Matthew Henry
BBC Sport journalist

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The 'F' word came up again and again in the review into England's Ashes hammering.

The players knew it. Staff knew it. And after England dropped seven catches on day two of the Test in Melbourne, the whole world knew it.

England's fielding had not cost them the series but it was a clear problem. They also put down six chances when exiting the T20 World Cup against West Indies the previous autumn.

But Thursday's semi-final victory over South Africa at The Oval, with two fine Sophie Ecclestone catches and a perfect throw for a Danni Wyatt-Hodge run-out, was the clearest example yet of England's improvement.

The secret? A sparkly disco jacket owned by the wife of the fielding coach…

Read more from Matt here.

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Do Australia have a mental edge over England before this final? BBC Sport's Ffion Wynne has been asking different people how England can banish any negativity from previous defeats against Australia. You can read more here.

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BBC Sport Correspondent

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Anthony Joseph is originally from Sydney but now lives in London with his three daughters - Jessie, Florence, and Sienna.

They're here to cheer on Australia, who they say will win at Lord's.

Jessie played this morning and wants to play for Australia in the future.

Geoff Lemon
Test Match Special commentator on BBC Sounds

Australia literally bat to 11. Lucy Hamilton would be in the top four in most other teams in the world.

The only question mark for me is Alana King. Who do England not want to face the most - it's her. They panic whenever they face her, she is a very different leg-spinner to Georgia Wareham.

They don't need all of those seamers. King should have been one of the first names picked, for me.

Australia captain Sophie Molineux: "It's a beautiful day and we want to get out there, run around and put pressure on them early.

"There has been discussion about it but we have to go with our gut. I don't think it will change too much."

England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt: "I was going to bowl as well but it's a fresh wicket. Runs on the board in a final is no bad thing. I'm happy to bat first.

"It would be silly of me not to lean on that experience [of T20 World Cup-winning captain and head coach Charlotte Edwards] - and then try to put my spin on it.

"The whole group has experienced different grounds, different pressures, and we've produced some really good cricket. Hopefully we can do the same today."

Both England and Australia are unchanged from their respective semi-final wins.

That means Australia all-rounder Ellyse Perry, who pulled up with a quad injury against West Indies on Tuesday, is fit to play. She has scored 185 runs, including two half-centuries, and taken four wickets.

Matthew Henry
BBC Sport journalist at Lord's

No Alana King for Australia.

She has 44 wickets in 24 games against England across formats.

Lord's takes a collective sigh of relief.

England XI: Amy Jones (wk), Danni Wyatt-Hodge, Nat Sciver-Brunt (c), Alice Capsey, Heather Knight, Freya Kemp, Dani Gibson, Charlie Dean, Sophie Ecclestone, Linsey Smith, Lauren Bell.

Australia XI: Georgia Voll, Beth Mooney (wk), Phoebe Litchfield, Ellyse Perry, Ash Gardner, Georgia Wareham, Annabel Sutherland, Nicola Carey, Sophie Molineux (c), Kim Garth, Lucy Hamilton.

Sophie Molineux calls heads and she's right!

Australia will bowl first.

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Tom and three-year-old Nel are at Lord's and excited to watch England, as is 13-year-old Izzy from Birmingham, who thinks England will beat Australia.

Are you at Lord's or watching along from home? Who do you think will win and who will be the standout player? Get in touch to let us know!

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Sophie Molineux will realise a childhood dream when she leads Australia out at Lord's for the Women's T20 World Cup final.

The all-rounder is in her first major tournament as Australia's captain and is hoping to deliver a record-extending seventh T20 World Cup crown for her side.

“It is really special,” Molineux said. “I grew up watching Test cricket with my dad, and I said to him 15 years ago, I wanted to watch a Test match at Lord’s.

“Who would have thought that we would be running out and playing a World Cup final here in front of a packed crowd.

“For us, Lord’s is the home of cricket, and it is going to be a really special occasion.”

Matthew Henry
BBC Sport journalist at Lord’s

There’s a real sense of occasion here at Lord’s. The members areas are filling up which means the ground is going to be pretty much full to capacity.

And while Rita Ora plays, the two teams are milling around on the Nursery Ground. They’ll be able to return for their warm-ups after the toss.

It's been a good tournament for the batters, but these bowlers have certainly done their best to add balance to the bat versus ball battle.

Which batter have you enjoyed watching the most? Here's the top 10 ranked by runs.

Ffion Wynne
BBC Sport cricket writer at Lord's

Walking to Lord's and even two hours early, the queues were massive and there's such an amazing buzz around the ground.

Alex Hartley said she had a tear in her eye at the sight of just how many people there were.