1. Sam Kerr starts
The will-she-won’t-she intrigue surrounding Sam Kerr’s fitness or otherwise to start a game again dominated pre-match conversations. By Tuesday afternoon, it appeared the captain would again start on the bench, after coach Tony Gustavsson teased the media with a line about his preference for continuity. It was perhaps with some surprise then to see Kerr’s name in the starting XI for the clash against England, with Emily van Egmond dropping to the bench to make way for the Chelsea striker. But it was a nice surprise nonetheless that gave Australia a huge boost at a critical juncture.
