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show.” She added: “They had overcooked it for the final and I thought we could leverage that.” For younger players such as Lily Owsley, the 22-year-old forward, the pre-match theatrics will long be remembered. “It was like a battle when everything is going on around you and there is so much noise,” she said. “But lining up in the tunnel, there was such a quiet confidence, looking into each other’s eyes with the utmost belief.” All these memories should serve England well in Amsterdam, with the two rivals expected to meet in next Saturday’s final. Ansley said: “We don’t let other teams affect what we do. It was really important for us in Rio. We have taken that learning for times like now.” England men begin their campaign against Poland tomorrow. STICKS AND STONES: Ansley is ready for mind games ANDY MURRAY will fly to New York next week as he steps up his bid to be fit for the US Open.

Murray was forced to pull out of back-toback Masters events in Montreal and Cincinnati with the hip injury that ruined his Wimbledon bid.

But after rest, and a positive return to the practice court, he is confident of making the US Open start on Monday week. BRITISH aerial skier Lloyd Wallace is in a Swiss hospital after suffering a serious head injury in a training accident.

Wallace, 22, who is hoping to make the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, was hurt in training with the Swiss national team.

“Our thoughts and sympathy go to him and his family,” said Mike Hay, Team GB chef de mission. JOE MARLER has signed a contract extension with Harlequins, keeping him at the Premiership club until 2021.

The England prop has made 152 appearances for his only club since his 2009 debut, and has won 51 Test caps.

“Re-signing for my childhood club has made me very happy,” said Marler. “We have a squad capable of going places.”