Well, it was fun while it lasted. Eight months is the time Australia spent without holding a global trophy – a period which ended on Sunday, when they strolled home in the T20 World Cup final with a seven-wicket win against the hosts England.
A 16-0 whitewash in the Ashes. A 3-0 record to Australia in all previous T20 World Cup finals between the two teams. Both sides tried to claim that none of it mattered – “Tomorrow is a new day,” Sophie Molineux said on the eve of the final – but even in front of a sell-out English crowd, even with Alana King on the bench, and even against an England side who have vastly gained in confidence over the past 15 months, Australia made this look like a walk in the park.
