who a few years ago wasn't making this Australian T20 side.

And there was such comp- competition and such depth in this lineup that, you know, even someone like Ellyse Perry has to constantly be improving herself and making sure she's pushing to get in the side.

And now we have this transformed Ellyse Perry almost, you know, since the Commonwealth Games, where she's making contributions-

Nothing went wrong, um, and they cruised to it one wicket down after restraining them to a, a, a pretty modest score of 130.

Yeah, and Ireland were limited from the start of the innings.

Could you begin by summarizing that entire game in the space of 30 seconds?

Well, it was a disastrous start for New Zealand.

They were reduced to 10 for three in the power play thanks to the magic of Orla Prendergast and Amy McGuire.

There was a fight back from the New Zealand mid-order despite the absence of Sophie Devine.

Runs for Kerr, Holiday, Izzy Sharp, Susie Bates back in the side, finishes the innings with a six.

And in reply, Ireland, they lose Hunter early on.

There's the drama, but here comes 110-run partnership between Lewis and Prendergast.

That was gonna happen, and that's what ended up happening with three overs to go.

And what's the preparation been like for this, for this summer of sport? 'Cause England is hosting the competition.

Yeah.

I mean, there's been warm-up games taking place all across the, the country, and it feels like there's a real sense of build-up to this World Cup because, you know, you mentioned the football, the men's football World Cup on as well.

Wimbledon later this summer.

There's a festival feel towards, uh, what is gonna be a, a celebration of the women's game.

And you know, I think at the heart of that on here on the BBC, there's gonna be coverage analysis across radio, online of every single game.

And so people can, can get stuck in, get into those narratives across the competition.

So how are their odds looking this year?

Mm-hmm

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the married girl life, and now the kid life.

It's made me just be more intentional where I'm at.

I feel like a lot of, you know, mom guilt is a big word out there, and I've really had to try to overcome that with being present and intentional whatever, whatever role I'm at doing.

You know, on a showing with a client, I'm not th- you know, home with the kids thinking about what they're eating for dinner.

Nope, I did that prior.

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