England 's bid to retain the Women's Cricket World Cup will be available to watch on free-to-air television, with Sky Sports announcing that their clash with Australia in the final will be broadcast on Sky Showcase, Pick and the Sky Sports YouTube channel.
England earned their spot in the final with a comprehensive 137-run win over South Africa in the semi-finals. Danni Wyatt and Sophie Ecclestone were the stars of the show for England in that match, with Wyatt striking a brilliant hundred and Ecclestone taking career-best figures of 6-36.
England are the reigning champions, having won the tournament back in 2017 with a dramatic nine-run victory over India in the final at Lord's. However, they enter this final as the underdogs, having recovered from losing their first three games to make it there.
Australia are also one of the most dominant sports teams in history, with Meg Lanning's side losing just one competitive ODI since October 2017. England were also beaten by Australia in all three ODIs during the recent Women's Ashes.
On the decision to make the game available on free-to-air television, Sky Sports managing director Jonathan Licht said: "This is an exciting moment for the country where fans will hopefully get to see England lift the Cricket World Cup once again. We are pleased to be able to make another moment of national significance free for the whole nation to enjoy."
England skipper Heather Knight admitted it is "fair" that her side will enter the final as underdogs, but suggesting that having "no pressure" on them to win could help. She said: "We'll go in as underdogs, which is certainly fair.
"We've played against Australia a lot recently. What a story has been written for us if we go and beat them on Sunday. We go in as equals. There's a blank slate. There's no pressure on us at all to do well.
"What an occasion it's going to be, it was a great occasion five years ago. It's a huge game, so you want to keep things as normal and steady as possible, to try not to put too much on it.
"We'll embrace the challenges, everything that comes with the day - the pressure, the crowd - whatever it might be. It's a day to look forward to."
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