England maintained their perfect record in Liverpool to confirm their place in the Netball World Cup semi-final with an emphatic 72-46 win over Trinidad & Tobago
Victory against highly-fancied Jamaica on Monday meant England were all-but-secured of their last-four spot and they obliged thanks to the introduction of Helen Housby in the second quarter to continue their 100 per cent record.
Australia and New Zealand sealed their place in the last four on Tuesday and South Africa can complete the line-up with a win over Uganda in the final match of the day.
That would set up a Thursday clash to decide the group winner, but the early afternoon focus was on England’s return
Following a dominant first quarter, England were pegged back by a sprightly Trinidad & Tobago who led the period 9-7. Dunn’s wrist injury in the second quarter saw Housby introduced and she inspired a 14-2 run for the Roses which gave them an 18-goal lead at the break.
With an eye on the next three games, Neville continued to ring the changes throughout the third and fourth quarters, Geva Mentor given a break after playing more quarters than any other England player and Chelsea Pitman given a rare outing in the centre bib.
Trinidad & Tobago kept pace for most of the final quarter but England had enough in the tank to keep plenty in reserve for what promises to be three titanic games across the final four days on the banks of the Mersey.
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