{"id":389630,"date":"2024-05-01T01:15:50","date_gmt":"2024-05-01T01:15:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=389630"},"modified":"2024-05-01T06:06:47","modified_gmt":"2024-05-01T06:06:47","slug":"perry-urges-action-after-devastating-lanning-reveal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=389630","title":{"rendered":"Perry urges action after devastating Lanning reveal"},"content":{"rendered":"

Superstar all-rounder Ellyse Perry<\/a> has revealed it was "really hard" to hear of the personal struggle experienced by former Australian women's cricket captain Meg Lanning<\/a>, which ultimately led to her immediate retirement from international cricket last November<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A fortnight ago, \ufeffLanning spoke candidly of her "obsessive" and "unhealthy relationship with food and exercise"<\/a>.<\/p>\n

She explained \ufeffthat she had to step away from the national team<\/a> to prioritise her health and wellbeing and receive help.<\/p>\n

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"I was over-exercising and under-fuelling. I got to the point where I was doing about 85-90km a week. I was in denial. It became a bit of 'I am going to show you' sort of thing," she told The Howie Games<\/em> podcast.<\/p>\n

"It sort of just spiralled. I was not in a place to be able to go on tour and play cricket and give the commitment levels required for that Ashes series mentally and physically."<\/p>\n

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While Lanning did not tell her teammates of the inner turmoil she was battling, she suspected that they knew she was not in a good place mentally.<\/p>\n

"I am naturally fine spending time with myself but there were very few people who I would want to engage with. I would get really snappy [and] real moody if anyone asked anything," she said.<\/p>\n

"I did not realise my ability to concentrate [was affected]. I didn't really want to see other people. I disengaged a lot from friends and family.\ufeff"<\/p>\n

\ufeffPerry, who was a teammate of Lanning's in the Australian side for over a decade, wished her former skipper the best and applauded her "incredibly brave" move to share her experience.<\/p>\n

Speaking at the launch of \ufeffCricket Australia's new Women and Girls Action Plan at the MCG on Tuesday, Perry petitioned the game to better support its female athletes.<\/p>\n

"I'm sure in doing so (Lanning) hopes that that helps other people as well who experience similar things," she told media.<\/p>\n

"I think it's obviously really hard to hear that as a teammate and to know that someone that you've played with so closely for a long period of time has had some struggles."<\/p>\n

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Perry declared that inadequate research was being conducted on issues like disordered eating and mental health amongst elite female athletes.<\/p>\n

"As a result, we don't know enough to support people as best as we possibly can," she said.<\/p>\n

CA's chief executive Nick Hockley explained that because the women's game had rapidly professionalised in recent years, it had created new challenges for female cricketers.<\/p>\n

"One of the things [Lanning] talked about on the podcast was actually just being able to speak to people has really helped," he said.<\/p>\n

"So hopefully there are some really strong lessons in that for everybody, and I just commend her leadership."<\/p>\n

The action plan, which Perry helped to develop, includes championing player development, including mental health, through "the increasingly crowded global cricket calendar".<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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