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Vitality Netball Nations Cup 2025: Jess Thirlby says England the staff everybody desires to beat
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Vitality Netball Nations Cup 2025: Jess Thirlby says England the staff everybody desires to beat

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Jess Thirlby has warned her England gamers that they’re the staff everybody desires to beat within the Netball Nations Cup, dwell on Sky Sports activities, they usually ‘should work tremendous arduous’ to safe the trophy.

England kickstart their Nations Cup marketing campaign in opposition to the world No 7 staff Malawi on Saturday February 1, dwell on Sky Sports activities, whereas the event additionally consists of South Africa and Uganda.

The Vitality Roses impressed final 12 months, defeating world No 1 Australia for simply the third time in September, however – with either side carefully positioned on the earth rankings – profitable the Nations Cup won’t be a simple feat.

England head coach Thirlby has highlighted the obstacles her staff will face, together with being with out injured key gamers Helen Housby, Eleanor Cardwell, Nat Metcalf and Lois Pearson.

“We are the team they want to beat in order to get some ranking points and move up themselves, so they’ll be hot on our heels I have no doubt about that,” stated Thirlby, who has known as up Emma Thacker from England A to interchange Pearson. “We should work tremendous arduous to get it over the road.

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“In the intervening time it is so vital we keep, nevertheless cliched, on the method and serving to put together the staff for 3 very completely different challenges in fast succession.

“We’re on the lookout for consistency and this provides us an excellent alternative to consolidate the distinction between being ranked in that high 4 and under.

“We really want to try and stamp our authority on that and create a big gap between those nations that are underneath us and where we see ourselves needing to head.”

England fought arduous in Australia, ultimately struggling a 2-1 collection defeat following a decisive 69-56 loss, with Thirlby taking loads of positives from her staff’s performances in opposition to the world’s elite staff.

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Vitality Netball Nations Cup 2025: Jess Thirlby says England the staff everybody desires to beat

Highlights of the ultimate recreation within the Check collection between Australia and England from Sydney

“We’ve bought with us now a generation of Roses players and it’s invaluable that they can look themselves in the mirror and they know they’ve done that [competed against the world’s best],” Thirlby added.

“It has a ripple effect and we’ve got more players in the programme and in the squad now that have seen the Roses team beat nations above them more frequently, so they’re not coming in with in any hangover of being a third or fourth-placed team repeatedly.

“They’re beginning to perceive it is potential, it has been completed, I need part of that.”

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England NZ Netball

Highlights from the ultimate Check between New Zealand and Vitality Roses, the place the Roses misplaced however nonetheless gained the Check collection 2-1

Who’s enjoying for England within the Vitality Netball Nations Cup?

Cardwell (because of return from harm), Metcalf (because of being pregnant) and Housby (because of membership commitments) had been unavailable for choice. Thacker was elevated from the England A aspect on January 24, following an harm to Lois Pearson.

England's Helen Housby in action during the Vitality Netball Nations Cup match at the OVO Arena Wembley in London earlier this year
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Helen Housby won’t function for England within the Vitality Netball Nations Cup

England’s squad (right as of January 28): Halimat Adio, Imogen Allison, Amy Carter, Beth Cobden, Zara Everitt, Funmi Fadoju, Berri Neil, Razia Quashie, Ellie Rattu, Paige Reed, Alicia Scholes, Jess Shaw, Liv Tchine, Emma Thacker, Francesca Williams.

Vitality Netball Nations Cup fixtures – dwell on Sky Sports activities

All instances are GMT

Saturday February 1 – Motorpoint Area, Nottingham

South Africa vs Uganda (3pm)

England vs Malawi (5pm)

Sunday February 2

Malawi vs Uganda (2pm)

England vs South Africa (4pm)

Saturday February 8 – Copper Field Area, London

Malawi vs South Africa (3pm)

England vs Uganda (5pm)

Sunday February 9

Third-place play-off (1.30pm)

Closing (4pm)

Who will win the Vitality Netball Nations Cup? Watch dwell this February dwell on Sky Sports activities. Not acquired Sky? Get Sky Sports activities or stream with no contract on NOW.

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