Australia will be strong favourites to win the Women's World Cup for a seventh time in Christchurch on Sunday, but reigning champions England have hit their stride at the business end of the tournament and will not give up the trophy easily.
While the top ranked Australians have romped through the tournament with eight straight wins, four-times champions England have been in crisis management since losing their first three contests.
Danni Wyatt smashed 129 runs from 125 deliveries to help set the South Africans an imposing victory target and spinner Sophie Ecclestone finished the job with 6-36. "We've taken a few batterings over the last couple of months, but the fact we're here in a World Cup final is great," skipper Heather Knight told the BBC.
The world's best all-rounder, Ellyse Perry, is an injury doubt for the Australians after she suffered back spasms in their penultimate round robin game against South Africa.
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