{ "id": "199744", "author": "26", "cnmid": "", "title": "England Ready to Go \u2018Toe-to-Toe\u2019 with Australia in Women\u2019s T20 World Cup 2026 Final: Nat Sciver-Brunt", "lang": "en", "series": "702", "cup_year": "2026", "article_type": "General", "excerpt": "Nat Sciver-Brunt says England are ready to take on Australia in the Women\u2019s T20 World Cup 2026 final at Lord\u2019s. England aim to end years of disappointment against their arch-rivals and lift the title.\r\n", "subtype": null, "editor1": "

Nat Sciver-Brunt<\/strong> has promised England will go "toe-to-toe" with Australia in the Women’s T20 World Cup fina<\/strong>l at Lord's on Sunday as they look to end a series of dispiriting defeats by their arch-rivals.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Contests between two powerhouses of the women's game have been lopsided affairs in recent times, with Australia whitewashing England 16-0 in the multi-format Ashes when the teams last met 'Down Under' 18 months ago.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

That humiliating reverse led to the exit of England head coach Jon Lewis and the end of Heather Knight's long reign as captain.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Charlotte Edwards<\/strong>, one of England's greatest women's cricketers and no stranger to success against Australia in her playing days, succeeded Lewis as coach.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Edwards stuck with many of the same players whose nerve had repeatedly betrayed them in the pressure of knockout cricket, with England -- for all their wealth and playing resources -- having gone nearly a decade since they last won a major global title, the 2017 50-over World Cup final.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

She was accused of living up to a quote attributed to Albert Einstein -- "insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results".<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Edwards, however, does appear to have overseen a significant improvement in fielding standards and self-belief. England may well be beaten on Sunday, but they now look less likely to beat themselves.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

- 'Standing up to Australia' -<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n

Sciver-Brunt, one of three survivors in the England squad from that memorable World Cup final triumph against India at Lord's nine years ago, said: "The vibe we have created as a group throughout this competition has allowed us to feel confident in ourselves. We are looking forward to that battle at Lord's.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"The way we have gone about our cricket in this tournament is planned out and the way we can beat them.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"Australia are a world-class side who have had huge success in the last few years, in different Ashes series home and away. Standing up and going toe-to-toe with them is the way forward."<\/p>\r\n\r\n

England fans would have been forgiven for thinking the worst when their side collapsed to 23-3 in Thursday's semi-final against South Africa at the Oval.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

But Sciver-Brunt starred on her return from aggravating a left-calf injury, that had sidelined her for England's last three group-stage games, with a superb 75 off 47 balls.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Fellow veteran Knight made a fine 58 in a match-changing 133-run stand with her successor as England captain.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

And a fine all-round team effort then restricted the Proteas to 129-8 as England swept into the final with a crushing 40-run win.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"Heather and I knew we had a big job to do and we used all of our experience," said Sciver-Brunt, 33.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

England have won every women's World Cup, in all formats, they have hosted -- a sequence dating back to the inaugural 1973 one-day international showpiece, which took place two years before the debut of the equivalent men's event.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

But history is likely to count for little against a formidable Australia side who, like England, are unbeaten heading into the final following six straight wins.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Six-time T20 world champions Australia knocked India out after making light of a tournament-record chase of 171 at Lord's last weekend and then thrashed the West Indies by eight wickets in their semi-final.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

The only concern for Australia, apart from how they might cope if put under sustained pressure by England, is the fitness of Ellyse Perry.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

The veteran all-rounder, an all-time great of women's cricket, retired hurt with a quad problem in the semi-final following her superb 56 against India.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

But the 35-year-old looked to have come through unscathed following an intensive training session on Friday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Australia coach Shelley Nitschke suggested Thursday that Perry could play in the final even if less than fully fit.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Perry's Australia team-mate Phoebe Litchfield, however, said Friday: "Pez is great. She's prepping really well and she's the ultimate professional.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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