Why Ella Toone deserves World Cup final start for England as Lauren James pushes for return

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F or much of this World Cup, it looked like Ella Toone would not get her moment to shine. She started England’s opening game of the tournament against Haiti but struggled and lost her place to Lauren James. The Chelsea forward duly sparkled in the No10 role, scoring the only goal against Denmark and then adding two more and setting up three in the 6-1 thrashing of China. Things changed again when James was sent off for a stamp on Nigeria forward Michelle Alozie in the last-16 and hit with a two-game ban, which opened the door for Toone. Since...