Seamer Anya Shrubsole says England are aiming to produce the “perfect game” when they face India in the Women’s World Cup final at Lord’s on Sunday.
England have won six straight matches since losing the opening game to India.
“It gave us many lessons to learn,” Shrubsole, 25, told agencies.
“Since then we’ve moved forward. The exciting thing is we feel like we’ve yet to put a perfect game together. Fingers crossed it happens on Sunday.”
The final is a sell-out at Lord’s, where women could not enter the Long Room as members until 1999, with more than 26,500 expected to attend.
The ground last hosted the showpiece in 1993, when England beat New Zealand by 67 runs.
Former England batter Lydia Greenway while commenting on the situation said that with the rivalry, Australia-England would have been the better match-up, but India reaching the final is much better for the global game and women’s cricket in general.
They have already probably surpassed expectations and the having the likes of Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli tweet about it has brought in a completely new audience.
We have seen a bit of shift in India’s attitude towards women’s cricket.
