Australia are ready to take a chance on Ellyse Perry if necessary for Sunday’s ICC Women’s T20 World Cup final at Lord’s, with head coach Shelley Nitschke saying the all-rounder can play even if she is not perfect.Perry retired hurt during Australia’s semi-final win over the West Indies at The Oval after feeling what the team described as “minor quad awareness”. He walked off after facing seven balls, with Australia later taking the decision as a precaution as they were in control of the game.Speaking to reporters on Thursday, Nitschke said Australia had not trained since the semi-final, so there was no clear update on Perry’s condition. However, he admits that the end of the World Cup has changed how teams evaluate a player’s fitness.“Yeah, potentially,” Nitschke said when asked if Perry could play imperfectly.“I think there are things he wants to do too, [to] still able to contribute to the team and hold your own, whether that’s on the field or running between the wickets. But there’s that element of, it’s a World Cup final, so what’s our tolerance there? So it’s actually a little bit of a different lens than maybe other times. “Nitschke said the team remains hopeful Perry will be available for the final.“Hopefully he’ll be fine and available on Sunday,” Nitschke said.“We don’t really have a clear picture of what that is.“We’re confident, but just not absolutely 100 percent sure how that went down at the moment.”Perry was Australia’s leading run-scorer in the tournament with 185 runs at an average of 46.25 and a strike rate of 135.03. He scored half-centuries against Pakistan and India, including a 38-ball 56 against India that guided Australia to victory and ended the campaign for Harmanpreet Kaur’s team.He also took four wickets during the tournament.Australia will play in their first global tournament final since 2023 when they take to the field at Lord’s on Sunday. Perry, who missed the 2020 Women’s T20 World Cup final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground with a hamstring injury, is now racing to be fit for another chance at the World Cup final.