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Here is the initial xis tonight, noting that as you probably read, the Matilda is missing Ellie Carpenter, Hayley Raso and Mackenzie Arnold … Oh and Sam Kerr.

The great news for Australia? Mary Fowler is on the bench! We must assume that it is a load management thing because obviously it is starting otherwise. Michelle Heyman is also there, which means that it starts for Holly McNamara and Jamilla Rankin in attack – the latter makes its initial debut. There is also no hunting to Clare.

Teagan Micah gets gloves in the absence of Arnold, Charli Grant Slots for Carpenter on the right back and Winonah Heatley will join Alanna Kennedy in the center of the defense.

What does all this mean for the future? Difficult to say, given that the interim coach Tom Sermanni will not be there much longer and the next coach could have very different ideas.

A perfect evening for the Matilda looks like a victory, a clean sheet and a couple of captivating performances by marginal players.