throughout this whole tournament from all over the country has been absolutely unreal and they re really like a 12th men out there for us. and i really do believe they ve gotten us over the line on more times than once. so, yeah, they re going to be vital for us tomorrow. australia s enjoyed the upper hand so far this summer. its men s and women s cricket teams retaining the ashes and its netballers beating england in the world cup final. now for the latest chapter in a classic sporting rivalry, to play the lionesses at stadium australia on wednesday night, it s really a dream come true. i think for the tournament in particular, we ll have every ticket sold, the demand is there and i think the interest is really going to bring this country and the rest of the world together. what a night it s going to be. commentary: england are out of the women s world cup. - world cup semi finals have become familiar and painful territory for england. the lionesses eliminated at that stage in the las
and i really do believe they ve gotten us over the line on more times than once. so, yeah, they re going to be vital for us tomorrow. australia s enjoyed the upper hand so far this summer, its men s and women s cricket teams retaining the ashes and its netballers beating england in the world cup final. now for the latest chapter in a classic sporting rivalry, to play the lionesses at stadium australia on wednesday night, it s really a dream come true. i think for the tournament in particular, we ll have every ticket sold, the demand is there and i think the interest is really going to bring this country and the rest of the world together. what a night it s going to be. commentary: england are out of the women s world cup. - world cup semi finals have become familiar and painful territory for england. the lionesses eliminated at that stage in the last two tournaments. the challenge now to go one better, reach sunday s showpiece and make history. dan roan, bbc news, sydney. well, if engl
captain moya dodd played in the first fifa organised world tournament for women in 1988, a pilot for the world cup, and told me she is relishing next week s game. australians are always up for a battle against england. we see that across all sports that we play. i think probably england would consider themselves favourites, and most people would. they are the european champions, they have a great ranking and they are a very good team, that i am sure our side will respect a lot. such as the extent to which the australian football team has gripped this nation, comparisons are now being drawn with the impact made by the sydney 0lympics, held here some 23 years ago. but in the latest instalment in a classic sporting rivalry, england know that they can spoil the co hosts party. dan roan, bbc news, sydney. drinks i m sure will be enjoyed on wednesday. drinks i m sure will be enjoyed on wednesday. fans enjoying a drink in birmingham, near st andrews stadium were in for a bit
up from that. this will go down as one of the great mates in heavyweight boxing history, leave it to be bringing an end to this fantastic rivalry between tyson fury and deontay wilder. it also keeps alive the hopes of fury winning all the major belts in the division. another classic sporting rivalry, it would have named their strongest available squad to tour australia for this winter s ashes. concerns that some players might not travel due to australia s strict covid regulations. ben stokes and jofra archer have already been ruled out of this tour. jos buttler is included, ten of the 17 will be touring and ashes series for the first time. here is if you look a the touring party. joe root and stuart broad also named in the