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ELLEN WHITE: Fit or not Sam Kerr must play... but you can’t forget that her team-mates have taken the Matildas to the semi-finals in her absence

There's no doubt in my mind that if Sam Kerr is fit then she will start against England. You simply cannot leave a player of her quality on the bench, even if she is a little short of match sharpness.

It’s such a shame we have only seen glimpses of her at the World Cup so far due to the calf injury she picked up on the eve of the tournament.

I know that Sam absolutely adores playing for her country and will be chomping at the bit to get out there, especially for a World Cup semi-final in front of a 75,000-strong home crowd.