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17 years and 104 days

At 17 years and 104 days, Sydney schoolgirl prodigy Ellyse Perry will make cricket history at a fittingly historic venue when she pits her all-round talents against the Ashes holders at Bradman Oval in Bowral as the youngest Australian Test cricketer

At 17 years and 104 days, Sydney schoolgirl prodigy Ellyse Perry will make cricket history at a fittingly historic venue when she pits her all-round talents against the Ashes holders at Bradman Oval in Bowral as the youngest Australian Test cricketer. The Sydney Morning Herald has more.

"I was in year nine at Pymble Ladies' College, and I like to follow women's cricket as much as I can, so I was at home cheering the girls on"

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Kanishkaa Balachandran is a senior sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo