Hosts: Birmingham Dates: 28 July to 8 AugustCoverage: Thought are residing on BBC TV with further streams on BBC iPlayer, Red Button, BBC Sport online page and BBC Sport cell app; Listen on BBC Radio 5 Live and Sports Extra; are residing textual converse and clips online.Defending champions England claimed a 2d Commonwealth Games netball accumulate in two days, beating Malawi 66-41.
The hosts started strongly and completely stumbled within the third quarter as the shooting aggregate of Helen Housby and Jo Harten struggled to are residing up to the earlier efforts of Harten and Eleanor Cardwell.
Overall, it turn out to be an improved showing in front of 1 other contented NEC crowd.
Scotland put in a gutsy performance in an 83-30 defeat by high seeds Australia.
Commonwealth Games day-by-day book & scheduleBBC TV, radio & digital coverage timesBBC Live book for links to all are residing streamsEngland’s Cardwell turn out to be making her first Commonwealth Games originate up, taking the impartial attack bib from 2018 hero Housby.
The 27-year-frail has with out a doubt put herself ahead for a permanent starting location, with the third quarter drawn 13-13 with Cardwell off the courtroom.
That third-quarter impartial elope cheerful the handful of alive to and tuneful Malawi followers within the group, but they were within the raze drowned out by the partisan home followers as England regained their scientific edge in a trusty originate.
England’s Jade Clarke said: “I believe we’re positively constructing. We knew Malawi turn out to be going to be a terribly sophisticated game, they bear world class players adore Joyce Mvula.
“We played them a few weeks within the past in South Africa, so we have made some enhancements since then.
“It’s a long trot, day two, and we’re contented with the development and contented we have had some exact beautiful challenges.”
Having already crushed Trinidad and Tobago, England’s next group game is in opposition to Northern Ireland on Monday as they glimpse a high-two originate in group B to achieve the semi-finals.
Australia additionally appeared solid as they put in a fluid performance to claim a 2d group-game victory.
It turn out to be scoreline for the Thistles in opposition to one among the gold-medal favourites, but a semi-remaining location will be a complex job given Jamaica are additionally in Pool A.
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