England on top of the world!

a wider position than Wells’ central slot).

Indeed, despite his best efforts, Wells looked uncomfortable at times in David Wagner’s highintensity 4-2-3-1 formation which requires the German’s ‘gegenpressing’ approach to begin at the top of the team.

Although Wells is not that sort of striker, more a natural goalscorer who thrives alongside an aerial strike partner such the one he had at Bradford City in James Hanson, he performed his role admirably under difficult circumstances.

And again in March the player made all the right overtures regarding his Town future while simultaneously underlining his long-term desire to play in the Premier League.

Speaking at the time, he said: “My heart’s here, my mindset’s here - I don’t think I could explain how much more excited I could be about the next three or four months because, as I said from day one, our dream is to play in the Premier League.

“And what better opportunity would it be to go up with this side and dedicate my future to Huddersfield long term.”

The play-off final win at Wembley over Reading saw this dream fulfilled, but the question now is not only for how long at Huddersfield Town, but how long will Wells remain a top-flight player?

There seems to be no seemingly realistic Premier League suitor ready to make a move – earlier sources this summer linking Wells to Burnley appearing wide of the mark.

Wells is now in footballing limbo with the club appearing content to let the situation, and his contract continue and, in essence, simply run out.

He will, of course, remain part of Wagner’s squad until something happens and, should the chance arise, he will be doubly determined to prove his worth at Premier League level. ANYA Shrubsole described it as a dream come true after she took six wickets to help England clinch the Women’s Cricket World Cup with a narrow victory over India.

The hosts won by nine runs at Lord’s after a late collapse from India saw them fall agonisingly short in their pursuit of 228.

Shrubsole, who took five wickets in 19 balls, said: “I’m a little bit lost for words, if I’m honest.

“It was just an unbelievable game, we looked for minute like we were out of it, but one of the great things about this team, we never give up.

“We never let the run rate get away from us, even though we weren’t getting wickets. We knew if we got a couple we’d be right in the game and all was well in the end.

“I think it’s a dream and a dream you never think is going to come true.”

Coach Mark Robinson remained confident England could win despite the lack of early wickets.

“I always thought we were in the game,” he said. “Obviously they (India) played really well and full credit to them.

“It was always about getting that one wicket. If we get the one wicket, we try and get two and three, and we did. “I’m so proud of them. “We’ve got a lot of heart and a lot of courage in this team and we just need that break every now and again and once we got the break we were right in this game.”

A memorable match felt like a milestone occasion for the game, and for women’s sport in this country.

The home of cricket was sold out while the worldwide television audience was expected to top 100million and even the ticket touts were out in force all the way from St John’s Wood station to the Grace Gate.

Worcestershire’s Ross Whiteley hit six sixes in an over after David Willey had blasted a stunning career best 118 as Yorkshire won a high-scoring NatWest T20 Blast clash at Headingley.

Willey sent records tumbling with a 55-ball assault as the Vikings, invited to bat, posted 233 for six from their 20 overs.

Fellow left-hander Whiteley then hit left-arm spinner Karl Carver over the ropes six times in the 16th over, which included a wide.

That took the score to 173 for four, but he fell for 65 off 26 balls as the Rapids finished on 196 for seven, a 37-run defeat.

Sheffield-born Whiteley becomes the sixth man to hit achieve the feat in world cricket, including Lancashire’s Jordan Clark, who did it in a secondteam game against Yorkshire in 2013.

The Rapids kept pace with Yorkshire in a rain-affected chase and were even ahead of Duckworth Lewis Stern for much of the power play.

But they lost Ben Cox to Azeem Rafiq with the last ball of the sixth over to put them behind again at 60 for two.