English - Recount of Silver Ferns vs England Roses Game

English - Recount of the game under the captain of NZ, Katrina Grant's point of view.

NZ Silver Ferns vs England Roses

With two minutes left we were down 47-45. Whitney fired the ball down to Bailey. She caught it in close range of the hoop, sweet we only need one more turn over! But as my mind wandered to the flaws in the teams play tonight, the crowd went into an uproar, Bailey missed from right under the hoop, and Geva Mentor leaped and stole the rebound right from her fingertips! Suddenly, the ball flew down to my end of the court. Jane and I gave it our all, but it just wasn't enough. Kadeen Corbin sent the ball straight into the hoop, sealing the test win for England at 49-45. After a torturous center pass, the final whistle blew, and my defeated team warily shook hands with the victors and glumly walked to the sideline with their heads down. Looks like we have a lot to work on at training!