Australia vs South Africa: Key Insights from Tahlia McGrath & Anneke Bosch | ICC Women's CWC 2025 🏏

Tahlia McGrath | ICC WCW25 | Australia pre-match press conference | 24 October '25

[Reporter:]

You have lost only once to South Africa so far in ODIs. Will this boost the morale of players in tomorrow's match?

[Tahlia McGrath:]

South Africa, are a very dangerous side and we've seen that a lot in this tournament. We do have a good record against them, but there's still plenty to play for in this World Cup. We want to take that momentum into the finals and we also want to finish top spot. So, there's still a lot to play for and it's going to be a really tough game.

[Reporter:]

If you could just give us an update on Alyssa Healey, like what her fitness status is at the moment with the semi-finals coming up. And do you feel you haven't yet played the perfect game? Like, I know you guys are unbeaten, but are you still striving to find that perfect game where everything comes together?

[Tahlia McGrath:]

The first part, Midge is at training today. We haven't finalized an 11 yet, but she's still a bit of a day-by-day case and we'll see how that pans out. And the second part is, yeah, I feel as though every game we've reviewed and found some little areas to improve on. The most pleasing thing is we found a way to win and I feel as though we've got that belief as a group that we can win from any position. So that's been a massive positive. But yeah, like I said, there's still been little elements in every game that we've been wanting to improve. So still striving for that, what you call the perfect game, but really happy with how we've played our cricket and found ways to win in this tournament.

[Reporter:]

Yeah, I was just going to ask, is Sophie Molineux still going to be rotated in out 11 or is she able to feature in every game from now on?

[Tahlia McGrath:]

Good question – but one for the physios. The most pleasing thing for me is she's had a huge impact for us in this World Cup. She's a crucial player and it's been awesome to see how much of a role she's played for us with not much cricket leading in. She's worked extremely hard to be at this World Cup and she's been a huge player for us. So, whether it's against South Africa or in the finals, she's already been a huge player for us and she will be for the rest of the tournament. So, it's been awesome to see her do so well.

[Reporter:]

How have you found stepping in for Capsey for the last game and potentially tomorrow if Midge doesn't get up?

[Tahlia McGrath:]

I really Enjoyed the England game. I certainly have to listen a bit more in meetings and be a bit more switched on, but I really enjoyed the opportunity to lead and really enjoyed working with Ash.

Anneke Bosch | ICC WCW25 | South Africa pre-match press conference | 24 October '25

[Reporter:]

Personally, for you the tournament hasn't gone too well. Just what have you made of your own form? Why have things not clicked and you have a good like record against Australia in past battles. Is that something that the team management is looking at in terms of tomorrow's game?

[Anneke Bosch:]

Yeah, obviously not the best tournament for me so far but I guess it's cricket and you're not always going to get the runs that you want. But yeah, I'm not sure how management is looking at it for tomorrow's game. If I do get the opportunity to play, obviously I'll just want to do well for the team and contribute as much as I can. But yeah, if I play then obviously I've got some good memories about playing against Australia so that'll be a bit of a confidence booster, I guess.

[Reporter:]

This is the same thing like which read 23 knockouts, ICC knockouts, ICC T20 World cup knockout, then 24 the same team. So, what makes it special is that this unit like you are going again in this World Cup in knockouts.

Well as previous unit three consecutive ICC tournament knockouts, what just what makes the team special having made knockout stages, 20, 23 T20 World cup tip you last year and again this whole unit.

[Anneke Bosch:]

Okay, sorry, yeah, I think just like the consistency in big tournaments like that, we've been really good at that and different players kind of doing well at different stages of the tournament and in different games and over the last couple of World Cups. Yeah, I think it's just something works for us when we get to tournaments like this and we really like motivated to, to finish well and do well and yeah, I think now reaching a couple of semi-finals in the past just gives us more confidence. But now obviously we want to take it one step further because in ODI World Cup we haven't done that before so really mean a lot to us and that's obviously what you compete for and what you're here for to make it to that, that last and final match and hopefully lift the trophy.

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