Ellyse Perry knows just how "super important" it is for the champions to stay ahead of the log-jam of teams behind them jostling for a place in the Women's T20 World Cup semi-finals, with one slip up potentially hurling Australia back into the maelstrom.
The Aussie legend senses it's still a "tight, tight" affair in group A in the most open of the global T20 events she's experienced, even though the all-conquering champs haven't yet put a foot wrong in their UAE defence.
Indeed, they could all but cement their place in the last-four on Friday with a third-straight, efficient win over Pakistan, who've been left crestfallen by news of the death of their captain's father which has meant Fatima Sana flying back home to Karachi.
