a stalling england needed a push and they got a shove, rachel daly hit the deck. a penalty, or was it? the referee decided later that she had been a bit eager. the decision is no penalty. the frustration was building. in their last match england were flying, here they looked disjointed, occasionally there were chances. rachel daly! what a save. but the goalkeeper wouldn t be beaten. the tension rising, cool heads were needed, not this. laurenjames has been one of the stars of the world cup but here was an unwanted headline. red card for violent conduct. her red card left england facing extra time a player down. they would have to dig deep. somehow they clung on. full time. it is penalties in brisbane. this was a nerve shredding watch for england fans and it would only get worse as georgia stanway, first up, faltered. fortunately for england, nigeria, with history on the line,
what a save. at the goalkeeper wouldn t be beaten. the temperature rising, cool heads were needed, not this. laurenjames has been one of the stars of the world cup but here was an unwanted headline. her red card left england facing extra time a player down. they would have to dig deep. somehow they clung on. there s full time. it is penalties in brisbane. this was a nerve shredding watch for england fans and it would only get worse as georgia stanway, first up, faltered. fortunately for england, nigeria, with history on the line, could not take advantage leaving chloe kelly, who else, to secure england s survival. kelly smashes england through! they have got themselves into the final eight - of this women s world cup. we did it in the euros. we are here again tonight and doing it. we keep pushing forward. there is more to come from this special team. i don t think i will have
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to. with the lead finally secured, cool heads would be required for australia as ireland looked to strike back. and vera pauw s side did create chances but lost their composure when it mattered most. if kerr was feeling nervous on the sidelines as ireland began to threaten, it didn t show. although this megan connolly free kick went closer than australia would have liked. mackenzie arnold was kept increasingly busy in the matildas goal. all of the late pressure, it was australia who began their home tournament with a win. cheers for australia. to cricket, where the fourth ashes test remains delicately poised. at lunch, england are 61 1, in reply to australia s 317 all out. ben stokes side got off to the best possible start to the morning,