England Under-19 captain Grace Scrivens says her side will enter the World Cup semi-final against Australia at Potchefstroom with the same fearlessness that kept them unbeaten in the group stage. increase.
Scrivens herself tops England’s table, scoring her 269 runs, 53.80, in her five matches so far.
This includes her 93 points against Ireland and her two wins out of 50 against Rwanda and the West Indies. Despite Australia being her team’s biggest challenge to date, Scrivens is confident she can reach the final on Sunday, with either India or New Zealand waiting.
“We’re really excited,” she said Scrivens. “I can’t wait. The atmosphere in the camp is very good and we have played really good cricket throughout the tournament so far. We’ve been doing pretty well in the last few games and we want to continue that in the semi-finals.
“Obviously it’s Australia that let us win more because of the rivalry, but it’s a World Cup semi-final so it’s always going to be a big game. Nothing will change if you go in.”
Given the success of the men’s test team of Ben Stokes and Brendon McCallum in 2022, a focus on mindset is a common theme in English cricket these days, and Scrivens believes her team will be rewarded. Say you enjoyed it.
“We came in as a group and as an U19 coaching staff to play with a positive attitude,” she told Sky Sports. “This may be the influence of higher ups, but I wanted to know what positive intentions and mindsets we were demonstrating.
“It’s going to be a challenge. Australia are a very good team but I’m really happy with the way we’re playing. We’re going to have the same attitude. It’s worked out and [we’re] really going to change. You can’t’ do it. now. “
Scrivens was supported by Liberty Heap, the tournament’s leading scorer, and his racquet, Niamh Holland. The platform they created has helped the middle class achieve some impressive tally results.England scored five highest ever, including the highest score of 2 to 207 against Ireland. I recorded 4 of the scores.
“We talked about it and worked on it,” she said. “We trust each other. We know that if any of the top three folds happen, the middle order can pick up the pieces and lead us to a good score, and that’s what plays with a true sense of freedom. made it possible to
“Obviously the girls are doing really well and it’s great to see that. There’s something about the group that’s fearless now. They’re not afraid to get off or get hit. Positive I’m just keeping my stance.”
England’s U19 men reached the World Cup final in Antigua last February, where they lost to India, but one of the team’s stars, his Rehan Ahmed, A senior boy is playing for his team. Scrivens admits that she hopes to emulate that prospect, and she made her 100th year debut in London Spirit last year, so she’s a senior at her level. Hope to expand her experience.
“I play for the U19s and I would like to get promoted to the women’s team but I don’t know how soon it will be. I just want to see if I can give it to you.
“If we keep winning and get the trophy it would be great of course, but tomorrow we have a very tough game against Australia and I think that’s our main focus at the moment. Not too many games. We did it in the group stage and it worked well, so we’ll just focus on tomorrow’s game.”