How did the players fare in England's Women's World Cup semi-final win over Australia?


AUSTRALIA (4-4-2):

Arnold 7; Carpenter 6, Hunt 5, Polkinghorne 5 (van Egmond 81), Catley 6; Raso 6 (Vine 72), Gorry 5 (Chidiac 89), Cooney-Cross 5, Foord 6; Fowler 6, KERR 7.

Subs (not used): Williams (gk), Micah (gk), Nevin, Luik, Vine, Wheeler, van Egmond, Yallop, Simon, Grant.


ENGLAND (3-4-1-2):

7 Earps: Made a couple of important second-half saves and helped out her defenders by claiming balls into the box

8 Carter: Made a series of crucial tackles and blocks on the right of England’s back three – is one of England’s breakthrough stars

8 Bright: Led by example at the heart of the back four, shackling Kerr for long spells, and set up Hemp’s goal with a raking long ball

7 Greenwood: Another excellent defensive display from the centre-half, who repeatedly won the ball in the air and on the ground

7 Bronze: Never stopped running down the right – rock-solid in defence and delivered a series of dangerous crosses

6 Stanway: Covered a lot of ground in the central area, although a couple of her long-range efforts failed to find the target

7 Walsh: Her return from injury has helped drive England on to another level – never seems to give the ball away in midfield

7 Daly: Another all-action display from the North Yorkshire wing-back – is one of England’s key players in the air

7 Toone: Opened the scoring with a sensational first-time finish – has delivered when her team needed it most

8 Russo: Caused the Australian defence problems all game, and settled things with a superb low driven finish

9 HEMP: Ran Australia’s back four ragged, chasing down lost causes, linking play and scoring with a clinical strike


Subs:

Kelly (for Russo, 88)

Charles (for Toone, 90)

(not used): Roebuck (gk), Hampton (gk), Nobbs, Wubben-Moy, Morgan, Coombs, England, Zelem, Robinson.


Player Of The Match: LAUREN HEMP – The England forward exemplified her side’s display – energetic, committed and composed when the situation demanded it.