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NZ 46 England 49
England 49 (Fisher 25/28, Housby 24/25) NZ 46 (Wilson 32/36, Nweke 10/15, Metuarau 4/5)
Fulltime
15th minute - Final moments and time running out on the Ferns. Berger almost grabs a turnover, but steps out of bounds.
Housby nails from mid range and that will do it... Nweke overshoots again and England win.
13th minute - Nweke showing no shooting touch, overshooting, but grabbing the rebound to score. Ferns desperate for a turnover to snatch momentum back, ENG 48-44
11th minute - Housby turns the ball over under goal and NZ have another chance to reduce their deficit.
Metuarau misses a shot, but Nweke is too big underneath, grabbing the rebound and scoring. Fitzpatrick replaces Jury in defence, ENG 46-43
Ninth minute - Nice interpassing from England sees Housby score, ENG 46-41
Seventh minute - Nweke misses her first shot, but Metuarau gathers the rebound and scores.
England turnover in the attacking circle gives the Ferns some reprieve and Nweke converts to narrow the margin. She scores again and the deficit is down to five, ENG 44-39
Fifth minute - Metuarau is called for contact on attack and that's a coach killer. Phoenix Karaka replaces Johnson at goal defence, Nweke replaces Wilson as shooter.
Housby slots a goal and the margin is eight, ENG 44-36
Third minute - Guthrie has another steal on the edge of the defensive circle and England can really put the hammer down here. Fisher converts, then the Roses force another mistake at the centrepass, ENG 42-36
First minute - NZ need an early break of possession, but Taurua hasn't tweaked her line-up for the final quarter. Clarke with the centrepass and the lead goes to four, ENG 40-36
Third quarter
15th minute - Held ball by Clarke lets the Ferns off the hook and Wilson brings them back within one. Winders' centrepass is cut off by Guthrie and Fisher scores to create a three-goal advantage after three quarters, ENG 39-36
13th minute - Blood stoppage, as Sam Winders replaces Kersten at centre. Wilson's pass to Crampton is snaffled by Guthrie, and England can really put the foot on the throat here, ENG 37-35
11th minute - Ferns desperate to force a turnover to get back in this game, but Fisher slots another goal to maintain the two-goal edge. England almost steal the NZ centrepass, but another pass goes astray, ENG 35-34
Ninth minute - Wilson misses a shot, but Meturau grabs the rebound and scores, ENG 33-32
Seventh minute - England extend their advantage to two goals, so momentum with them now, but Jury forces a turnover in the defensive circle and here's a chance to close the margin again. Kersten's feed to Wilson goes astray, ENG 31-30
Fifth minute - Johnson guilty of replay ball in midcourt and that could be the turnover that swings the game England's way. Wilson capitalises on a Roses turnover, but the Ferns miss a shot on their own centrepass, 29-29
Third minute - No changes to the NZ line-up, as Metuarau puts NZ ahead for the moment. Wilson slots a long-range shot, looking very assured, 28-28
First minute - Berger with the centrepass and Wilson draws first blood for the second half, NZ 26-25
Halftime
15th minute - Ferns quickly move the ball downcourt, but the pass between Metuarau and Wilson is cut off. England can take the lead before halftime.
The Roses did this in Christchurch last September, turning a 10-goal deficit into a five-goal victory, but they can't quite get up before the halftime siren, 25-25
13th minute - Momentum has certainly shifted, with England now drawing within a goal. Wilson steadies the ship and breaks a long goalless spell, NZ 24-23
11th minute - Brown forces another intercept on Wilson and Fisher scores. Here come England.
Clarke comes on at centre for England and creates another turnover - this advantage is crumbling fast, NZ 23-20
Ninth minute - Pinpoint shooting from both sides, but Wilson is forced into a held ball and England have a chance to come back. Housby leaves a long shot short, but Guthrie gathers the rebound on the circle and Housby converts her second attempt, NZ 23-18
Seventh minute - Feed to Wilson is almost cut off, but she regathers to score. Metuarau has only taken one shot so far, NZ 21-14
Fifth minute - Johnson almost snares a crosscourt pass, but England keep possession and take back another goal. Guthrie is pinged for offside in the England midcourt and NZ grab back that goal, NZ 19-12
Third minute - Brown immediately forces a mistake from the Ferns shooters, but their shot misses and England let NZ off the hook. They force Crampton into a held ball at the other end, so they have another chance to make headway, NZ 17-11
First minute - England have been rocked on their heels, as the Ferns pick up where they left off yesterday, when they took the final quarter against Australia. England making a change at goal keep, replacing Mentor with Brown.
Guthrie takes the centrepass and England whittle a goal away from the deficit, NZ 16-11
First quarter
15th minute - English commentators really struggling with Metuarau's name pronounciation, but that's not affecting the Ferns performance, as they draw away by seven goals. Housby slots from long range and the defence grab an intercept, but the Roses can't take advantage before the end of the quarter, NZ 16-10
13th minute - Another England turnover gives NZ another chance to draw away. NZ 13-9
11th minute - England shooters turn the ball over and Wilson gives NZ their first decisive break of the game, with centrepass to come. Ferns capitalise to open a three-goal gap, NZ 10-7
Ninth minute - Metuarau slots her first goal of the night and England struggle to penetrate the attacking circle. Fisher eventually equalises, but Wilson slots from mid range, NZ 8-7
Seventh minute - Wilson gives the Ferns their first lead of the match, but Fisher responds. England almost intercept the centrepass, but Wilson restores the adavantage, NZ 6-5
Fifth minute - Wilson slots New Zealand's first goal, but the attacking duo almost turn the ball over again. Great lean from Jury at the other end forces Fisher into a held ball and NZ capitalise, 3-3
Third minute - Fisher opens the scoring for the home team, who have the centrepass and a chance to extend to the first lead. Fisher obliges, ENG 2-0
First minute - After taking a knee against racism, England take the court, but NZ has first centrepass through Kersten. Pass from Metuarau to Wilson goes astraya.
5:12am - Starting line-ups are posted and Dame Noeline Taurua will put out the following seven...
NZ: GS-Maia Wilson, GA-Tiana Metuarau, WA-Gina Crampton, C-Claire Kersten, WD-Karin Burger, GD-Kayla Johnson, GK-Kelly Jury
4:57am - In the early game, Australia continued where they left off against New Zealand, trumping South Africa 60-40, with Gretel Bueta shooting 28/31 and Sophie Garbin 18/19 for the Diamonds.
The Aussies led by only four at halftime, but overran their opponents 33-17 over the third and fourth quarters.
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Kia ora, good morning and welcome to Newshub's live coverage of the Northern Quad Series clash between the Silver Ferns and hosts England at London's Copper Box Arena.
After their comprehensive loss to Australia in their tournament opener on Sunday, world champions New Zealand face a must-win encounter with the Roses, who accounted for South Africa 71-47.
While international netball has been at a premium during the COVID-19 pandemic, these two rivals have actually seen a considerable amount of each other over the past two years, with England visiting New Zealand twice during that time.
On their last trip, they shocked an inexperienced Ferns line-up with a 2-1 series victory and will likely prove even tougher to beat on home soil.
NZ coach Dame Noeline Taurua was unimpressed with her team's 14-goal defeat by the Diamonds, describing the performance as a "schooling" and a "hiding".
Still missing veteran stars like defenders Katrina Rore and Jane Watson, and captain Ameliaranne Ekenasio - all on maternity leave - Taurua still has a raw squad, which sees only new captain Gina Crampton return from the starting line-up that won a World Cup three years ago.
Exposing these rookies to the world's best opposition can only help their long-term development, but that may not help much over the next few days at London.
Another loss would probably see the champions relegated to a third/fourth playoff game against the Proteas on Thursday (NZ time).
TAB Odds: England $1.22, New Zealand $3.80
New Zealand: Gina Crampton, Karin Burger, Sulu Fitzpatrick, Jayla Johnson, Kelly Jury, Phoenix Karaka, Claire Kersten, Tiana Metuarau, Grace Nweke, Mile Reuelu-Buchanan, Shannon Saunders, Fild Vui, Maia Wilson, Samantha Winders
England: Imogen Allison, Eleanor Cardwell, Beth Cobden, Sophie Drakeford-Lewis, George Fisher, Layla Guscoth, Serena Guthrie, Helen Housby, Laura Malcolm, Geva Mentor, Natalie Metcalf, Eboni Usoro-Brown
