The English Team against The South African Squad – Women's Cricket Global Tournament Begins
Silence please! All discussions have ended, at least for the moment, and the World Cup journey for England is set to start. The bad news is, they begin against a formidable opponent with South Africa as their first rival. Fortunately, they start with a tough game against South Africa. A win in this match might boost England's confidence right away and justify the careful optimism from their pre-competition talk.
Pre-Competition Confidence
A superb victory against the Australians during their final preparatory match has boosted that self-assurance, although the personal contributions by Alice Capsey (scoring 88 not out) and Sarah Glenn (5 for 32) presented Charlotte Edwards with a minor dilemma.
Edwards has a winning mentality, thus there is no risk of the team having modest ambitions. However, looking broadly they are in the slightly unusual position where their tournament benchmark is quite obvious.
Tournament Expectations
Failure to reach the semi-finals would be a minor shocker, despite the progress made by usual lower-ranked teams. Advancing to the ultimate game ahead of either Australia or India, the two clear favourites to win the competition, would represent a major feat. And if England win it… it's best not to entertain that thought. It’s way too early for those kinds of predictions.
Today’s match begins at 10:30 AM British Summer Time.
