Heather Knight said she was proud of her England team after they beat South Africa to reach the final of the Women's World Cup.
England lost their first three World Cup matches but won five in a row.
Australia and the defending champion will play in the final on Sunday.
The way we have turned things around has shown a lot about the character of this group, according to captain Knight.
We have taken a few batterings over the last couple of months, but the fact we are in a World Cup final is great.
The World Cup in New Zealand is where England have been for three months.
They were on the verge of elimination when they lost to South Africa, but rebounded with a 137-run semi-final defeat of the same opponents.
The powerful Australians have lost only two of 41 one-day internationals since the World Cup, including seven against England.
Knight said that they would go in as the favorite.
We have played against Australia a lot recently. If we beat them on Sunday, there will be a story for us.
We go in as equals. There is no slate. There is no pressure on us to do well.
The foundation of England's semi-final defeat of South Africa was laid by Danni Wyatt, who stroked 129 to take Knight's team to 293-8. The Proteas were defeated by a score of 156.
The team was called a perfect performance by Knight.
She said there were lots of boxes that had to be done today and that there was a lot of confidence going into Sunday.
Five years ago, Knight and England won the World Cup at home.
England have never won back-to-back World Cups, and have lost to Australia in previous finals.
Knight said that it was a great occasion five years ago.
It is a huge game, so you want to keep things normal and not put too much on it.
We will embrace the challenges, everything that comes with the day - the pressure, the crowd, whatever it might be. It is a day to look forward to.
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