Good Start Ladies Now Keep It Up.....

[ToraToraTora]

https://news.sky.com/story/england-v-australia-live-updates-englands-women-face-hostile-crowd-as-co-hosts-stand-in-way-of-first-ever-world-cup-final-12940590

[Zacs-Master]

No evidence of a hostile crowd that has been televised. Quite the opposite.

[Zacs-Master]

3-1 come on girls!!!

[DTCwordfan]

one more game to go......

[Vagus]

What a terrific game! Well done ladies :o)

[Arksided]

Well done ladies respect where its due. :-)

[Sqad]

Excellent entertainment.

[DTCwordfan]

so is Prince Bill on his way out to sydney today?

[bhg481]

Do we play Lauren James in the final or not? It seems unfair to me to push somebody out to let her in. On top of that, not getting a medal might help her keep her cool in future.

[Arksided]

She'll still be awarded a medal she's part of the squad, maybe an idea to keep her on the bench from the KO. though.

[ClareTG0ld]

She gets a medal anyway I think, for being a part of the team as a whole.

I'd put her on the subs bench, I think. Too much quality to ignore for a Final.

Well done England! Super tense at points in that second half but they came through it :)

[ClareTG0ld]

Hah great minds think alike Arksided :)

[Lie-in King]

Great match, 4 great goals, well done the Lionesses :-))

[ToraToraTora]

bhg, they all get a medal even the medic and the hangers on.

[ToraToraTora]

bhg: "Do we play Lauren James in the final or not? It seems unfair to me to push somebody out to let her in." - Unfair? they are trying to win the world cup, the manager won't give a rats April about what happened if James is available she'll play her if she thinks it's appropriate, sentimental BS won't enter into it. James will start, stand on me.

[bhg481]

TTT - my mistake. I keep thinking it's a sport. We're British, remember; standards to keep up. Can't have us sinking to the level of colonials.

[Arksided]

Bhg 3T's Advocate for everything.

[ToraToraTora]

what are you talking about? If James was left out and they lost do you think the woman that played in her place, now sans world cup medal, will be happy because they let her play? Yes it's sport and that means the first thing out of the window is sentimental BS.

[ToraToraTora]

Believe me you can bet the Spanish team are preparing for James to be in the team.

[Lie-in King]

My hunch is that James won't start the match but will definitely be on as a sub at some point.

[bhg481]

My interest in sport started when it was not money-driven. Racing drivers would lend each other spare parts and people like Billy wright would play his whole career without getting booked.