The Australian Diamonds are on fire against the rejuvenated England Roses, leading by a comfortable margin in Bendigo. Despite some early errors, the Diamonds have found their rhythm and are showcasing their dominance with impressive defensive plays and clinical attacking moves.
With the series level at 1-1 and the silverware up for grabs, the world champion Diamonds face the rejuvenated Roses in Bendigo .The Diamonds are in front by eight with two minutes left before half-time but they are making plenty of mistakes in attack. They're not doing the hard yards to hit circle edge and are being lured into throwing the ball long, right where England 's defenders want it. Goal keepergrabbed her knee and was a bit ginger to get up.
That is ... apart from two passes over the baseline to finish the opening period. Perhaps aware of the clock and under time pressure, the Aussies forced the ball high and long into the circle and ultimately spilled it over the back line. The break came at a good time for them and hopefully they can reset now for the second quarter to get that feed right.
"As a leadership group, something we're really trying to instil within the team is a winning mindset and that competitiveness … I think we saw that today in key moments,""People standing up, getting great intercepts and being fearless on the ball ... The freedom our attack showed was beyond their years. That's the mindset I want this team to front up with every game."appeared to have springs in the bottom of her shoes as she dominated the aerial contest.
As England blood plenty of younger players in this series, it would be a huge feat for them to overthrow the hosts and yet, we know from the result on Sunday that it's not impossible.Photo shows An older woman with blonde hair and a white blazer looks at the camera in a composite image with police officers
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