England have hardly ever seemed troubled beneath Mitchell, with Canada providing by far their most tough take a look at.
The WXV1 hosts, whose gamers are nonetheless part-time, backed up their pre-game claims that they will win the World Cup.
They have been made to rue missed alternatives when main within the second half however demonstrated why they’re thought-about the facet almost certainly to cease England lifting the World Cup on the Allianz Stadium on 27 September.
“It’s a large 12 months subsequent 12 months and we are going to come out on high when it issues,” Canada captain Alex Tessier stated.
“The objective continues to be the World Cup however we’re nonetheless rising, we’re undoubtedly there however there’s a variety of stuff to study.”
Canada have additionally overwhelmed New Zealand in 2024, however the Black Ferns have a historical past of peaking at World Cups and shouldn’t be written off.
France appear to have stalled however Eire, beneath former England girls’s assault coach Scott Bemand, are making important progress.
They shocked the world champions of their WXV1 opener to proceed their fast rise after profitable WXV3 final 12 months and ending third within the Girls’s Six Nations.
Australia, now coached by former England captain Jo Yapp, overcame Scotland to win the WXV2 title and are beginning to present promise.
“The hole may not be closing mathematically, however it’s closing when it comes to the best way individuals are enjoying and being coached,” Mitchell stated.
“All the opposite groups have actually good teaching teams, they’re all getting higher. For us our problem is to get higher.
“It is usually about how particular it’s going to be to play a World Cup at residence, one thing that we are able to influence on different folks for the remainder of our lives.”
