England thrashed Northern Eire 83-34 on the opening day of the Netball pool stage on the Commonwealth Video games however Scotland had been crushed by New Zealand.
England ran out comfy winners at The Hydro, with all 12 gamers taking to the court docket in a confidence-building efficiency.
Head coach Anna Stembridge noticed her facet take a 24-7 lead on the first quarter break, which quickly turned 41-18 at half- time.
Jayda Pechova and captain Fran Williams each impressed, whereas Lois Pearson, Sasha Glasgow and Liv Tchine linked up properly.
Half-time substitute Eleanor Cardwell top-scored with 35 targets from 37 photographs, with the squad now specializing in the final word take a look at towards defending champions Australia on Sunday.
“Getting that first win and performance under our belts was important,” mentioned Stembridge. “We’ll make sure we close the loop in our debrief and then turn our full focus to Australia tomorrow.”
“Australia are world No 1 for a reason, and we have a huge amount of respect for them,” she continued.
“We feel well prepared and will be ready to respond to whatever tactics they bring. It’s exciting to think about the matchups and the challenges we can pose as well.
“In the end, you wish to play towards the very best and coach towards the very best.
“Those are the opportunities that test you and help you improve.”
Vice-captain Tchine added: “It was great to see everyone putting into practice what we’ve been working on in training. Everyone came out and gave everything.
“I feel we wanted that. We performed collectively effectively and bought these first-game nerves out of the way in which. Everybody is aware of what it is like in that opening match, so now we’re able to concentrate on Australia tomorrow.”
Meanwhile, Scotland suffered a 74-44 defeat to New Zealand in their Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games opener, though the remaining group matches against lower-ranked opposition offer a chance to bounce back.
Group England netball squad
Defence
Halimat Adio (28, London, London Pulse)
Francesca Williams (28, Studying, West Coast Fever)
Funmi Fadoju (23, Redbridge, London Pulse)
Jayda Pechova (21, Fleet, Nottingham Forest)
Midcourt
Imo Allison (28, Huddersfield, Queensland Firebirds)
Jess Shaw (30, Stockport, Loughborough Lightning)
Amy Carter (27, Nottingham, AO Manchester Thunder)
Nat Metcalf (33, Keighley, AO Manchester Thunder)
Assault
Sasha Glasgow (27, Moonta, Australia, West Coast Fever)
Liv Tchine (25, London, London Pulse)
Eleanor Cardwell (31, Blackpool, AO Manchester Thunder)
Lois Pearson (26, Bury, AO Manchester Thunder)
The Vitality Roses; England Netball’s senior group, are at the moment third within the World Netball world rankings.
