SILVER FERNS 70 JAMAICA 45
FULLTIME
15min - Jamaica not giving up, and look to have the final say, as they get the call for contact. Allison and Nweke trade shots at goal, and that's fulltime! A dominant win for New Zealand.
13min - Some rare quick play from Jamaice on attack, before Allison cleans up Nelson's miss to eat into New Zealand's mighty lead, Silver Ferns 68-43
11min - Silver Ferns benefiting from a ton of contact calls, as Nweke continues her fine-scoring form with another goal. Jamaica finally get a chance and nail the shot, Silver Ferns 65-41
9min - New Zealand have ramped up their attack, with Jamaica starting to fade, as Nweke gets another quick pass to nail the shot at goal, Silver Ferns 62-39
7min - Jamaica receive a caution from the umpire, before Nweke is there to extend the New Zealand lead with another goal, Silver Ferns 60-37
5min - Nweke having her way with Jamaica's Linton, outmuscling her to the ball and adding to her tally. Umpires penalising the visitors more underneath the net, Silver Ferns, 57-36
3min - Both defences front up to win the ball back a couple times each, before Allison nails a long-ranged shot at goal, Silver Ferns 55-36
1min - The final quarter is underway and it's Jamaica that get a couple of back-to-back advantages from the umpire. Jamaica make NZ pay and score the goal, Silver Ferns 54-34
THIRD QUARTER END
15min - Nweke restores some order with another goal, before Ekenasio gets in on the action with another to take us to the end of the quarter, Silver Ferns 54-33
13min - Thomas pulling all the strings, as Jamaica show good passing and patience to score another well-worked goal, Silver Ferns 51-33
11min - Jamaica getting into the game more and more, with another slick pass from Thomas resulting in a goal. NZ still hold a handy lead though, Silver Ferns 50-29
9min - Thomas finds Nelson with a beautiful pass, which she gobbles up to reduce the lead a bit. Jamaica's defence do well this time to keep Nweke out, Silver Ferns 47-27
7min - Ekenasio and Nweke combine well, as they have all game, which sees the former add another two goals, Silver Ferns 45-24
5min - Jamaica forced to go back many times before they can launch an attack, and are rewarded by the umpire, before Allison nails the shot at goal, Silver Ferns 42-24
3min - Nweke adds another two, with New Zealand's attack proving far too fast for Jamaica to handle. Nelson does get one back for the visitors, Silver Ferns 40-22
1min - The second-half is underway and it's business as usual for Nweke, who quickly adds to her tally with another goal, Silver Ferns 37-20
HALFTIME
15min - Both sides trade a couple of goals, before Ekenasio shows great range to nail the shot and take NZ into halftime with a handy lead, Silver Ferns 36-20
13min - Jamaica made to work very hard, but show great patience, and even rebound the ball back twice before Nelson finally nails the goal, Silver Ferns 33-18
11min - Silver Ferns defence really ramping it up, attacking Jamaica out of possession at some serious pace. The visitors do well to retain it but miss the shot, Silver Ferns 31-17
9min - Nelson does superbly to get up and win the ball, before scoring the goal. Ekenasio responds almost straight away for NZ, Silver Ferns, 29-17
7min - Jamaica being forced to play a slower game, and make more passes, but they're finding their feet, as the visitors add another two, Silver Ferns 27-16
5min - A mix up in defence sees an unmarked Nweke add another goal, but Jamaica are having a bit more success on attack. Silver Ferns 27-14
3min - Nweke adds another couple, before a rare reply from Jamaica, who do it tough to add another goal to reduce the lead, Silver Ferns 25-12
1min - Second quarter is underaway, and it's more of the same for Nweke, who continues to find it easy underneath the net and quickly adds two more goals, Silver Ferns 23-10
FIRST QUARTER END
15min - Ekanasio and Nweke combine brilliantly to keep the ball and extend the lead. Nweke gets another shot, and that's the end of the first quarter, Silver Ferns 21-10
13min - Jamaica seemingly getting a little frustrated, before Temu makes another intercept. NZ recycle the ball well, as Nweke adds to her tally, Silver Ferns 17-7
11min - New Zealand firmly in control, as Nweke nails another underneath the net, seems all too easy for the Silver Ferns, with turnovers killing the visitors, Silver Ferns 13-6
10min - Silver Ferns really picking up the ball speed, and Nweke is now finding herself unmarked underneath the net, before nailing another shot. Silver Ferns 9-5
9min - Ekenasio gets into the action, scoring her first shot, before Nweke nails another to give New Zealand the biggest lead of the game, Silver Ferns 7-4
8min - Nweke really starring for New Zealand after her earlier first miss, showing greath strength under the net, Silver Ferns 5-4
6min - Nelson nails the shot for Jamaica to level the scoreline once again, but not before Nweke does brilliantly to take a strong take and put NZ back in the lead, Silver Ferns 4-3
4min - Both teams guilty of being a bit sloppy in possesion, but defence really making it difficult. Another loose pass, this time from Jamaica results in Nweke making the shot, 2-2
2min - New Zealand start with the centre pass, but Linton gets up to disrupt and intercept the ball. Temu does well to knock the ball out but Jamaica are first up on the board, Jamaica 1-0
7:30pm - New Zealand's anthem now - looks like a pretty good turn out here at Eventfinda Stadim in Auckland.
7:28pm - After a minute's silence to honour the passing of the Queen, we're all set for the anthems. Jamaica up first!
7:25pm - Thank you for joining us, we're just minutes away from getting underway. Both lineups are directly below. Hopefully, despite all the hurdles, we're in for a great game.
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New Zealand: GS: Nweke, GA: Ekenasio, WA: Gordon, C: Souness, WD: Karaka, GD: Temu, GK: Jury
Jamaica: GS: Nelson, GA: Allison, WA:Sutherland, C: Thomas, WD: Creary, GD: Wilson, GK: Linton
Ki ora, good evening and welcome to Newshub's live coverage of game one of the Taini Jamison Trophy series, as the Silver Ferns host Jamaica at Auckland's Eventfinda Stadium.
Before even the first whistle could be blown, the series has been marred by mishaps and less than ideal circumstances, with visa issues surrounding the visitors.
Jamaica have been forced to rope in veteran Romelda Aiken George, and even current coach Connie Francis, to meet the 10-player requirement to constitute an official test.
Despite the workaround, the series has been dropped to just two tests, from the originally scheduled three, with World Netball confirming they will be investigating the matter.
Meanwhile, the Silver Ferns' preparations have gone somewhat under the radar, with all the attention on the 'Sunshine Girls'.
Midcourter Kate Heffernan is a late withdrawal after being ruled out of the series with a toe infection, and has been replaced by Kayla Johnson.
New Zealand will fancy their chances against an out of sorts Jamaican team, and will be out for revenge after being knocked by their opponents in the semi-finals at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games.
TAB odds: New Zealand $1.02 Jamaica $12
New Zealand: Ameliaranne Ekenasio (c), Sulu Fitzpatrick, Maddy Gordon, Kayla Johnson, Kelly Jury, Phoenix Karaka, Grace Nweke, Mila Reuelu-Buchanan, Te Paea Selby-Rickit, Whitney Souness, Elle Temu, Maia Wilson
Jamaica: Shimona Nelson (c), Latanya Wilson (vc), Gezelle Allison, Carla Borrego, Mischa Creary, Abbeygail Linton, Abigale Sutherland, Adean Thomas, Romelda Aiken-George, Connie Francis (player-coach).
