England have named their 12-player squad – plus three reserves – that can compete within the 2023 Vitality Netball World Cup in South Africa; you’ll be able to watch all of the motion reside on Sky Sports from July 28 to August 6
Last Updated: 16/05/23 6:27am
England head coach Jess Thirlby claims that the Roses are spoilt for selection with the shooters she has chosen for this summer season’s World Cup and means that the squad can beat anybody
England head coach Jess Thirlby claims that the Roses are spoilt for selection with the shooters she has chosen for this summer season’s World Cup and means that the squad can beat anybody
England have named their 12-player squad – plus three reserves – that can compete within the 2023 Vitality Netball World Cup in South Africa from July 28, reside on Sky Sports.
Both Jade Clarke and Geva Mentor have been named of their sixth World Cup squad, surpassing the England document set by assistant coach Sonia Mkoloma and matching the worldwide document of Rhonda John-Davis of Trinidad & Tobago.
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For Funmi Fadoju and Olivia Tchine this shall be their first main senior event with the Vitality Roses, whereas a primary World Cup beckons for Imogen Allison, Eleanor Cardwell and Laura Malcolm.
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Squad: Imogen Alison, Eleanor Cardwell, Jade Clarke, Funmi Fadoju, Layla Guscoth, Helen Housby, Laura Malcolm, Geva Mentor, Natalie Metcalf, Chelsea Pitman, Olivia Tchine, Fran Williams; Reserves: Halimat Adio, Amy Carter, Sophie Drakeford-Lewis
For the primary time, World Netball is allowing groups to have three travelling reserves who can stay with the group and, within the occasion of a tournament-ending harm or sickness, can act as a everlasting alternative. Halimat Adio, Amy Carter and Sophie Drakeford-Lewis occupy these three reserve slots for England.
The Vitality Roses, who completed third on the 2019 World Cup, will start their marketing campaign towards Barbados on Friday, July 28.
They then face the Malawi Queens on Saturday, July 29, earlier than a house nations conflict towards the Scottish Thistles on Sunday, July 30.
The closing will happen on Sunday, August 6.
Thirlby: England ‘greater than succesful’ of difficult
England head coach Jess Thirlby, upon the announcement of her squad, was bullish within the perception that her group are “more than capable” of difficult on the World Cup.
“My whole purpose when I wake up in the morning is this drive and authentic belief in the ability that this team have to compete on a world stage and I won’t ever shy away from that,” Thirlby advised Sky Sports.
Jess Thirlby is assured her England squad can problem on the Netball World Cup this summer season
“Of course I’m sat here really excited but, most importantly, confident, with an ambition and a belief that this 12 and those 3 reserves are more than capable at their best to beat the best.
“We have nice ambition within the group however I’ve an enormous quantity of perception in what we’re succesful of doing and so do they so I’m trying ahead to the subsequent few months in harnessing that.”
She added: “I feel the purpose of distinction for me is within the steadiness of the group now. We’ve acquired three potential specialists and all others are providing us two or extra positions. I feel to see yourselves by the journey of a significant event we want that.
“We speak about our Roses way being about high energy, tactical clarity and diversity; for me, it’s our great potential advantage against those teams just slightly above us and those chasing us and on our toes underneath.
“The key to success for me is getting our gamers to unlock what I do know they will do, which we have seen on a quantity of events, doing it collectively and taking part in with actual excessive vitality, confidence and perception.”
Vitality Roses World Cup squad
Imogen Allison (Wing Defence, Centre)
Eleanor Cardwell (Goal Shooter, Goal Attack)
Jade Clarke (Centre, Wing Defence)
Funmi Fadoju (Goal Defence, Goal Keeper, Wing Defence)
Layla Guscoth (Goal Defence, Wing Defence, Goal Keeper)
Helen Housby (Goal Attack, Goal Shooter)
Laura Malcolm (Centre, Wing Defence, Wing Attack)
Geva Mentor (Goal Keeper)
Natalie Metcalf (Wing Attack, Goal Attack)
Chelsea Pitman (Wing Attack)
Olivia Tchine (Goal Shooter)
Fran Williams (Goal Defence, Goal Keeper)
Travelling Reserves:
Halimat Adio (Goal Keeper, Goal Defence)
Amy Carter (Centre, Wing Defence)
Sophie Drakeford-Lewis (Goal Attack, Wing Attack)
This summer season’s Netball World Cup shall be held in South Africa and is all reside on Sky Sports from July 28 to August 6.
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