England Netball has introduced the 23 gamers who’ve been chosen for the Vitality Roses programme for the 2024-25 worldwide season.
The announcement sees Beth Cobden and Zara Everitt return after a yr’s break, and Jessica Shaw following an extended interval away.
Tash Pavelin, Lois Pearson and Paige Reed are new names to function, all having being elevated from the Future Roses programme.
Sasha Glasgow and George Fisher haven’t been included at this stage as they concentrate on their rehabilitation from harm with their home golf equipment, whereas Halimat Adio, Sophie Drakeford-Lewis, Laura Malcolm and Elle McDonald have made the choice to take a step again from the full-time programme.
Of the 23 chosen, 20 are based mostly within the UK enjoying within the Netball Tremendous League (NSL), with the remaining three – Eleanor Cardwell, Helen Housby and Francesca Williams – enjoying their home netball within the Suncorp Tremendous Netball league in Australia.
Head coach Jess Thirlby stated the group chosen “excites” her and strikes the Vitality Roses nearer to their ambition of successful Netball World Cup in three years’ time.
“I want to congratulate all the athletes that have been selected for this year’s Roses programme,” Thirlby stated. “What an thrilling cohort to get to work with and whom I do know will assist transfer us nearer to our daring ambition of World Cup gold in 2027.
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England’s Netball head coach Jess Thirlby discusses her intentions for the following 4 years in hopes of main the crew to changing into world champions.
“We always expect to have a brilliant blend of talent in any national programme but the balance of readiness to perform and potential amongst this squad excites me and I hope the fans too.”
The Vitality Roses programme runs over 12 months and consists of UK-based coaching camps and aggressive alternatives at residence and abroad, in addition to in-club assist for the gamers throughout the home seasons. Any gamers not chosen within the squad for the full-time programme are nonetheless eligible for choice for competitors.
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