Inside England's dressing room: Lionesses dance, sing and enjoy SOFT DRINKS

England's heroes wasted no time in celebrating reaching the Women's World Cup final for the first time as they partied in the dressing room after beating Australia.

The Lionesses held their nerve in front of 80,000 partisan fans at Stadium Australia, with Lauren Hemp and Alessia Russo scoring inside the final 20 minutes to wrap up a 3-1 win after Australia striker Sam Kerr had cancelled out Ella Toone's first-half opener.

There was clear respect between the two teams at the final whistle, with Keira Walsh going over to console Kerr straight away, and her team-mates soon followed.

The England squad then gathered in a circle on the pitch as manager Sarina Wiegman congratulated the players on their achievement before they headed back to the dressing room.

Once they arrived back in the changing room, it was time to party, and player of the match Hemp led the celebrations.

Hemp, who also set up Russo's goal with a stunning run and pass, was pictured dancing with midfielder Georgia Stanway.

Stanway delivered a typically box-to-box midfield display, but somehow still had plenty of energy in the dressing room as she posed for a selfie with her team-mates in the background.

Goalkeeper Mary Earps, who made a number of key stops in Wednesday's semi-final,  also got in on the act, evoking memories of the celebrations after England's Euro 2022 win when she gatecrashed Wiegman's post-match press conference to dance on the table in front of the assembled media.

Meanwhile, reserve goalkeeper Ellie Roebuck was spotted celebrating with Stanway, while Esme Morgan and Rachel Daly put their arms around each other as they sang songs, and Toone was also in a jubilant mood.

The Lionesses Twitter account posted the lyrics 'Good times never seemed so good!' as they strongly hinted that Neil Diamond's Sweet Caroline was being blasted around the dressing room while the players sang along.

Soft drinks were the order of the day for the dressing room toast, with the players fully aware that the job is not quite done yet.

They have one more hurdle to overcome, as they prepare to take on Spain in Sunday's final.

England beat Spain in the quarter-finals of Euro 2022, coming from behind to win in extra time, and will be confident of repeating the feat to add the World Cup to their European Championship triumph.