England are proving that they’re adequate to match world champions Australia when the 2 sides meet in March, captain Jodie Cunningham says.
Stuart Barrow’s facet rounded off 2024 with their biggest-ever win, thrashing Wales 82-0 of their autumn Check at Headingley.
Anna Davies made historical past as the primary lady to attain 5 tries in an England worldwide, with Barrow’s facet scoring 16 in whole.
It was the final probability for England’s gamers to impress on the sphere earlier than Barrow selects a coaching squad in preparation for going through the Jillaroos in Las Vegas on 1 March.
England see that match as a possibility to establish how a lot progress they’ve made for the reason that final World Cup two years in the past, after they misplaced within the semi-finals to a New Zealand facet themselves properly crushed within the remaining by Australia at Previous Trafford.
Cunningham informed BBC Sport: “Australia are the benchmark, however who is aware of till we play them? And I believe that is why it is essential. Now we have to check ourselves towards Australia to know the place we’re. They’re the world champions.
“You possibly can’t take any credit score away from how brilliantly they play, however I believe we have proven as we speak that we will match the perfect on the earth. We simply have to check ourselves towards them, and we will get the possibility in March.”