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England final appearance 'shows how far we've come'

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England bowler Katherine Brunt looked ahead to their Lord's World Cup final appearance on Sunday, saying the amount of support they've received from the public has been 'an eye opener' and 'shows how far we've come.' "It's been a real eye-opener, the amount of support and following we've had from this World Cup. It's been amazing, who would have thought that I'd be in a team playing in a World Cup final in a sell-out at Lord's on our own, not alongside the men? "There's people wanting to come who can't get a ticket, and it's like 'how does that even happen to us?!' It just shows how far we've come," Brunt admitted. Sunday's final is a sell-out at Lord's, where women could not enter the Long Room as members until 1999, with more than 26,500 expected to attend. The hosts won six straight matches to reach the showpiece final, since losing the opening game to Sunday's opponents India. This clip is originally from Weekend Breakfast on Sunday, 23 July 2017.

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