Australia plays England in the Women's World Cup final on Sunday, in what is sure to be a high-stakes grudge match.
29-year-old spinner Jess Jonassen has been a key player during her team's unbeaten tournament run and is cautious of England's recent turnaround in form.
"Any game that we come up against England is always a really tight contest," Jonassen said.
"Obviously, our very first game of this World Cup was against them and it came down to the last over.
"They've been able to turn their campaign around incredibly well, and I guess that's the beauty of tournament play, that you have just got to find ways to win.
"Coming into this final, we know that they're going to be coming out at us really hard, and they've got some real big match-winners,
"But equally, so do we, and we've been building really nicely leading into this final."
Despite playing in 84 ODIs for Australia, Sunday's match will mark Jonassen's first final in the 50-over format, having missed the 2013 final due to injury, and falling short in Australia's 2017 campaign.
She also has the most wickets for Australia so far this tournament, having claimed 10 dismissals, but believes it will take a team effort to beat England.
"I feel like our squad has really built towards this final ... we've been playing some really consistent cricket, which is really nice," she explained.
"Different people have been standing up at different times, which I think holds us in good stead coming this final.
"We're not having to rely on one or two players to do the job.
"I think a lot of this final will potentially come down to how teams field.
"We obviously saw in the semi-final last night a few dropped catches and a few missed chances for South Africa.
"Ultimately in these big games, you can't let those ones slip too often and I think for us it'll be making sure that we can execute our skills with that ball and in the field."
Super effort from everyone yesterday to get the Semi Final win. Wellington has basically been home for us this @cricketworldcup and we’ve had it all! ☀️🌧❄️💨 Looking forward to getting back to Christchurch to prep for the Final 💪🏽🔥#CWC22 #TeamAustralia pic.twitter.com/fOnAYS13dO
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Jonassen understands the magnitude of playing England in such an important match but has her entire focus on securing a result.
"It's always nice to beat England, and fortunately we've been on the winning side a little bit recently," she said.
"But in saying that, World Cup events are totally different and we've got to make sure that we're on our game because they've been building nicely towards this final also."
Despite their smooth campaign thus far, Australia is still waiting on updates regarding Ellyse Perry's availability.
The star all-rounder missed the semi-final against the West Indies due to back spasms and is now racing the clock to prove her fitness.
“From all reports, she’s going to train to some capacity today and I’m sure the medical team will see how she pulls up and make an assessment from there,” Jonassen confirmed.
The Women's World Cup will take place at Hagley Oval, Christchurch at 11:00 am AEST on Sunday, April 3.