England skipper Charlotte Edwards insists Australia are huge favourites against England in Wednesday’s World Twenty20 semi-final in Delhi, live and exclusive on Sky Sports 2. Australia have won the last three womens World T20 finals, beating England by four runs in the 2012 final and earning a six-wicket victory in the 2014 showpiece in Dhaka. Australia beat England by six wickets in the 2014 womens World T20 final The Southern Stars also beat England in last summers multi-format Womens Ashes series although Edwards side have won two of the last three T20 matches between the sides. Asked if Australia would start the match as favourites, Edwards told Sky Sports News HQ: Yeah without a doubt. Theyve won the last three tournaments and they obviously beat us in the summer so they are huge favourites for tomorrow. Australia won the womens Ashes in England last summer But we know when we are at our best we can beat them. We have the belief we can do that but they have got a lot of things in their favour at the moment - they have played here before - but tomorrow is going to be a huge game between two massive teams and its one Im sure all the players are looking forward to. Theyve won the last three tournaments and they obviously beat us in the summer so they are huge favourites for tomorrow. England skipper Charlotte Edwards England played in the north of India in Dharamsala on Friday before travelling to Chennai in the deep south for Sundays win over Pakistan, and only arrived in Delhi late on Monday. Edwards hit 77 off 61 balls in Englands win over Pakistan By contrast, Australias last two matches have been in Delhi but Edwards is not fazed by the travelling, preferring to focus on the quality of the pitch for Wednesdays eagerly anticipated encounter.We knew the schedule when we got out here, she said. We knew it would be pretty tough but were looking forward to a great contest tomorrow.I think its going to be a little bit quicker than some of the pitches we have played on so far in this competition, which is a good thing. From what I hear its probably one of the better pitches in the tournament so hopefully that will be the same for tomorrow as well. Charlotte Edwards flanked by Heather Knight (l) and Katherine Brunt (r) at the 2015 Sportswomen of the Year Awards Edwards was one of nine England players that took part in the Womens Big Bash League in Australia over the winter, but she says the bond forged with several of the Southern Stars players will count for nothing come game time.Were frenemies tomorrow, she saidIve played with a lot of them all winter but when you step over the line and play for your country its England v Australia and all of that goes out of the window.It was be fiercely competitive on the pitch between two teams that massively want to get into the World Cup final in Calcutta, which would be one of the best days of our lives. Thats what we are all looking forward to tomorrow. Also See: England set up Aussie semi Tash Farrant blog David Willey column Morgan stunned by England rise Cheap Vapormax China . 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The Jazz allowed a season-high 58 points in the paint to the Heat in mid-November.Hayward scored a season-high 32 points and added seven assists. Joe Johnson chipped in 18 points as the Jazz lost despite knocking down a franchise-record 17 3-pointers in 30 attempts.A 6-0 run to start the fourth quarter gave the Heat a 12-point lead and Miami barely hung on the rest of the way.It takes grit, Ellington said. It takes toughness and that is what we showed all night long.The Heat took a 52-48 lead into halftime thanks to a 19-2 run highlighted by eight points from Ellington. The Jazz answered with a 12-2 stretch to close the half.The Jazz came into the game allowing just 38.9 points per game in the paint, tied for No. 4 in the league.We were soft at the beginning of the game, Jazz coach Quin Snyder said. We didnt deserve to win the game. Miami outplayed us. By the time we woke up defensively, it was late and we had to expend a lot of energy. We lacked physicality, particularly in tthe first half.ddddddddddddTIP-INSHeat: Josh Richardson did not travel due to a sprained right ankle. ... Dion Waiters missed his third consecutive game with a pectineus (groin) tear. ... Luke Babbit left the game in the second quarter with a right hip flexor and did not return.Jazz: George Hill did not play due to a sprained left big toe. ... Rodney Hood did not play due to hamstring injury. ... Joe Johnson, Boris Diaw and Dante Exum all started due to injuries. ... Snyder believed there should have been more than 3.9 seconds left for the final possession.DANTES INFERNOExum returned to the starting lineup with Hill out despite seeing the floor little recently. Exum had played less than nine minutes in the previous four games, including not playing at all Monday. Snyder said Exum isnt playing as much after starting 41 games as a rookie, in part, due to an improved roster. Still, Exum has struggled this season.Hes probably tired of me talking to him, Snyder said. You cant talk to a player every time theres any kind of change. ... By and large Id like to think our guys have a clear understanding of what we want from them individually and how that fits into what were trying to do as a team.Dantes going through some things right now that are akin to what a lot of people go through as a rookie. ... People just need to be patient and understand who he is and where he is. In a lot of ways hes better than he was his rookie year.QUOTABLEEverything weve been doing defensively, as far as executing our game plan, we didnt do tonight, Hayward said. You see what happened because of that. That has to be our calling card. It wasnt at all tonight.UP NEXTHeat: Miami travels to face an underachieving Trail Blazers team featuring Damon Lillard.Jazz: Utah hosts the Nuggets on Saturday. The teams have split their first two meetings this season. ' ' '
