Mooney leads charge as Australia regain T20 World Cup and crush England’s dreams
Austraila 153-3, England 150-4; Australia win by seven wickets Mooney strikes half-century for third final in a row Well, it was fun while it lasted
Austraila 153-3, England 150-4; Australia win by seven wickets Mooney strikes half-century for third final in a row Well, it was fun while it lasted. Eight months is the time period Australia spent without holding a global trophy – a period which ended on Sunday, when they strolled home in the T20 World Cup final with a seven-wicket win against the hosts England.
A 16-0 whitewash in the Ashes. A 3-0 record to Australia in all previous T20 World Cup finals between the two teams. Both sides tried to claim that none of it
mattered – “Tomorrow is a new day,” Sophie Molineux said on the eve of the final – but even in front of a sell-out English crowd, even with Alana King on
the bench, and even against an England side who have vastly gained in confidence over the past 15 months, Australia made this look like a walk in the park. Continue reading...
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