Jones: Reaching England to the semi-finals is an achievement in itself

“Qualifying seems like an achievement”; England wicket keeper Amy Jones is happy to face South Africa within the Ladies’s Cricket World Cup semi-finals; Watch reside on Sky Sports activities Cricket World Cup and Sky Sports activities Cricket on YouTube from 1.30am on Thursday

Wicketkeeper Amy Jones believes a spot within the Ladies’s World Cup semi-finals is a “big revitalization” for England after a shaky begin to the event.

The defending champions England misplaced their first three matches within the group levels, leaving their probabilities of progressing doubtful.

However they’ve since racked up 4 straight wins, cementing their place within the semi-finals with a 100-time victory over Bangladesh.

“After the primary two losses, each sport was a must-win sport and clearly there have been instances that had been actually robust and so they had been actually low,” Jones stated.

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“So, so as to get the wins we so desperately wanted, then qualifying seems like an achievement in itself, a giant renewal and a brand new sport.

“It was actually essential for us to remain collectively in that second. If you’re going by means of a shedding run, it is easy to isolate your self and never do the belongings you usually do – hang around with one another and verify on one another.

“It was actually essential that we received collectively, spent a while collectively and simply tried to remain constructive and hold the arrogance of the group.”

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Jones scored 53 targets in England’s 3-wicket defeat to South Africa within the group stage.

She added, “I feel it is all the time good to play with a group that you have finished effectively in opposition to previously. It is solely pure to consider these matches, take confidence from that and keep in mind what labored.”

“Going into this match I’ll take into consideration that different match and produce a few of that confidence into this match.”

Jones: Ecclestone is the ‘greatest spinner on this planet’

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Sophie Ecclestone believes England are enjoying their greatest cricket below strain after beating Bangladesh to advance to the semi-finals.

Jones was stuffed with reward for fellow England teammate Sophie Ecclestone, because the rotating man was the event’s main wicket-taker after scoring 14 instances in seven matches.

“It is the perfect buffer on this planet,” Jones stated of Ecclestone. “They’re rather a lot completely different from different deer when it comes to their size and the pace with which they will fall, so it is fairly a problem (to maintain).”

Ecclestone has pulled three factors in every of her final three video games, however England’s star with the bat in opposition to Bangladesh was Sophia Dunkley, who scored the very best targets with 67 from 72 deliveries from sixth, and shared a 72nd place with Jones (31). ) for the fifth wicket.

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Highlights of the Ladies’s Cricket World Cup quarter-final match between England and Bangladesh

Dunkley stated Sky Sports activities: “Clearly it is good to get some rounds and contribute. Perhaps that is the right time to go to the semi-finals.

“Placing in sixth place, there are a variety of completely different conditions if you get into the racket sport, so it is about adapting to the scenario and adapting to the backend of the sport. Partnerships are key.

“The group is in a very good place in the mean time. We completed the group stage on the highest degree and we’re excited to be within the semi-finals. Now we have now a bit little bit of momentum, which is nice.

“Dropping the primary three video games, it is not going to be straightforward to get it again. We needed to dump one another and cross the road. It was nearly having religion, getting wins on the board and going from there.”

They’ve a really sturdy assault up entrance – Marizan Cap and Shabnim Ismail are doing very well – and Laura Wolfhardt will get a variety of kicks.

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Captain Heather Knight – whose facet beat South Africa by 2 wickets within the 2017 semi-final in Bristol – says the truth that England have been enjoying “knockout cricket” since shedding their first three matches ought to put them in good condition.

The 31-year-old is hoping she will make a “decisive match contribution”, having topped 50 simply as soon as in seven rounds, in opposition to India.

Knight stated, “We’ve been enjoying knockout cricket for the final 4 matches. We used to place such strain on us the place if we make one mistake, we exit.

“This can be a good preparation for the World Cup semi-final, the place you already know the stakes and you already know what’s at stake. I feel it reveals rather a lot concerning the character on this group after these first three matches.”

On her hitting, Knight added: “I’ve had some begins (however) I have not actually been in a position to make that particular contribution to the sport, I feel, however I really feel good right here. I really feel like I am hitting the ball very well.”

“I feel it is nice that individuals are coming ahead at completely different instances. I feel we have had each hitter win a match in some unspecified time in the future, however I do not assume we have put it collectively but.

“What (could possibly be extra) excellent time to vary that from the World Cup semi-final? I feel the indicators are actually good.”

Watch England vs South Africa in Christchurch, reside on Sky Sports activities Cricket World Cup and Sky Sports activities Cricket on YouTube, beginning at 1.30am on Thursday.