Why are the Lionesses wearing blue for their Women's World Cup semi-final clash?

Australia and England will go head-to-head in the Women's World Cup semi-final this morning, with the Lionesses set to wear their blue kit for the first time at the tournament.

Sarina Wiegman's side come into the game off the back of a 2-1 win against Colombia in the quarter-finals.

The Lionesses will be looking to reach the final for the first time ever but face a tough test in Australia.

Australia booked their place in the last four after beating France in a dramatic penalty shootout.

Mail Sport breaks down why England are wearing blue for their World Cup clash with Australia.

Why are England wearing blue against Australia?

England will play in their blue away kit for the games against the hosts today.

The Lionesses have played in their traditional white strip in every game of the tournament so far.

FIFA have placed England as the away team for the clash with Australia - which explains why they have changed kits. Before the tournament, teams must launch a home and away kit for the World Cup.

The two teams met in a friendly earlier this year, with the Aussies winning 2-0. On that night, the Lionesses wore their blue kit against today's opponents.

England vs Australia -  Key information

England will face Australia on this morning, with kick-off at 11am UK time.

For fans watching in Australia, the game will start at 8pm AEST and 7.30pm ACST.

How to watch

The clash between England and Australia will be shown live on BBC, also available to stream on BBC iPlayer.

All 64 matches in this summer's FIFA Women's World Cup will be broadcast live on terrestrial TV in the UK after the BBC and ITV clinched a joint rights deal.

The move, which includes live audio commentary on BBC 5 Live and 5 Sports Extra, comes after FIFA and the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) agreed to extend their existing media rights partnership.

There had been a threat of a broadcasting blackout in Europe's Big Five nations - England, Spain, Italy, Germany, France - following bids of £800,000-£8m ($1m-$10m), which Gianni Infantino insisted were unfair.