29 years in the making and not a second to spare… England 41-40 Australia
Some of the intosport.com team travelled north to Liverpool last night to lend our support to the England Netball team in the first of their three February test matches against Australia.
Now, we’d have been forgiven for not expecting a winning result from the England team – it’s been almost 30 years since they managed to overcome the Australians in a competitive test match – but after 4 high intensity quarters of action, the England girls came out on top 41-40. Some massive performances from many England players – Sara Bayman in the centre, and Mentor and Mikloma dominated the defensive D. The final few minutes were very nerve wracking with England letting a 4 goal advantage slip back to a single goal in the last minute. The deserved victory came not a second too soon and Liverpool’s Echo Arena erupted at the result – 29 years of defeats finally ended!
Tomorrow we roll onto the Trent FM Arena in Nottingham and all the pressure on the Aussies to make amens for last night’s defeat – it should be a tasty encounter! If you live nearby then get yourself down there and give the girls your support!
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