Dual international Ellyse Perry says she will be able to balance her Australian sporting commitments while spending time in England with her fiancee, Wallabies representative Matt Toomua.
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Toomua was at Manuka Oval on Saturday to see Perry score a century to help the NSW Breakers to a 120-run victory against the ACT Meteors in the Women's National Cricket League.
Perry is one of the highest-profile female athletes in Australia with her performances for Australia's women's cricket team, the Southern Stars, and for Sydney FC in the W-League.
She plans to split her time between England and Australia after Brumbies playmaker Toomua signed a three-year deal with Leicester starting at the end of the 2016 Super Rugby season.
"It really doesn't change too much for me," Perry said.
"I've spoken in depth to Cricket Australia about it and I am very keen to stay involved in the WNCL, the WBBL and the W-League.
"It might mean I spend more time in England and there's a new super league that is starting there next year, so if I'm able to get a gig in that, that would be fantastic.
"For me, it doesn't really change too much in terms of my commitments."
Perry, 25, has been able to successfully find a balance between cricket and soccer for the past decade.
"I've had a lot of conversations with CA and they are really comfortable with how things are set up," she said.
"I'll still be available for all of those things and it will just be about when there's an opportunity to go over to England.
"I will obviously go over there and be with Matt, but there might also be some chances to play cricket."
Toomua, also 25, made the agonising decision to leave Australian rugby at the end of the 2016 Super Rugby campaign after Leicester tabled a massive deal.
That ended his 10-year association with the Brumbies and his immediate Wallabies ambitions.
"I think it was a really wonderful opportunity for Matt, but for us both, it's a really great life experience," Perry said.
"We've both been playing in the same spot for about 10 years each, him here in Canberra and myself in Sydney.
"It was just a really great opportunity and I think that's something that we've both always looked at sport as a way to expand your horizons.
"I guess the time is right for us, but I've still got a lot I want to achieve in Australia. I haven't forgotten that."
Perry will be in action in Canberra on Sunday when the Breakers take on the Victoria Spirit at Manuka Oval.
That means she will miss Sydney FC's W-League match against Canberra United in Sydney, which is also on Sunday.
