Eng elect to bowl vs Aus, Perry returns for WC final

Christchurch, April 3 : England have won the toss and elected to bowl against Australia in the ICC Women’s World Cup final at the Hagley Oval on Sunday. While England are unchanged, Ellyse Perry replaces Annabel Sutherland in Australia’s line-up. After winning the toss, England captain Heather Knight said, “It is a fresh wicket and hopefully dew will play a part later. We bowled outstandingly here and batted well. We know the conditions well and hopefully we can use that to our advantage. “It’s been a really remarkable run for this team, we have been playing knock-out cricket for five games now, hopefully we can do one more win and lift that trophy.” Australia skipper Meg Lanning said, “We batted first number of times through this tournament and done it really well. I lose the toss most of the times anyway, certainly tend to bat first and we are very happy with that and I think the conditions will be really good throughout the day. “I think she (Perry) is massive in for us, world class player who plays well in big games and averages 50 with the bat, certainly gives us a big boost for her coming into the side which is really exciting. We played some good cricket for a number of years, but doesn’t really count much for today. We have to come out and play well again and that’s the chance for us and we are looking forward to play.” Playing XIs: Australia- Rachael Haynes, Alyssa Healy (wk), Meg Lanning(c), Ellyse Perry, Beth Mooney, Tahlia McGrath, Ashleigh Gardner, Jess Jonassen, Alana King, Megan Schutt, Darcie Brown. England- Tammy Beaumont, Danielle Wyatt, Heather Knight (c), Natalie Sciver, Amy Jones (wk), Sophia Dunkley, Katherine Brunt, Sophie Ecclestone, Kate Cross, Charlotte Dean, Anya Shrubsole.

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