Saturday 29 October 2016 14:27, UK
It will be a day full of tension on Saturday with England Fives requiring results to go their way in order to be in with a chance of lifting the Fast5 World Series trophy.
An incredible day of action was the epitome of a mixed bag for the Fives as they secured a big win, a narrow loss and a victory snatched from their hands during their three group matches leaving them in third place at the end of Day One.
Hosts Australia kicked things off against Malawi and it couldn't have been much tighter as they edged a narrow 24-23 victory.
There was plenty of drama for England in their first match against defending champions New Zealand, who were looking to break a remarkable streak that has seen the Silver Ferns go undefeated since they lost the 2011 final to the Fives.
England fought back from 35-23 down to level the scores with 30 seconds to go, but with just 15 seconds on the clock the Silver Ferns won the game by a single point 36-35 to inflict a heartbreaking loss on Tracey Neville's side at the Hisense Arena in Melbourne.
They made up for that defeat in their second match with a comprehensive 43-22 success against the unpredictable Queens of Malawi.
In six previous matches in this shortened format, the teams had taken three wins a-piece, but Kadeen Corbin, Helen Housby and the unfaltering Jo Harten crushed their opponents.
The final contest of the day was against the ever-improving South Africa team, who had surprisingly lost out to Jamaica and New Zealand earlier in the day.
With the clock ticking down, a quick Proteas centre was played into Charmaine Baard and with one second to go she unleashed a long range three-pointer which flew through the net and secured South Africa an unlikely 29-29 draw.
With the points shared it means that England face an uphill task to qualify for the Gold Medal match.
Victories over Australia and Jamaica will be required with other results having to fall the way of the Fives.
Day Two gets underway exclusively live on Sky Sports Mix from 1am on Sunday morning. You can follow the Fives in Melbourne on the official @England_Netball twitter account.
