Netball Nations Cup: England thrashed 69-49 by Australia in ultimate as New Zealand take third | Netball Information

England missed out on Vitality Netball Nations Cup victory after being thrashed 69-49 by world champions Australia within the ultimate in Leeds.

The Vitality Roses had edged a one-goal win over New Zealand on Saturday to e-book one other conflict with Australia, who beat them in July’s World Cup ultimate and narrowly defeated them in final week’s assembly in London.

England completed the opening quarter strongly to scale back Australia’s benefit to 4 targets, earlier than the guests claimed six unanswered targets on their approach to opening a 33-23 half-time benefit.

Any hopes of a Vitality Roses comeback had been dashed when a dominant quarter from Australia prolonged their cushion to 18 factors, with the Diamonds then growing their profitable margin within the ultimate quarter to wrap up a dominant victory.

Sophie Garbin was awarded participant of the match for her 97 per cent capturing accuracy, whereas Diamonds vice-captain Paige Hadley was named participant of the sequence for her function in Australia’s 4 victories over the previous two weekends.

Earlier, New Zealand beat debutant Uganda 62-57 to assert third place.

Thirlby: England ‘outclassed’ by Australia

England head coach Jess Thirlby: “We did not put into play the issues that we have spoken about. I believe there’s an actual readability of these simple wins that we might have put in place.

“We stayed inside touching distance going into half-time and it was such a disgrace we let that slip, so our responses immediately weren’t on the stage they have to be towards a staff like Australia.

“I believe we had been out schooled at occasions immediately and actually respect what Australia did, however I cherished the battle again. I believe we at all times do this, however the margin simply acquired too large, too fast.

We all know we’re succesful, however we get punished in these moments and rightly so, so we now have to be smarter and that is the place we’re at. I am tremendous proud that we have put ourselves on this place, as a result of it retains telling the stuff that we have to know and we acquired three years to maintain constructing on that.”