England suffer heavy netball defeat by Australia
England captain Fran Williams says her team were "far from our best" in a 66-47 defeat by defending Commonwealth champions Australia.
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"That's not the result we came for and not the performance."
— Fran Williams , Athlete
Key People
Anna Stembridge is the interim head coach of the England netball team.
Eleanor Cardwell is a professional netball player who celebrated a championship win with AO Manchester Thunder.
Fran Williams is the captain of the England netball team.
Jess Thirlby is the former head coach of the England netball team.
Olivia Tchine is a netball player and England's highest scorer in the match against Australia.
Sophie Garbin is an Australian netball player who scored 41 goals in the match against England.
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England captain Fran Williams says her team were "far from our best" in a 66-47 defeat by defending Commonwealth champions Australia.
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