Monday 18 May 2015 12:08, UK
England head coach Tracey Neville has announced her long squad for the forthcoming Netball World Cup in Australia.
The former Manchester Thunder coach has named a 19-strong as well as calling in Hertfordshire Mavericks' Sophia Candappa as a training partner.
The squad will now undergo a six-week training camp before being whittled down to the final 12 at the end of June.
England recorded a third place finish in the last World Cup in Singapore and enjoyed a successful start under interim boss Neville sealing a 3-0 series win over Trinidad and Tobago in early May.
However, they will be disappointed to be without Sam Cook and Laura Malcolm - both of whom have made themselves unavailable for selection despite having played in the series victory over Trinidad and Tobago.
England squad in full:
Ama Agbeze, Sara Bayman, Eboni Beckford-Chambers, Sally Butters, Jade Clarke, Pamela Cookey, Kadeen Corbin, Sasha Corbin, Rachel Dunn, Stacey Francis, Tamsin Greenway, Layla Guscoth, Serena Guthrie, Joanna Harten, Natalie Haythornthwaite, Helen Housby, Lindsay Keable, Geva Mentor, Sonia Mkoloma, Sophia Candappa (training partner).
The 2015 Netball World Cup will be broadcast exclusively on Sky Sports this summer. The tournament begins on Friday August 7, with the medal matches to be played on Sunday August 16.
