Action underway on Sky Sports 2 and Sky Sports Mix from 7.30pm on Friday
Friday 2 December 2016 21:09, UK
England face Jamaica in Manchester live on Sky Sports on Friday night, looking to square the three-match Vitality International Series after Tuesday's defeat.
The match will be shown live on Sky Sports 2 HD and Sky Sports Mix from 7.30pm.
A furious Tracey Neville has demanded an immediate reaction from her team after losing 66-49 at London's Copper Box Arena earlier this week.
After an impressive start, the Roses collapsed midway through the second quarter as Jamaica turned a four-goal deficit into a four-goal advantage.
As the Sunshine Girls pushed on to claim victory in the opening Test, Neville felt her team made too many errors before folding in the closing stages, with the visitors running out winners by an impressive 17-goal advantage.
Rather than ring the changes, Neville has said the team will learn from the mistakes and has suggested the same starting seven will be given a chance to level the series at Manchester's Belle Vue, before Sunday's potentially crucial third Test at the Ricoh Arena.
To level, England will need their attacking options to improve behind shooter Joanne Harden, who impressed under the posts.
Serena Guthrie is likely to play a pivotal role after winning praise from Neville for her performance on Tuesday night, but England will also need to keep Jamaica's experienced pair under wraps.
Jhaniele Fowler-Reid and Paula Thompson were recalled to the squad and Fowler-Reid responded with a dominant shooting performance that resulted in her claiming the player of the match award in the first Test.
Sky Sports expert Tamsin Greenway also picked out Jamaica goalkeeper Shamera Sterling for praise as the Sunshine Girls made amends for their 3rd/4th place play-off defeat to England at last year's World Cup.
A win for England will force the series into a decider on Sunday evening, while victory for Jamaica will give them an impressive away series triumph against the third-ranked team in the world.
You can follow the Vitality International Series on Sky Sports with the second Test on Friday live on Sky Sports 3 and Sky Sports Mix from 7.30pm, while Sunday's Third Test will also be streamed across Sky Sports digital channels and the Sky Sports Facebook page.
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