England win Women’s Cricket World Cup 2017: Memories of iconic win

England struggled to 228-7 but India were destined for glory at 191-3, needing 38 runs from 44 balls. Shrubs on steps above. The seamer took 5-11 off 19 deliveries to finish with 6-46 as India were bowled out for 219. Even when Gunn looked to have missed a crucial chance, Shrabsole wrapped up the win off the next ball to seal the jubilant scenes.

Knight: “The original plan was to get a few overs out of Anya and then go to Catherine.

“Anya just had this look in her eyes where I didn’t need to say anything.

“It was like no bullshit, ‘Don’t tell me anything, don’t distract me, let me get on with my job. I’ll hit the straighter with the odd slower ball.’

“I didn’t do anything. Anya ran the show. Even when Jenny was eliminated from the World Cup, she was very quiet.”

Shrubs: “When I came back in that spell they hit a wide ball over point for four and a full ball for four.

“From that moment I became as easy as possible.

“Ved (Krishnamurthy) was trying to attack and I thought I would try to bowl a slower ball to the batters. in And if we get a new batter in the bowl and the batters make a mistake.

“It was as simple as that.

“Poonam Yadav missed a straight which always helps.

“Hartley got a wicket in the next over and then we got two wickets in the next over, Beda, which was a massive wicket and Jhulan (Goswami) with a ball that I wasn’t trying to bowl.”

Beaumont: “I love that the girl who scored 6-46 in the World Cup final meant nothing. That’s just what Aniya…”

Shrubs: “I meant some of it…

“We got those games that were really tight where India won really comfortably or lost badly. They didn’t have those close games.

“It seemed we were more battle hardened than they were.”