The Lionesses officially kicked off their Women's World Cup preparations in Australia with a special welcome ceremony in front of around 3,000 fans.
England arrived in the country on Friday are based on the picturesque Sunshine Coast for their third phase of preparation for the tournament, which will be jointly hosted by Australia and New Zealand between July 20 and August 20. Sarina Wiegman's side are among the favourites to take home the World Cup trophy, despite having lost a number of key players - including captain Leah Williamson - to injury.
The squad trained in warm winter weather at the impressive Sunshine Coast Stadium on Sunday as they continue to acclimatise to the conditions down under. The fans took the opportunity to see the team put through their paces at a special community open training session.
