Toss Australia chose to bowl vs England

Sophie Molineux called correctly at the toss and inserted England on a bright, warm afternoon at Lord’s, venue for the 2026 Women’s T20 World Cup final.

Both sides were unchanged from comprehensive semi-final victories. Ellyse Perry limped off against West Indies at The Oval on Tuesday but has pulled up well, in the words of her captain, Molineux. Australia also resisted the temptation to bring in Alana King, who has a fine record against England.

“Beautiful day, want to get out and have a run around, put pressure on them early,” Molineux said. “I don’t think the pitch will change too much.”

Nat Sciver-Brunt, who missed three games during the group stage but returned to top score against South Africa in Thursday’s second semi, said she too would have bowled. “But fresh wicket, runs on the board in a final is no bad thing,” she added.

England and Australia both come into the final unbeaten in the tournament, having won all five group games prior to the knockouts. Two mighty records go head-to-head in this contest, too: England have won all four of the Women’s World Cups (50-over and T20) that they have hosted; but Australia have won all six of the finals (50-over and T20) that the nations have contested.

England: 1 Amy Jones (wk), 2 Danni Wyatt-Hodge, 3 Nat Sciver-Brunt (capt), 4 Alice Capsey, 5 Heather Knight, 6 Freya Kemp, 7 Dani Gibson, 8 Charlie Dean, 9 Sophie Ecclestone, 10 Linsey Smith, 11 Lauren Bell

Australia: 1 Georgia Voll, 2 Beth Mooney (wk), 3 Phoebe Litchfield, 4 Ellyse Perry, 5 Ashleigh Gardner, 6 Georgia Wareham, 7 Annabel Sutherland, 8 Nicola Carey, 9 Sophie Molineux (capt), 10 Kim Garth, 11 Lucy Hamilton