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Perry firms in Australia World Cup squeeze

Ellyse Perry will be a crucial factor at the T20 World Cup, Australia captain Meg Lanning says. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

Meg Lanning says Ellyse Perry will play a pivotal role at next month's Twenty20 World Cup as Australia's top-order faces a squeeze ahead of the tournament.

Lanning will return to Australia's T20 team for the first time since the Commonwealth Games on Tuesday against Pakistan at North Sydney Oval, and will open in place of the injured Alyssa Healy.

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