![]() Despite losing it is hoped that the England team's deep run in the competition will spark a greater interest in the sport and encourage more women and girls to join grassroots teams.Įmma Bearmore, the chair of Wandsworth Netball Club said she believes the England team's result will act as a "catalyst" to get new players involved in the sport. This was the England team's first world cup final. “Now, it’s heartbreaking that we haven’t won gold but we’ve got silver and we can be really happy with ourselves and what we’ve done over the past 10 days.” Last year at the Commonwealth Games we came fourth and it was heartbreaking. This is my first World Cup and for a lot more of the girls, it’s their first World Cup and everyone’s first World Cup final. Player Eleanor Cardwell added: “There are so many positives. “It’s a tough lesson of course but over the next three days I’m sure it will sink in in terms of that history that we’ve made.” We’re obviously going to be gutted with a losing margin like that in our first final but such was the difference between a team that has been in 12 of them and a team that has just broken into their first one. “We had to battle to get there and it’s just proven to us that you’ve got to be able to go again in a big game against the number one and we just fell short today. She said: "I am incredibly proud, despite the final result. Head coach Jess Thirlby said that despite the loss, she is "incredibly proud" of the team for reaching the final. The Vitality Roses were beaten 61-45 by Australia in the final in Cape Town on Sunday (August 6). ![]() The England netball team's head coach has said the team is "gutted" after losing in the World Cup final.
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