Australia’s Diamonds have continued their stellar 2022 marketing campaign by clinching the three-match sequence in opposition to England with a 56-48 victory in sport two in Sydney.
Key factors:
- Australia have wrapped up their three-match sequence with England with a sport to spare
- Diamonds wing defence Amy Parmenter was named participant of the match
- The third sport of the sequence might be performed in Brisbane on Thursday
A crowd of 14,117 in Sydney watched Australia lead for many of Sunday’s sport.
Victorious in January’s Quad Sequence, the Commonwealth Video games in August and October’s Constellation Cup, the Diamonds wrapped up the sequence earlier than Thursday’s closing match in Brisbane.
Wing defence, Amy Parmenter was named participant of the match after an industrious show, although Australia had robust gamers throughout all strains.
Sport one heroine Donnell Wallam was dominated out of Sunday’s match with a abdomen grievance.
For Australia, Cara Koenen made 29 of 31 makes an attempt and Kiera Austin 22 of 24, with Eleanor Cardwell netting 40 of 45 for England.
The Roses held a one-goal benefit 5 occasions within the early minutes, however separate four- and five-goal runs arrange a 16-11 quarter-time lead for Australia.
England coach Jess Thirlby made a change for the second quarter, with Layla Guscoth approaching at aim defence for Francesca Williams.
Inside six-and-a-half minutes of the second quarter England had been stage after a 5-0 run.
However once more Australia asserted themselves within the closing minutes of the quarter, outscoring the Roses 7-3 to steer 28-24 at half-time.
Thirlby rejigged her midcourt at half-time, bringing on Imogen Allison at wing defence and switching Laura Malcolm from that place to centre rather than Jade Clarke.
Diamonds coach Stacey Marinkovich made one change at halftime, changing Jamie-Lee Value at centre with Maddy Proud, participant of the match in sport two.
Nonetheless, Proud was by chance struck within the head by the elbow of teammate Austin and was changed by Value with little greater than a minute of the quarter to go.
Thirlby made extra adjustments through the third quarter, changing captain and wing assault Natalie Metcalfe with Hannah Joseph and bringing veteran defender Geva Mentor on for Funmi Fadoju at goalkeeper.
England acquired inside two within the third quarter, however one more unanswered five-goal burst from the house crew arrange a 42-34 buffer going into the ultimate interval.
Clarke and Williams returned to the court docket for the ultimate quarter however England could not get the deficit under 5.
AAP
