Keira Walsh is hoping England can silence the raucous home crowd on Wednesday when they play Australia, the tournament co-hosts, in a mouthwatering World Cup semi-final. “When you can quieten the crowd, it is a very nice feeling,” she said.
A match-up with the old sporting foes has got the home press talking. On Monday the Daily Telegraph in Sydney was renamed the “Daily Tillygraph” and the lead story on the front page was: “Now for the Poms”.