1 00:00:00,480 --> 00:00:02,840 Speaker 1: We are going to catch up with an Australian cricket 2 00:00:02,840 --> 00:00:05,960 Speaker 1: star who's got a reputation lease for not only scoring 3 00:00:06,559 --> 00:00:09,399 Speaker 1: very valuable and quick middle order runs, but whipping through 4 00:00:09,440 --> 00:00:12,119 Speaker 1: the middle order of the opposition with the ball. And 5 00:00:12,200 --> 00:00:14,600 Speaker 1: name is Amy Edman from the scorches Amy, good morning, 6 00:00:14,600 --> 00:00:18,320 Speaker 1: you're welcome, Good morning, they're good from the scorch Hers. 7 00:00:18,760 --> 00:00:18,840 Speaker 2: Like. 8 00:00:22,000 --> 00:00:23,759 Speaker 3: If this isn't in the vernacular by the end of 9 00:00:23,760 --> 00:00:25,240 Speaker 3: the season, I'll be very disappointed. 10 00:00:25,520 --> 00:00:25,880 Speaker 1: Amy. 11 00:00:25,920 --> 00:00:29,040 Speaker 3: The WBBL season has officially begun with the Perth scorch 12 00:00:29,120 --> 00:00:33,600 Speaker 3: Hers beating the hoe about Hurricanes on Friday, but losing 13 00:00:33,600 --> 00:00:36,199 Speaker 3: to Brisbane Heat on Sunday. So swings and roundabouts. How 14 00:00:36,200 --> 00:00:38,199 Speaker 3: do you feel about the start so far? 15 00:00:39,200 --> 00:00:41,560 Speaker 2: Yeah, not too bad. We obviously down in Hobe we 16 00:00:41,600 --> 00:00:44,600 Speaker 2: started really well, had a pretty clinical performance with fat 17 00:00:44,600 --> 00:00:48,760 Speaker 2: and ball, so we're very happy on the back of that. Yeah. 18 00:00:48,840 --> 00:00:51,640 Speaker 2: And then yeah, we obviously got into the Heat on 19 00:00:52,080 --> 00:00:55,440 Speaker 2: Sunday and Grace paris around a bit. 20 00:00:55,880 --> 00:00:58,440 Speaker 3: She worked a lot of stuff around. I mean people, 21 00:00:58,440 --> 00:01:00,760 Speaker 3: we're talking about that broken bat looking for the wood. 22 00:01:00,880 --> 00:01:07,240 Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, no, everybody loved that for the game. Yeah, 23 00:01:07,520 --> 00:01:10,399 Speaker 2: but no, that's okay. I think one on one for 24 00:01:10,440 --> 00:01:12,840 Speaker 2: the to start the road trip is not too bad. 25 00:01:12,920 --> 00:01:16,160 Speaker 1: Yeah, it's not great seeing the opposition player nuts and 26 00:01:16,160 --> 00:01:19,000 Speaker 1: breaking records, but it can happen when they put someone 27 00:01:19,080 --> 00:01:20,040 Speaker 1: hits a persse always one. 28 00:01:20,280 --> 00:01:22,880 Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, unfortunately it was us. 29 00:01:23,080 --> 00:01:24,920 Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean what about it when you're playing at 30 00:01:24,920 --> 00:01:27,320 Speaker 1: the playing at the Whacker. What a classic venue and 31 00:01:27,360 --> 00:01:29,720 Speaker 1: people around the world cricket fans just love the Whacker. 32 00:01:29,760 --> 00:01:31,040 Speaker 1: It must be a really good feeling. 33 00:01:31,880 --> 00:01:34,200 Speaker 2: Yeah, we're so happy that all of our five home 34 00:01:34,240 --> 00:01:35,720 Speaker 2: games are are at the lack of this season. We 35 00:01:36,000 --> 00:01:37,959 Speaker 2: absolutely love playing at home in front of our members 36 00:01:37,959 --> 00:01:40,880 Speaker 2: and fans. Yeah, and if you ask most of the 37 00:01:40,920 --> 00:01:43,360 Speaker 2: girls what their favorite ground is, they'll all say the Whacker. 38 00:01:43,480 --> 00:01:46,320 Speaker 2: So yeah, we're very much looking forward to getting back there. 39 00:01:46,400 --> 00:01:49,240 Speaker 3: Well, it is the West Australian Cricket Association. I mean, 40 00:01:49,280 --> 00:01:52,920 Speaker 3: I don't know why you play anywhere else really, it's 41 00:01:52,920 --> 00:01:57,280 Speaker 3: an institution. So what's going on with the imports, say 42 00:01:57,480 --> 00:01:59,120 Speaker 3: specifically Danny Wyatt. 43 00:02:00,600 --> 00:02:03,360 Speaker 2: Yeah, and look, unfortunately she was in the draft and 44 00:02:03,400 --> 00:02:06,520 Speaker 2: then pulled out shortly after she was picked up by 45 00:02:06,600 --> 00:02:11,440 Speaker 2: us in the draft. But luckily we've got a replacement 46 00:02:12,080 --> 00:02:14,320 Speaker 2: in that Super Brunch. She should be with us in 47 00:02:14,360 --> 00:02:17,840 Speaker 2: a couple of weeks time. And then we've obviously got 48 00:02:17,840 --> 00:02:21,680 Speaker 2: Amy Jones so divine and Lauren Winfield Hills in as well, 49 00:02:21,760 --> 00:02:25,760 Speaker 2: so we've we've got a great bunch of overseas planes 50 00:02:26,280 --> 00:02:28,919 Speaker 2: and yet hopefully they can do well for us this year. 51 00:02:29,080 --> 00:02:31,080 Speaker 1: Amy, we love having it here, played with the scorches 52 00:02:31,320 --> 00:02:33,120 Speaker 1: here in the west. But what part of Australia, Just 53 00:02:33,120 --> 00:02:34,760 Speaker 1: for people don't know what part of Australia are you 54 00:02:34,800 --> 00:02:35,640 Speaker 1: from originally? 55 00:02:36,680 --> 00:02:38,680 Speaker 2: I'm actually from over in New South Wales, a small 56 00:02:38,680 --> 00:02:40,520 Speaker 2: town called cow right out in the central west of 57 00:02:40,560 --> 00:02:41,200 Speaker 2: New South Wales. 58 00:02:41,600 --> 00:02:43,720 Speaker 1: And you're a Christmas baby right around that sort of 59 00:02:44,000 --> 00:02:45,800 Speaker 1: Was it December twenty seven? Your birthday? Were you like 60 00:02:45,840 --> 00:02:47,320 Speaker 1: my mum who was born in Boxing Day? And you 61 00:02:47,400 --> 00:02:49,320 Speaker 1: got the one presents? 62 00:02:51,720 --> 00:02:53,880 Speaker 2: Now, I was very lucky. My mum always made sure 63 00:02:53,919 --> 00:02:59,560 Speaker 2: that I got to Did you sell me? She looked 64 00:02:59,600 --> 00:03:00,000 Speaker 2: after me. 65 00:03:00,160 --> 00:03:00,640 Speaker 1: Yeah, yeah, And. 66 00:03:00,680 --> 00:03:03,320 Speaker 3: You would have celebrated your birthday watching the Boxing Day Test, 67 00:03:03,360 --> 00:03:04,720 Speaker 3: I guess yep. 68 00:03:04,800 --> 00:03:07,560 Speaker 2: Yeah every year. Yeah, it's always always on the TV, 69 00:03:07,800 --> 00:03:09,799 Speaker 2: so what's any different this year? 70 00:03:09,880 --> 00:03:11,760 Speaker 1: Yeah? Actually, do you have all rounders in cricket or 71 00:03:11,760 --> 00:03:13,560 Speaker 1: anyone in cricket. Have you really looked up to as 72 00:03:13,560 --> 00:03:14,959 Speaker 1: you're coming through the rings? 73 00:03:15,480 --> 00:03:18,840 Speaker 2: Uh, not so much around as I Ricky Ponting was 74 00:03:18,880 --> 00:03:23,000 Speaker 2: my idol. I love Ricky Ponti growing up. Yeah, he 75 00:03:23,120 --> 00:03:27,000 Speaker 2: was my favorite cricketer, so I tried to sometimes model 76 00:03:27,040 --> 00:03:27,799 Speaker 2: my batting off him. 77 00:03:27,840 --> 00:03:29,320 Speaker 3: But I could do worse. 78 00:03:29,880 --> 00:03:31,880 Speaker 2: I would to start, it's not quite great. 79 00:03:32,880 --> 00:03:34,800 Speaker 1: Yeah, I send you get down in the middle order, 80 00:03:35,360 --> 00:03:36,200 Speaker 1: you're not too chevy. 81 00:03:36,440 --> 00:03:36,720 Speaker 2: Amy. 82 00:03:36,760 --> 00:03:39,240 Speaker 3: How do you feel about the recent announcement that T 83 00:03:39,240 --> 00:03:42,160 Speaker 3: twenty cricket will be played at the Olympics in twenty 84 00:03:42,280 --> 00:03:42,920 Speaker 3: twenty eight. 85 00:03:44,240 --> 00:03:48,480 Speaker 2: Yeah, that's awesome, isn't that? That's so cool. We saw 86 00:03:48,600 --> 00:03:51,760 Speaker 2: the girls at the Comwealth Games just recently come away 87 00:03:51,800 --> 00:03:54,560 Speaker 2: with gold. Yeah, so hope hopefully they could repeat that 88 00:03:54,680 --> 00:03:57,480 Speaker 2: at the Olympics then. Yeah, I think that's just so 89 00:03:57,520 --> 00:04:01,040 Speaker 2: cool for all the young girls sort of in their 90 00:04:01,080 --> 00:04:03,760 Speaker 2: teams now once once they grew up at a few 91 00:04:03,800 --> 00:04:06,160 Speaker 2: years time, they could be potentially playing at the Olympics, 92 00:04:06,160 --> 00:04:08,480 Speaker 2: which I think is a pretty. 93 00:04:08,240 --> 00:04:10,200 Speaker 1: Cool pought you wouldn't be incredible to get the Olympic 94 00:04:10,320 --> 00:04:12,720 Speaker 1: blazer or the track suit or get in the kit. 95 00:04:13,160 --> 00:04:16,200 Speaker 2: Very very cool. Yeah, absolutely, I think. 96 00:04:16,279 --> 00:04:19,359 Speaker 1: Yeah, Well, some important games coming up. Amy, good the 97 00:04:19,400 --> 00:04:22,200 Speaker 1: chat and all the very best. Go tomorrow, Amy, get them. 98 00:04:22,279 --> 00:04:24,120 Speaker 2: Thank you so much for having me, guys, thank you. 99 00:04:24,080 --> 00:04:24,560 Speaker 1: Thanks Amy. 100 00:04:24,640 --> 00:04:25,120 Speaker 2: Am you again. 101 00:04:25,160 --> 00:04:26,239 Speaker 1: From the coaches this morning.