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[thegowerwaft]

What a final. Great innings by Healey and Sciver. Australia look like deserving winners.

[thegowerwaft]

148 not out for Sciver. Just ran out of partners. What an innings. The scoops were 

[jonny77]

Yeah some great cricket played by both sides, but Australia are just too good at present. Great fight from England though after losing the first 3 games.

Watched Eccleston bowl in the semi and she looks like a seriously good bowler.

[Buzz]

You have to ask, you win the toss on a road, the sun is out, world cup final...
No you don't bowl first.

[SD]

Not convinced that the decision at the toss would have made much of a difference.  England's fielding could have been better but this Austrlian side has set a new level in women's cricket that is far above anything that there has  been before, particularly when it comes to batting. Australia are reaping the rewards of making a big jnvestment in the women's game

[Buzz]

Oh sure, this Aussie team has won 43 of their last 45 odi matches. They are an amazing team, worthy champions and are just a sensational team.

But if you are going to win a one off game, you have to give yourself the best possible opportunity.

[jonny77]

But surely if England had taken some fairly easy chances, then they'd have been able to apply more pressure and be looking at a different game?

Maybe not though and when any team posts 359 having been put into bat, it will never look good.

[Chompy9760]

Oh sure, this Aussie team has won 43 of their last 45 odi matches. They are an amazing team, worthy champions and are just a sensational team.

But if you are going to win a one off game, you have to give yourself the best possible opportunity.

If there's anything England have learned in the last 3 months on tour, it's that the Australian women excel at chasing.  In the previous few games they chased 272 against SA with 5 overs to spare and 277 against India, so setting a target and hoping AUS wouldn't get there was unlikely.  And it seems there was some movement with the ball early on that Healy and Haynes negotiated with care, so I feel Knight's decision to field was vindicated.  Regardless of the call, it was going to take something special to cause an upset - Sciver was exceptional, but couldn't do it on her own.

It was an incredible world cup, with a lot of nail biting close finishes.  I think something like 9 matches were decided in the last over, and apart from Bangladesh and Pakistan, all the other teams were in the running for the finals.

The Australian depth is incredible, with 3 walkup starters missing with injuries, all replaced by young talent that thrived.  3 months ago Alana King hadn't played a game for Aus, and she just took 3 wickets in a world cup.  An amazing effort from a team who just keep getting better.