England Netball name tour squads for Australia and New Zealand
Monday 15 September 2014 11:53, UK
England Netball have announced the squads for the upcoming autumn tour to Australia and New Zealand and the subsequent Fast 5 tournament in Auckland.
However, they will again be without Team Bath star Pamela Cookey, who is continuing her rehabilitation after missing the Commonwealth Games due to injury.
Anna Mayes’ side lost 49-48 to Australia in the pool stage at the Commonwealth Games and they will have the chance to avenge that defeat in two matches down under.
The opening clash takes place in Bendigo on October 19 with the second game against the world and Commonwealth champions four days later in Canberra.
England suffered an agonising 35-34 defeat to New Zealand in the semi-finals in Glasgow and they will also play two fixtures against the Silver Ferns.
The first international will be in Rotorua on October 28 followed by a game in Palmerston North on October 28.
The Fast 5 will then take place in Auckland on November 8-9, with Jamaica, South Africa and Malawi joining England, Australia and New Zealand in the tournament.
Tour squad: Jade Clarke (capt), Ama Agbeze, Rosie Allison, Sara Bayman, Eboni Beckford-Chambers, Sam Cook, Kadeen Corbin, Sasha Corbin, Rachel Dunn, Stacey Francis, Serena Guthrie, Jo Harten, Helen Housby, Geva Mentor.
Fast 5 squad: Jade Clarke (capt), Ama Agbeze, Rosie Allison, Sara Bayman, Eboni Beckford-Chambers, Sam Cook, Kadeen Corbin, Rachel Dunn, Serena Guthrie, Jo Harten.
