Saturday, 16 January 2021
The England netball side are to face an all-star team from the country s Vitality Netball Superleague in lieu of international games against Jamaica, which had to be called off because of the coronavirus crisis.
A three-match series is due to take place later this month, and the teams will battle it out for the Jean Hornsby Cup, named in honour of the first black player to represent England.
England s squad remains the same as that selected to play Jamaica for the Jean Hornsby Cup this month, before COVID-19-related travel restrictions led to the series being called off.
England to face All Star Netball Superleague team as replacement for cancelled Jamaica series
The three-match series will see England come up against some of the best domestic and international players in the top tier
Serena Guthrie will lead the England team
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England will face an ‘All Star’ team made up of some of the netball Superleague’s biggest names in a three-match competition next week to replace their Jamaica series that was cancelled because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The event will see England go head-to-head with a host of high-profile players in England’s top netball tier, including New Zealand international and Severn Stars’ Liana Leota, Malawian and Manchester Thunder player Joyce Mvula, and Ugandan and Loughborough Lightning shooter Mary Cholhok.