It is little surprise Laura Langman is set to notch up her 100th consecutive test appearance for the Silver Ferns when you consider her attitude to the impending milestone.
The Silver Ferns are finally in a position where they can consolidate their midcourt lines in their tests against Jamaica and England after two years of uncertainty and experimentation.
The Silver Ferns have shaken off any effects of jetlag with a commanding performance over the Scottish Thistles in the first of two exhibition matches in Glasgow.
Southern Steel defender Phoenix Karaka has been elevated into the Silver Ferns team of 12 as the players prepare to embark on their first tour of 2014 to the United Kingdom later this week.
It wasn't quite the full 60 minute performance they were looking for, but the Silver Ferns will be feeling slightly better about heading into their off-season break after a more clinical showing in their final test outing against Malawi last night.
The Australian Diamonds underscored their vast improvement, holding off a fast-finishing New Zealand last night to defeat their arch-rivals by five goals in the fourth netball test at Melbourne's Rod Laver Arena.
Job done then.
Australia has one hand on the Constellation Cup after a polished eight-goal win over New Zealand in the netball test in Adelaide on Friday.
Silver Ferns coach Waimarama Taumaunu has a reputation as a tough task master and skipped the opportunity to issue an unqualified passmark following her side's 55-51 win against Australia in the opening game of the Constellation Cup in Invercargill last night.
The song remains the same.
Get ready for part two of the Laura and Maria show.
Silver Ferns shooter Jodi Brown spearheads a group of experienced signings announced by the Southern Steel yesterday.
Unheralded midcourter Katarina Cooper and Australian-born Courtney Tairi are the two new faces in the Silver Ferns squad.
The appointment of former Australian shooter Vicki Wilson to one of the top posts in New Zealand netball has once again raised concerns over the depth in our coaching stocks.
Australian shooting great Vicki Wilson will assist the Silver Ferns in their bid to win the 2015 world championships.
If you needed a reminder of what Casey Williams brings to the Silver Ferns she delivered it last night.
Constellation Cup victors last month, the Silver Ferns came crashing back to earth today in Sydney with an ugly 68-48 defeat to Australia in the clash of the Quad Series heavyweights.
After a patchy start to the Quad Series, the Silver Ferns are confident they can pull it together for tomorrow's clash against fierce rivals Australia in Sydney.
There will not be much in the way of cake or wine during her 22nd birthday celebrations - just training and studying for her exams.
Midcourter Grace Rasmussen and shooter Anna Thompson have been called in to the Silver Ferns squad for the Australian leg of the upcoming quad series which includes test matches in Adelaide, Newcastle and Sydney.
