On last night England’s netball team made history of achieving their first ever series win over world champions Australia, with a 51-49 victory at Wembley Arena.

Also one match still to play in Birmingham on Sunday the home side, who ranked number three in the world, will be looking to make it a clean sweep with wins in Bath and now London under their belt. Before this series, England had only beaten Australia twice, so to secure two consecutive wins and an overall series win is a real landmark for the side.

Tickets are sold out in Wembley Arena for over 7,000 fans in which they cheered the home side to victory in a fiercely competitive and physical encounter. It was incredibly tight for the whole match, with neither side able to forge a strong lead.

As expected Australia made England work for every goal right from the first centre pass, when an England miss gave the visitors a quick lead. Sticking very tight to England , it seemed Australia’s tactic was to give them no room for manoeuvre,  which led to a first quarter riddled with contact. But it was working for them , as they finish the first quarter with a four goal buffer, a 11-15.

As the England squad flooded the court, the crowd could hardly believe that they had just witnessed history being made. It was a huge night for netball, and as all the attention now turns to Birmingham England will be hoping to make it a 3-0 series win.

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