England started their Vitality Netball Nations Cup marketing campaign with a convincing 62-36 win towards Malawi on the opening day.
It was a spirited begin from England, ranked world No 4, with participant of the match Paige Reed making her influence felt instantly, as she opened the scoring on her debut.
Malawi, ranked seventh on the planet, had by no means overwhelmed England in 14 earlier makes an attempt however saved toe to toe with the hosts within the opening two quarters, at instances capitalising on England’s tardiness in defence.
England captain Fran Williams made her presence felt as she got here on at first of the second half, injecting tempo and expertise into the facet.
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Vitality Roses captain Fran Williams says her facet wish to stamp their authority and raise the Nations Cup trophy because the event kicks off this Saturday on Sky Sports activities.
Reed was bolstered by Emma Thacker’s debut after Olivia Tchine suffered an ankle twist at first of the third quarter.
Earlier within the day, world No 5 ranked South Africa dominated of their opener towards Uganda, 75-40.
Uganda will tackle Malawi on Sunday adopted by England towards South Africa.
