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England book final date with Australia | Mail James
Australia have vanquished England in the World Cup finals of 2012, 2014 and 2018 bbbbut they have also failed to make the last two white ball World Cup finals in 2024 and 2025. They will be more than happy to spoil England’s party today. It will be interesting to see what the captains decide to do if they win the toss, the average first-innings score here is 158. Runs on the board and build some scoreboard pressure? That’d be my thinking. (You knurrr nuthin, Jim Wallace)
You feel both top order batting cards are crucial, Danni Wyatt-Hodge has been in sparkling form all tournament and Sciver-Brunt and Heather Knight got some time in the middle and proved their big game credentials with a crucial partnership against South Africa in the semi-final, digging England out of a 25-3 shaped hole. Beth Mooney is a key wicket for Australia, she’s got them over the line many times in big games including world finals, her and Sciver-Brunt both have eight T20 World Cup fifties apiece.
