Tournament's leading wicket-taker Sophie Ecclestone has said that England are capable of beating the mighty Australia on their day, warning that her side entered the ongoing World Cup final without playing its best cricket. The final will be played at the Hagley Oval on Sunday.
"Beating the Aussies in the final, I can't really put it into words after the Ashes we had," she said.
"I really believe in this group and on our day we can definitely beat the Aussies - we've got a great chance."
England have had a poor tune-up to the showpiece, losing the Ashes to their traditional rivals before suffering a defeat to the Aussies in their opening game of the World Cup. "I know if we play our best cricket and our batters bat the way they can and the bowlers bowl the way they can, we've got such a great unit as a team, so we'll just focus on ourselves and do the best we can," she said.
After losing three matches in a disastrous start to the tournament, England prevailed in five must-win games to reach final.