Do Australia have mental edge over England before final?

Do Australia have mental edge over England before final?To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedFigure caption, Highlights: Superb England beat South Africa to set up World Cup final against AustraliaByFfion WynneBBC Sport JournalistPublished3 minutes agoCommentsThe odds are not in England's favour.They have played Australia six times in Women's World Cup finals across both white-ball formats and lost each one. The last of those was in New Zealand in 2022, but the recent memories are far more painful. Few will forget the 16-0 hammering down under and its aftermath, resulting in intense criticism over every element of England's inferiority to the Aussies - fitness, fielding, attitude, perception. What it did provide, though, was change. Change that was drastically needed and has been swiftly implemented, as the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) sent the bat signal for Charlotte Edwards to rescue them from one of its lowest ebbs. Last year's 50-over World Cup in India felt a little too soon to judge Edwards' impact, but she spoke honestly about how this T20 World Cup was the one for her to be judged on.So far, England have delivered by cruising through the group stage unbeaten before clinically brushing aside South Africa in the semi.But Australia - also unbeaten - are a different beast. England's Achilles heel. The players have been open and honest about how the 2025 series left them with scars, so while England look re-energised and bursting with confidence, how do they overcome the mental edge that Australia may have?'They can defeat you before you've even started'Former England fast bowler Katherine Sciver-Brunt will be watching at Lord's as her wife Nat attempts to lead her country to glory. Though she is a nervous watcher - often seen unable to watch the games through nerves during her stints on BBC Test Match Special - as a player, she was ruthlessly compe...