Friday 1 September 2017 11:20, UK
Australia head into the final round of Quad Series matches as favourites to claim the title, but it's been a tournament that has thrown up surprises and could yet see three teams finish with two wins.
The action continues on Sunday and it's an early start as both matches are in New Zealand, so set the alarm clocks as the Roses look to grab victory against South Africa from 3am on Sky Sports Mix with Australia's match against New Zealand set to follow from 5am.
England picked up just a fifth win from 88 meetings against the Kiwis on Wednesday, while South Africa pushed Australia close before the Aussies eventually closed out the game.
Tracey Neville's team can register a first ever two-win showing in the Quads if they see off the Proteas on Sunday and that in turn will mean Australia will win the tournament with a victory over New Zealand completing a perfect record.
However a Kiwi win could leave three teams on two wins and points difference will become all important.
Ahead of the action we asked our panel of three former England internationals to answer the key questions.....
Tamsin - We work in four-year cycles and the Quads are so frequent now that England get the chance to go up against the other nations. But now you would like to be tying down who is going to the Commonwealth Games and getting results against Australia and New Zealand.
England are getting so many more opportunities. In previous years you would not have played against these teams under the sort of intensity you get in big competitions so it is now a bit more familiar. We will hit them now and again in January and then at the Commonwealths
Playing away from home, getting used to the style and intensity can't be underestimated.
Pamela - With the Commonwealths next year there is a chance to test out some different players and you want to be able to go to a Commonwealth Games with a strong 12 - you can't win it with just seven players.
Tracey will be looking to see who she has around that can make that 12 and who can step up with their combinations - who wants a squad that can adapt to play different teams and different styles but play the England way.
Karen - It will give all the countries a marker to see where they are, it's only six months until the Commonwealths kick off.
Some teams will blood new players, they will all be trying different combinations so everyone is fighting for squad positions come March.
Tamsin - The league is quality and at the moment is better than ours. We are catching up but we have been playing catch up for such a long time, every time we get close they take another couple of strides forward.
It's not necessarily that they have a bigger pool but their culture and approach to sport and attitude to women's sport are things we are playing catch up to as well.
Out there netball is their No 1. It's treated differently in the media, they have huge outdoor courts and everyone is playing. That doesn't mean we are not close, we nearly beat them last time and it has been building and we have to be able to do it in a major competition.
Karen - They seem to do everything right. They are not perfect and they are beatable but they are well drilled and skilled.
Ultimately they eat, sleep and breathe netball so they are always a hard nation to go against. We are getting closer and proved that last time. With a full squad this time it will be an interesting marker to see where we are up against them.
Pamela - With Australia it's mental. In any sport you know the Aussies will be the ones who go out there and saying 'We're winning this' whatever team they put out.
The Kiwis are a very strong netball nation, we saw at the last Commonwealths where they lost a quarter of their team to injury they were still able to go out and get to the final so whatever team they put out they have the history and the background.
But this time Sharni Layton is taking a break and New Zealand's defensive end has seen a lot of retirements from their more experienced players and they will see this as a chance to blood some of their young guns.
Karen - All the players have made themselves available which is great. We've seen in recent series that has not always been the case, but there are places up for grabs and the players know that.
There is a lot of healthy competition in there and I know Tracey will want players fighting for positions - it is only right that there is not an obvious starting seven. Tracey is one of the most competitive people I know so she will be looking for wins but she will be looking to work out who works well with who and to solidify combinations.
The players are out there playing against Australia and New Zealand and are getting good experience. Quad Series now gives the players who aren't playing down there the chance to do that on a more regular basis.
Pamela - It looks really good on paper and a lot of them will have played out in Australia and New Zealand last season.
Playing against the best in the world week in and week, we had Geva [Mentor] winning the Suncorp with Lightning and Serena Guthrie had a phenomenal season with Giants playing in the centre position.
Sara Bayman is back, a real stalwart and fighter and with Eboni and Ama there are a lot of household names that have played together and played on that international stage.
Tamsin - I genuinely think these Commonwealths and the Worlds in 2019, England have the team and the experience to beat them in a major competition. We have a strong team and with the Commonwealth Games and World Cup coming around it is no surprise the players have made themselves available.
It is good to see England at full strength and it will give us a chance to see combinations, I hope to see some set combinations and partnerships, especially in the centre and wing attack positions.
Geva, Serena and Sara have heaps of experience out there and I always said I didn't become an international until I played in Australia. I think we will see the difference in someone like Helen Housby and Stacey Francis and the difference of a full season playing there.
Pamela - I am going to back England. Player for player this is the best team against the opposition England have had for a Quad Series. If they can get that tactical awareness on court their skill and their level should overcome the other countries.
England are in a very strong position with all the changes and key retirements that we have seen from Australia and New Zealand. I can't speak for Tracey but I would think she will be putting a marker down early on.
For South Africa, Norma Plummer's influence has seen the side get closer and closer to the top three teams. Phumza Maweni and Maryka Holtzhausen are joining us at the Stars for Fast5 and it will be good to see them again in action.
Tamsin - It will be very difficult to take Australia. They are weaker without Sharni Layton and Laura Geitz but it's so difficult playing out there.
I think we will beat South Africa comfortably. What I would really like to see is a solid performance against New Zealand. We have struggled against their style so I'd like to see us give them a proper game.
Karen - I think England might take either Australia or New Zealand - they've definitely got that capability.
At this point it might be asking a bit too much to win the tournament because it is the time when Tracey is looking to solidify her squad so I'd be very surprised if we won it but I think we can get close and take one of the big scalps.
Pamela, Karen and Tamsin were talking to Sky Sports' Paul Prenderville
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