Relaxed but ready for Old Enemy

Tonight we play England for a spot in the World T20 final.

It's a huge game and there's a lot at stake, but the fact we've been here before certainly does help with the nerves.

We know what to expect.

Match preview: Southern Stars face England

There's actually a bit of a relaxed feel about the group, but we're still very focused at the same time, so that's a good spot to be.

There's always a lot of build-up to these matches but once you start playing, it's just another game.

We had a couple of quieter days after the last round game, but we were back into full training on Tuesday and we had a really great session at Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium here in Delhi.

It's a little bit different to be playing England in the semi-finals after meeting them in the last two World T20 finals, but it's always a great contest. The rivalry between the teams is always massive and we're looking forward to it.

We always get up when we play against England and there's a lot at stake, so we'll certainly going out on the front foot tonight.

I think the starts to both innings will be crucial. Generally if you can win the Powerplays, you're in a great position to win the game.

I haven't seen much of England so far this tournament as we seem to have been playing at similar times, but we know them very well and they obviously know us well too.

Quick Single: Stars top-order clicking at right time: Mott

While we've been busy playing and training, we've also had a chance to see a few of the sights here in India.

A few days ago we visited the Taj Mahal, which was amazing to see.

It was a big 12-hour round trip, but I thought I might not get another chance to see it, so I went along for the ride.

I think by now everyone's heard about our minor bus 'crash' – it's a good story to tell I guess!

I didn't know much about it because I was asleep when it happened, but it didn't really feel like we crashed so much as we just braked really hard.

That caused bit of a kerfuffle, but it was a bit of an adventure, as everything is in India; we were all very relaxed and chilled about it all.

We've been in India for three weeks now and I've really enjoyed being back here.

We've had good crowds, including at the standalone games. They love cricket so much here, it doesn't matter whether it's men's or women's.

Even the net bowlers we have at training are just so enthusiastic – they just bowl and bowl and bowl.

I love playing here, it's a bit different and a bit of a challenge, but the group has held up well and we're looking forward to the business end of the tournament.

I've also got a little bit of home here with me in India. My parents flew in before the third round game and they'll be watching tonight. They love travelling and supporting us and it's nice to have them here with me.

Alyssa Healy also has her mum here, while we've had Grace Harris's parents along for the ride as well – unfortunately for Grace, she's at home recovering from Deep Vein Thrombosis! But it’s been great having them along to support us anyway, while a couple of WBBL players – Molly Strano and Emily Smith – are braving India by themselves which is a solid effort.

We've also loved the support we're getting from everyone back home. It's been massive and we really appreciate it. Now we're in the semi-final, we expect that to ramp up even more.

It's unfortunate that the men's team is out, but it leaves us as the only Australian team, so hopefully that means everyone at home is right behind us tonight!