ellen white, as she became the lionesses all time leading goalscorer, with a hat trick taking her tally for england to 48. there were 10 different goalscorers in that thumping win for england, but for wales and scotland, their year ended in defeat. jo currie has this report. england have cruised through qualifying so far. a chilly night in doncaster against latvia a team ranked 102nd in the world not expected to trip them up. and so it proved. just over two minutes gone and beth mead with an early opener. a sign of things to come. the real story of the night ellen white. the striker came into this game one goal behind kelly smith s england all time goal scoring record of 46. a record that was about to tumble. first, white equalled it with a wonder strike from the edge of the area before she went one better. this time a simple finish but a goal that will live long in her memory. thejoy and perhaps relief that the record was finally broken clear to see. england s ruthlessness contin
england have cruised through qualifying so far. a chilly night in doncaster against latvia, a team ranked 102nd in the world not expected to trip them up. and so it proved. just over two minutes gone and beth mead with an early opener. a sign of things to come. the real story of the night ellen white. the striker who came into this game one goal behind kelly smith s england all time goal scoring record of 46. a record that was about to tumble. first ellen white equalled it with a wonder strike from the edge of the area before she went one better. this time a simple finish but a goal that will live long in her memory. the joy and perhaps relief that the record relief that the record was finally broken clear to see. england s ruthlessness continued throughout the first half. the lionesses heading in at the break 8 0 up, including a hat trick from mead. and that score was set to soar. after the restart, who else but white again. a shot from distance. the hat trick complete. the record w