And could so easily have won the match inside 90 minutes. Englands struggles not helped by in form laurenjames being sent off, for an off the ball incident shades of David Beckham in 1998, if youre old enough to remember that. The match went all the way to penalties but this time, as not the case back then, england progressed, keeping their Dreams Of A First Womens World Cup alive. Jane dougall is in brisbane for us. England were given an almighty scare and questions will be asked as to why they could not go against a country ranked 36 places below them. In contrast, nigeria looked strong right from the start and were the better side throughout this match. In the first half though, england had shout for a penalty when it looked as though rachel daly had been pushed down on the box but var deemed no penalty. Much to the disgust of the fans. And then, in the second half, drama. Striker laurenjames was shown a straight red card and Video Replays showed that she had stamped on nigerias Mic
fowler, the waltzing matilda, the creator. hayley raso the eventual scorer. australia knew they were in the quarter finals and they had not yet brought on their star. sam kerr back from injury and off the bench. they have coped without her but they will surely grow with her, once she gets her eye in. kerr and co march on to brisbane on saturday, with momentum building. the crowd is massive. they have been our 13th man all tournament and they are going to continue to be that. when we are tired, i guess it helps you push through that little bit when it gets tough. we want to keep doing it, we want to experience it more and more and keep our dream alive. the slogan of this australia team is that they won t stop until it is done or now, just maybe, until it is won. patrick geary, bbc news. henry slade won t feature at the upcoming rugby union world cup he s not been selected for the england squad, despite playing at the past two tournaments. alex dombrandt is also absent from the 33 ma