Silver Ferns

It was a performance Waimarama Taumaunu has waited four years to see.

The Silver Ferns' quest for World Cup revenge has got off to a bumpy start as an energised Australia last night picked up from where they left off in Sydney.

While Netball New Zealand is not revealing who has applied for the vacant Silver Ferns coaching gig, a few names have been thrown around.

Decision time looms for several long-serving Silver Ferns as the team now take time out to reflect on another Netball World Cup heartbreak.

Untested against strong opposition, the new look Silver Ferns were largely an unknown quantity heading into the World Cup.

New Zealand set the Netball World Cup alight when they upset defending champions Australia 52-47 in their pool match in Sydney today.

The Silver Ferns will feel much happier about boarding a plane to Sydney next week after a comprehensive 67-28 win over South Africa in last night's final warm-up test ahead of the World Cup.

When Silver Ferns coach Waimarama Taumaunu gathered the team she had selected for the World Cup together on Wednesday night to deliver them the good news, it wasn't long before the excitement in the room gave way to shock.

The Silver Ferns selectors have taken a massive punt in naming uncapped shooter Malia Paseka in the World Cup team at the expense of experienced star Cathrine Latu.

The Silver Ferns have rounded out a disastrous season on a more positive note, salvaging a series win against England in Palmerston North.

Shooter Cathrine Latu will be considered for a starting berth in the Silver Ferns' final match of the year against England tomorrow night, despite concerns over how she will fare under the Australian umpires.

The Silver Ferns' run-on side for tonight's opening test against England is expected to reflect a reshuffling of the deck in the attack end.

There wouldn't have been a lot of cheer in the room when Silver Ferns coach Waimarama Taumaunu and her management team met yesterday to review their Constellation Cup series.

After a horror series, the Silver Ferns were on the verge of pulling off the unthinkable in last night's final Constellation Cup clash in Auckland.

It was thought it couldn't possibly get any uglier for the Silver Ferns than Glasgow. Turns out it can.

Grace Rasmussen rejoins a Silver Ferns team this week in a vastly different place competitively than when she last featured in the line-up.

It's small consolation to England that Maria Tutaia reckons the gap between the transtasman netball giants and England is closing fast.

Even after notching up a record 100 consecutive tests for New Zealand, energetic midcourter Laura Langman can't bear the thought of being rested.