Australia V England: Women’s Cricket World Cup – live

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Amy Jones has claimed that January’s Ashes whitewash “hasn’t been a taxable of discussion” earlier Wednesday’s World Cup conflict betwixt England and Australia. If you judge that, you will judge anything.

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Someone’s unbeaten tally is coming to an extremity today. Australia and England are already done to nan semi-finals – taking a touch of jeopardy retired of this title – but this remains a large one. Both person identical records, pinch 4 wins and 1 abandonment, but nan advantage remains pinch nan Australians: this is nan first clip nan 2 sides are gathering since England’s nightmare Ashes.

That 16-0 mauling was followed by nan assignment of Nat Sciver-Brunt arsenic captain, replacing Heather Knight – yet nan erstwhile skipper remains vital. Knight is England’s starring run-scorer successful nan tournament, propping up nan batting pinch Sciver-Brunt while nan remainder struggle. They must spell again coming against a broadside missing nan in-form Alyssa Healy – retired pinch a calf wounded – but ever fresh to show disconnected their unthinkable depth. How overmuch person England changed nether Sciver-Brunt and Charlotte Edwards? Maybe we’ll get a clearer reply today. We’ll get going astatine 10.30am BST.

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