The Vitality Roses have named their squad for his or her three-match check sequence away to South Africa in January.
Fifteen gamers have been picked to journey by head coach Jess Thirlby for the matches which occur in Johannesburg on January 29, January 31 and February 1.
Thirlby’s choice accommodates 14 of the gamers from the victorious Vitality Netball Horizon Sequence squad earlier in December, which noticed England carry the trophy for the primary time after a 2-0 sequence win over the Jamaica Sunshine Women.
Imogen Allison returns, topic to health, following her restoration from an damage which saved her out of the sequence in opposition to Jamaica and, in November, New Zealand.
England beat South Africa, the world’s fifth-ranked aspect, 61-55 after they final met in February to carry the Vitality Netball Nations Cup.
Vitality Roses squad for South Africa sequence
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Imogen Allison*
Jaz Brown
Eleanor Cardwell
Amy Carter
Beth Cobden*
Funmi Fadoju
Sasha Glasgow**
Helen Housby**
Natalie Metcalf
Lois Pearson
Razia Quashie
Jess Shaw
Liv Tchine
Francesca Williams
*Topic to health
**Out there for rating check matches in opposition to South Africa solely
Thirlby stated: “This series in South Africa is a really important step for us as we continue to build towards the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games [July-August 2026].
“Going through a world-class aspect like South Africa away from house will present a useful problem and a chance to check ourselves.
“As our final 180 minutes of international netball together before the Games this summer, it’s a key opportunity to reinforce our standards, assess our progress and gain clarity in a high-performance competition environment.
“We’re happy to call a squad that retains a lot of the group that delivered a record-breaking end result in opposition to world No 3 Jamaica, whereas additionally welcoming again gamers who’ve labored exhausting to earn their alternatives. Jaz’s continued growth, Nat’s return to worldwide netball and Imogen’s progress again from damage replicate the depth, competitors and resilience inside this enjoying group.”
