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Anya Shrubsole says England can be “there or thereabouts” in opposition to Australia in Girls’s International Cup last in the event that they play like they did in opposition to South Africa in semi-finals; Sky Sports activities’ Nasser Hussain insists England will have to be at their very best, continue to exist Sky Sports activities from 1am on Sunday

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After thrashing South Africa by way of 137 runs, Anya Shrubsole says England are stuffed with self assurance heading into Sunday’s Girls’s International Cup last in opposition to Australia.

Anya Shrubsole says England have “not anything to lose” after they arise in opposition to the Australian juggernaut in Sunday’s Girls’s International Cup last in Christchurch.

Protecting champions England are again within the showpiece recreation after a 137-run trouncing of South Africa, additionally in Christchurch, in Thursday’s semi-final.

England have rallied from dropping their first 3 fits within the event and at the moment are on a five-game successful streak, having additionally observed off India, New Zealand, Pakistan and Bangladesh within the team levels.

However they’re going to face an Australia facet victorious in all 8 in their fits at this International Cup and who’ve gained 37 in their final 38 ODIs.

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Highlights as England thumped South Africa at Hagley Oval in Christchurch to achieve back-to-back International Cup finals

Meg Lanning’s facet beat England within the 3 Girls’s Ashes ODIs previous this yr and alternatively at the opening weekend of the International Cup.

“It is a nice alternative and I believe like we’ve got were given not anything to lose,” Shrubsole – whose two early wickets lowered South Africa to 8-2 within the semi-finals – mentioned of going through Australia.

International Cup last ‘absolutely the pinnacle’

“Now we have simply were given to revel in it. I comprehend it appears like this sort of cliché, however the entirety we do is to be able to play in International Cup finals. It’s the absolute pinnacle.

“What you do not want to do is let that day cross you by way of since you’re so apprehensive. If you do not benefit from the International Cup last, then you are now not going to revel in anything.

“I almost definitely shouldn’t have concept [we’d be here] once we have been busy dropping 3 at the jump in the beginning of the event.

Shrubsole celebrates after brushing aside Laura Wolvaardt – the main run-scorer within the International Cup – for a duck in Thursday’s semi-final

“Now we have were given to be at our very best once more. Now we have were given to accomplish very similar to how we did [against South Africa] however it is a one-off recreation and the rest can occur. I will be able to’t wait.

“We ran them lovely shut from time to time all over the Ashes and we all know if we play our very best cricket we’re going to be there or thereabouts.

“To place in a efficiency like that within the semi-finals is really what you need, so we are stuffed with self assurance going into Sunday and actually taking a look ahead to it.

“I believe in the beginning of the event we have been lovely reasonable – losing numerous catches, and now not bowling and batting how we needed to.

“We at all times say it is not about the way you get started, it is the way you end and it will appear we are getting into shape simply on the proper time.”

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England captain Heather Knight described her facet’s win over South Africa as ‘a whole efficiency’

Hussain: England can beat Australia – however will have to be at their very best

Sky Sports activities’ Nasser Hussain:

“That was once by way of a ways England’s very best efficiency of the event, with the bat, within the box, and with the ball. That may stand them in actually excellent stead for Australia.

“It is something putting in place the very best efficiency in opposition to Pakistan a few video games in the past in this flooring, however any other to do it in opposition to a South African facet that experience already overwhelmed them on this event and which can be taking part in smartly.

We clearly know prerequisites, but it surely’s a recent pitch for the general, so I don’t assume it is going to make an excessive amount of distinction, to be truthful with you.

Anya Shrubsole at the International Cup last in Christchurch

“England are getting momentum going on the proper time, getting higher with each unmarried recreation, however they’re going to need to be at their very best within the last.

“Australia are to this point above everybody else in global cricket nowadays. They are so athletic, so dynamic, all their gamers are in shape and they’ve such intensity.

“If England play like they did in opposition to South Africa in Christchurch, the place Australia have not performed within the event and England have nice reminiscences, they may be able to indisputably win.”

Watch the Girls’s International Cup last between England and Australia continue to exist Sky Sports activities Cricket International Cup from 1am on Sunday.