England Roses

VS ENGLAND ROSES In their first international series at home since winning last year’s Netball World Cup, high fitness standards and in-house rivalry continue to be the Silver Ferns benchmark. In the first international netball to be played since the world went into lockdown in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Cadbury Netball Series against England is an important marker in the Silver Ferns programme. “When you look ahead, to have an international test 12 – 24 months out from a Commonwealth Games is really important because you want to be able to offer players an opportunity to test themselves as much as possible on the world stage,” Silver Ferns assistant coach Deb Fuller said. With a solid preparation involving build-up camps and a series against NZ Men, NZA and NZU21s, the Silver Ferns remain intent on building a quality depth of talent. “We have to go up a notch or two against England,” Silver Ferns assistant coach Deb Fuller said. “We’re in the business of winning netball games so every opportunity we get to take on court is about increasing intensity and having the game style that we play which is constantly going forward.” “We’re really proud that we got the fittest Silver Ferns squad we’ve ever had and that means as coaches we’ve got really strong options.” With its current crop of players, England has emerged as a real force, their first Commonwealth Games win in 2018 sparking huge interest and resulting in increased resources, backing and a strong support base. “They now have a game style they can hang their hat on,” Fuller said. “The attack’s very clinical, they’ve got shooters who are high percentage and they’ve got defenders who can hunt ball, so we’re very aware of how they play.” “Huge credit does have to go to the administration of our sport to be able to coordinate both country’s interests in being able to bring this tour together.” Junior champs to Silver Ferns. 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Ekenasio led the Silver Ferns to the Nations Cup title in January this year in England against the home nation, Jamaica and South Africa. • Bailey Mes, Katrina Rore, and Temalisi Fakahokotau are unavailable for the Cadbury Netball Series due to injury management and medical reasons. • Monica Falkner returns to the Silver Ferns after rupturing her left ACL on the final day (29 June) of the 2019 Cadbury Netball Series against Fiji. Falkner is an uncapped Silver Fern having never taken the court but being a member of a match day team in five Tests in 2017. Assistant Coach // Deb Fuller Strength & Conditioning Coach // Team Manager // Esther Molloy Guy Mothersole Performance Analyst// Hayden Croft Physiotherapist// Mark Overington Team Doctor // Dr Melinda Parnell DAME NOELINE TAURUA // COACH SILVER FERNS AMELIARANNE EKENASIO (C) #157 CLAIRE KERSTEN #168 Position: GS, GA Position: WD, C Date of Birth: 11/01/91 Date of Birth: 07/09/89 Height: 186cm Height: 175cm From: Australia From: Havelock North, NZ Test Caps: 41 Test Caps: 9 KARIN BURGER #171 SHANNON SAUNDERS #152 Position: GK, GD, WD Position: C, WA Date of Birth: 12/04/93 Date of Birth: 12/10/90 Height: 184cm Height: 178cm From: South Africa From: Nelson, NZ Test Caps: 19 Test Caps: 74 GINA CRAMPTON #164 WHITNEY SOUNESS #167 Position: WA, C Position: WA, C Date of Birth: 07/12/91 Date of Birth: 12/10/95 Height: 174cm Height: 174cm From: Hamilton, NZ From: Wellington, NZ Test Caps: 40 Test Caps: 9 MONICA FALKNER JANE WATSON #160 Position: GA, GS Position: GK, GD Date of Birth: 08/04/96 Date of Birth: 07/03/90 Height: 181cm Height: 181cm From: Whakatane, NZ From: Christchurch, NZ Test Caps: 45 SULU FITZPATRICK #149 SAM WINDERS #165 Position: GK, GD, WD Position: C, WA, WD Date of Birth: 20/08/92 Date of Birth: 05/06/95 Height: 188cm Height: 171cm From: Auckland, NZ From: Rotorua, NZ Test Caps: 3 Test Caps: 34 KELLY JURY #166 MAIA WILSON #163 Position: GK, GD Position: GS, GA Date of Birth: 22/10/96 Date of Birth:21/09/97 Height: 192cm Height: 187.5cm From: Stratford, NZ From: Auckland, NZ Test Caps: 22 Test Caps: 14 SILVER FERNS 2020 MEET YOUR HEROES AT THE SIGNING SESSION AFTER THE GAME ANZ Bank New Zealand Limited. ENGLAND ROSES • England is travelling with a squad of 16 players and will nominate a match day 12 prior to each Test. • Kat Ratnapala will be Acting Head Coach of the England Roses for this series after Head Coach Jess Thirlby tested positive to Covid-19 on the eve of the teams departure from England on October 8. • England have named Co-Captains for the Taini Jamison Trophy; Serena Guthrie and Laura Malcolm. • Serena Guthrie will play her 100th Test for the England Roses in her second Test of the Series against the Silver Ferns. • Jade Clarke is the England Roses most capped player in history with 176 Tests since 2003. Assistant Coach // Colette Thomson Strength & Conditioning Coach // Katrina Denton Team Manager // Paula Dring Physiotherapist// Julie Snow Performance Analyst// Phillipa Baldrey Physiotherapist// Jennifer Cross KATHRYN RATNAPALA //COACH ENGLAND ROSES HAMLIMAT ADIO JODIE GIBSON Position: GK, GD, WD Position: GD, WD, GK Date of Birth: 27/01/98 Date of Birth: 30/10/92 Height: 181cm Height: 178cm From: Barnet From: Manchester Test Caps: 3 Test Caps: 25 IMOGEN ALLISON SERENA GUTHRIE Position: WD, C Position: C, WD Date of Birth: 24/04/98 Date of Birth: 05/01/90 Height: 173cm Height: 180cm From: Huddersfield From: Peterborough Test Caps: 0 Test Caps: 98 ELEANOR CARDWELL LAURA MALCOLM Position: GS, GA Position: WA, WD, C Date of Birth: 11/11/94 Date of Birth: 20/05/91 Height: 187cm Height: 175cm From: Blackpool From: Wolverhampton Test Caps: 27 Test Caps: 28 AMY CARTER GABRIELLA MARSHALL Position: C, WD Position: C, WD Date of Birth: 28/10/98 Date of Birth: 09/04/96 Height: 176cm Height: 175cm From: Nottingham From: Manchester Test Caps: 4 Test Caps: 6 JADE CLARKE VICTORIA OYESOLA Position: WD, C Position: GD, WD Date of Birth: 17/10/83 Date of Birth: 16/01/98 Height: 174cm Height: 180cm From: Manchester From: Hillingdon Test Caps: 176 Test Caps: 4 KADEEN CORBIN YASMIN PARSONS Position: GA, GS Position: WA, C Date of Birth: 27/11/91 Date of Birth: 13/07/93 Height: 176cm Height: 170cm From: London From: Portsmouth Test Caps: 70 Test Caps: 3 SOPHIE DRAKEFORD-LEWIS RAZIA QUASHIE Position: GA, WA Position: GK, GD Date of Birth: 10/12/98 Date of Birth: 16/09/97 Height: 180cm Height: 181cm From: Windsor From: Georgetown St Vincent Test Caps: 2 Test Caps: 12 GEORGINA FISHER FRANCESCA WILLIAMS Position: GS, GA Position: GD, GK, WD Date of Birth: 30/09/98 Date of Birth: 23/12/97 Height: 188cm Height: 183cm From: London From: London Test Caps: 12 Test Caps: 13 BUILDING CHAMPIONS Behind every player on court there’s at least one passionate volunteer that helped get them there. 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