England Women train on the eve of huge World Cup semi-final against Australia, as Sarina Wiegman puts finishing touches to preparations England Women play Australia in the World Cup semi-final on Wednesday Sarina Wiegman put her side through their paces on the eve of the huge game WATCH: 'It's All Kicking Off' - Episode 1 - Mail Sport's brand new football show By Will Griffee For Mailonline Published: 03:09 EDT, 15 August 2023 | Updated: 04:45 EDT, 15 August 2023 e-mail 14 View comments Sarina Wiegman put the Lionesses through their paces in training on the eve of their World Cup semi-final against Australia. The England Women's side are gearing up for the last four stage of the tournament and were pictured hard at work at Central Coast Stadium on Tuesday. Wiegman was seen addressing the group in a circle, no doubt delivering the final key tactical messages to her side. Beth England, Millie Bright and Lauren James all appeared to be in high spirits, though the latter will be missing the game through suspension. She will be able to return for the final, should England win, having served her two-game ban for the red card following her stamp on a Nigeria player in the round of 16. England were put through their paces by Sarina Wiegman on the eve of the semi-final Beth England (right) shares a joke with Chloe Kelly during the session on Tuesday Ella Toone (left) and Georgia Stanway (right) will be hoping for selection on Wednesday The players listened intently as the final messages were delivered by the coaches For the Aussies, all eyes will be on star striker Sam Kerr and their boss Tony Gustavasson has hinted she will be used off the bench again. 'When it comes to the line-up we'll have a discussion tonight again about minutes,' Gustavasson said on Tuesday. 'I think consistency and chemistry is key for any team that wants to be successful in tournaments. I have some tough decisions to make tonight – I have a lot of player availability. What we'll do is look at always trying to start as strong as possible but finish even stronger.' It could be an intimidating atmosphere that lies in wait for the Lionesses. It is expected to be a near-80,000 capacity crowd in Sydney’s Olympic Stadium and the Australians are even buying up tickets allocated to England fans. An official England supporters’ allocation of 1,970 tickets was released after the Lionesses’ 2-1 quarter-final victory over Colombia. A post on the Football Association’s website said the access code ‘Lioness’ was exclusively for England fans. But several Australian supporters have managed to buy tickets in their opponents’ section of the stadium and bragged they would be ‘wearing Matildas’ shirts. A facebook post on the Matildas and A-League Women Supporters Group page, which has since been removed, revealed the code fans needed to buy tickets. IT'S ALL KICKING OFF! It's All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football, launching with a preview show today and every week this season. It is available on MailOnline , Mail+ , YouTube , Apple Music and Spotify Your browser does not support iframes. Advertisement Lucy Bronze (right) jokes around during the session and the group seemed to be relaxed Wiegman surveyed the scene as the Lionesses prepared at Central Coast Stadium Millie Bright (left) and Lauren James (right) appeared to be in high spirits Weigman addressed the team in a circle on the pitch, delivering her key messages Regardless, England are used to playing in huge games, having won the European championship on home turf. Australia will be no pushovers and dumped France out of the tournament in the quarter-finals on penalties. Both sides have come through spot kicks and it would be no surprise if they were needed to separate them on Wednesday. Your browser does not support iframes. Share or comment on this article: England Women train on the eve of huge World Cup semi-final against Australia, as Sarina Wiegman puts finishing touches to preparations e-mail Add comment Comments 14 Share what you think Newest Oldest Best rated Worst rated View all The comments below have not been moderated. View all The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. Add your comment Enter your comment By posting your comment you agree to our house rules . Submit Comment Clear Close Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. 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