Anon: Working the night shift on Palm Island Hospital QLD. Can catch first half before work. Come on England!

Jabba: 08:39 Josh’s Boss, got any jobs going?

Anon: I'm an English man, living in Queensland and I just arrived in the UK on holiday. I'll be watching the game on the BBC, and there's no doubt who I'll be supporting. Go the Lionesses!!

The Lionesses' semi-final with the Matildas will be the teams' first meeting at a Women's World Cup.

In a friendly back in April, their most recent encounter, Australia won 2-0, ending a 30-match unbeaten run and inflicting England's only defeat under Sarina Wiegman.

The pair drew 1-1 in a friendly in 2018 while England twice beat Australia in non-competitive matches in 2015, winning 3-0 in March and 1-0 in October.

Vicki Sparks
BBC commentator, speaking on BBC Radio 5 Live

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Australia have really grown to relish the home crowd. They’ve used the delight and joy and their country embracing football as a whole to take over the nation.

I think it will be nothing but a positive for Australia. They have never reached a semi final before. The players believe they can go all the way.

[Sam Kerr] She is available and trained well, according to the manager. I don’t think Sam Kerr will start. I think she will be used on the bench again.

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Stadium Australia in Sydney will host the semi-final and the final. It is a ground which echoes with sporting history - for both Australia and England.

It is the location where, at the Sydney Olympics in 2000, Australian Cathy Freeman won her iconic 400m gold to become only the the second Australian Aboriginal Olympic champion.

In 2003 Jonny Wilkinson's 100th-minute drop goal helped England defeat Australia 20-17 in the Rugby World Cup final.

It also boasts a fine footballing pedigree hosting Australia men's Asia Cup final win over South Korea in 2015.

And, back in 2005, John Aloisi scored a penalty against Uruguay to send the Socceroos to their first World Cup since 1974.

For a long time that was Australian football's most iconic moment. Victory over England would certainly eclipse that.

Katie Wright
BBC Sport at Stadium Australia

Australia's newspapers are unsurprisingly going big on the World Cup semi-final, with pages upon pages of articles, special pull-outs - and even a Sam Kerr cut-out mask.

Sydney's Daily Telegraph, which has temporarily changed it's name in honour of the Matildas to the Tillygraph", declares that Australia are "poised to put the Old Enemy to the sword".

The Sydney Morning Herald features a cartoon of the team high-fiving Australian icon Cathy Freeman, who won 400m gold at the 2000 Olympics.

Its front page says: "No national team has fused hopes and dreams so magically as the Matildas. And not since Cathy Freeman at the Sydney Olympics has Australia stopped like it will tonight."

Brad Nash
BBC Sport in Australia

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"It's a fundamental truth down under that if there's a chance to beat the old enemy at their own game on the biggest stage, you grasp it."

Australians love nothing more than the rivalry against England on any sporting front, says Aussie journalist and commentator Adam Peacock.

The football feud is not as established but Peacock says: "So many people here in Australia aren't football fans but are on this bandwagon, so the first thing they say is, 'oh yes, you beauty. The rivalry continues'.

"In football it's not as big as it is in cricket but it's still very much us versus them.

"I wish we had a little bit longer for the occasion to soak in, but I think by the time kick-off comes around this will be a game that everyone wants to win. [Beating] England will be the extra cherry on top."

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England and Australia share a unique sporting rivalry.

After a thrilling men's and women's Ashes series this summer and a final between the two nations at the Netball World Cup, England should expect a hostile atmosphere in Stadium Australia.

In Sydney alone England won a thrilling Rugby World Cup in 2003, while Australia sealed a 5-0 men's Ashes series win in 2014.

That said, both sides have tried to play down any hints of a rivalry in their pre-match press conferences, although the narrative is hard to ignore.

"The media do talk a lot but for us it's not about Australia, we want to win regardless," said England midfielder Keira Walsh.

While Australia keeper Lydia Williams said she saw the match as, "just another game".

Australian pop star Kylie Minogue has brought back one of her old school bangers, 'I should be so lucky' as a poem to hype up today's semi-final.

The 1987 hit features the lyrics "In my mind a celebration, the sweetest of sensation".

Only one team will have that feeling when the final whistle blows, but let's hope it's the match-up it promises to be.

We should be so lucky, Kylie.

TK: I am in hospital for a day procedure at 11. Have turned down sedation so can watch the game on my 'phone. Nervous for 2 reasons now!

Josh: Working from home today and had to tell my boss I have a doctors appointment so I can skip our 12-1pm meeting… and watch the Lionesses instead. Come on England!!!

Against Colombia last time out, England were much improved.

They faced a hostile atmosphere but came through thanks to Alessia Russo's second-half winner.

England scraped through to the quarter-finals with a dramatic penalty shootout victory over Nigeria despite Lauren James' red card.

James was ultimately given a two-match ban so she'll miss the match today, but could return for the final.

Great news Matt!

Any ideas for names yet? Sarina? Ella? Lauren?

Not Matilda, right?

After two nervy matches England finally displayed why they're European champions, thumping China to top Group D and reach the last 16.

Anon: I'm a Brit living in Sydney. I went to pick up my daughter from preschool today and they were doing green and gold face paint and teaching them Aussie, Aussie, Aussie oi oi oi.... Does the Barmy army do preschool....?

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