Ama Agbeze captains England Roses for International Series; Jade Clarke named vice-captain
Tuesday 7 February 2017 09:33, UK
England Netball have announced the Roses squad which has been selected to take part in the next Vitality Netball International Series, as part of the Netball Quad Series.
England will once again face Australia, New Zealand and South Africa in a series of games.
The first half of the series will be played in Durban, South Africa, before the second half of the competition moves to England.
Once again Ama Agbeze will lead the side with England's most capped player, Jade Clarke, taking on the role of vice-captain.
This squad sees some new and returning faces as the Roses work on rotation for their best possible combinations in this crucial time in the four-year cycle as they look towards the Commonwealth Games in 2018.
A new recruit has been named in the Roses squad as Chelsea Locke (nee Pitman) joins the line-up for the first time.
The former Diamond qualifies to wear the red dress as her father originates from Yorkshire.
The Roses squad selected for the Netball Quad Series is as follows;
Ama Agbeze (captain), Eleanor Cardwell, Jade Clarke (vice-captain), Beth Cobden, Kadeen Corbin, Jodie Gibson (subject to fitness), Natalie Haythornthwaite, Helen Housby, Chelsea Locke, Geva Mentor, Natalie Panagarry, Rachel Shaw, Summer Artman
Reserves: Amy Clinton, George Fisher, Hannah Joseph, Leah Kennedy, Laura Malcolm, Chiara Semple.
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