Commonwealth Games: England dominate Tonga in must-win contest as quest for semi-final spot continues | Netball News
England dominated Tonga 94-32 in their must-win Pool A game at the Commonwealth Games at the Hydro in Glasgow.
It means England’s hunt for a semi-final place continues and they did it in some style, scoring a record 94 goals for the team at the Games.
It surpasses their previous record of 89 goals at the Commonwealth Games which came 24 years ago against Sri Lanka in 2002.
The match was, throughout, in England’s hands after they cantered into a 27-8 lead at the end of the first quarter.
Eleanor Cardwell then took real control, scoring 54 goals from 60 shots. Sasha Glasgow added 18, Ella Clark added 12, then Olivia Tchine added 10 for a statement win.
England are attempting to cement a top-two spot as they try to go for glory for the first time in eight years after their 2018 triumph.
They currently sit in third but are level on points with Australia and South Africa.
England’s goal average is 1.74 and goal difference is 127. South Africa’s goal average is 2.06 and their goal difference is 123. Australia’s goal average is 1.99 and their goal difference is 116.
In their final match of the Pool stages, England will take on South Africa at 9pm on Thursday.
Team England netball squad
Defence
Halimat Adio (28, London, London Pulse)
Fran Williams (28, Reading, West Coast Fever)
Funmi Fadoju (23, Redbridge, London Pulse)
Jayda Pechova (21, Fleet, Nottingham Forest)
Midcourt
Imo Allison (28, Huddersfield, Queensland Firebirds)
Jess Shaw (30, Stockport, Loughborough Lightning)
Amy Carter (27, Nottingham, AO Manchester Thunder)
Nat Metcalf (33, Keighley, AO Manchester Thunder)
Attack
Sasha Glasgow (27, Moonta, Australia, West Coast Fever)
Liv Tchine (25, London, London Pulse)
Eleanor Cardwell (31, Blackpool, AO Manchester Thunder)
Lois Pearson (26, Bury, AO Manchester Thunder)
The Vitality Roses, England Netball’s senior team, are currently third in the World Netball world rankings.
