England’s tour of the Southern Hemisphere has started with defeat after the Vitality Roses were beaten 70-57 by Australia in Adelaide.
Jess Thirlby’s side put in a valiant performance against the reigning world champions, but the Origin Australian Diamonds pulled clear in the closing stages to move 1-0 up in the three-Test series.
A strong finish to the opening quarter helped the Australian Diamonds build up a five-point advantage, with the hosts extending it to 11 points to build a commanding 37-26 lead.
The Vitality Roses battled back in the third quarter to outscore their opponents and reduce the deficit to eight points, only for Australia to dominate the final 15 minutes and claim a 13-point victory.
More to follow…
What’s next?
The series continues on Sunday at the Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney on Sunday (7am), before the last of the three-matches takes place on Wednesday September 25 at the Bendigo Stadium (10am) in Victoria. The Vitality Roses then travel to New Zealand to contest the Taini Jamison Trophy.
Watch the Vitality Roses’ tour of Australia and New Zealand live on Sky Sports. The next match is live on Sunday on Sky Sports Mix and – for free – on the Sky Sports Golf YouTube channel. Stream netball and more sport with NOW.
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