The England national netball team is the national netball team of England. The team competed in the 2007 Netball World Championships in New Zealand, and came fourth, the same placing they achieved at the 2003 Netball World Championships. The England team is captained by Amanda Newton, coached by Marg Caldow (assisted by Denise Egan), and managed by Lesley Dixon. The England team was regarded as one of the favourites for the competition, having beaten (current World Champions) in May 2007 - the first win over NZ for 32 years, winning test series 3-0 against (currently world number 3) and (currently world number 5) and running closer than ever before in May 2007. England has appeared at every World Championships since their inception in 1963.

Players

The England long squad consists of:

• Ama Agbeze (GK/GD/WD)
• Karen Atkinson (WA/C)
• Sara Bayman (WD/C)
• Eboni Beckford Chambers
• Jo Binns (WA/C)
• Louisa Brownfield (GS/GA)
• Jade Clarke (WD/C)
• Sasha Corbin (WA)
• Pamela Cookey (GA/GS/WA)
• Rachel Dunn (GS)
• Clare Elsley (WD/C)
• Chioma Ezeogu (WA)
• Tamsin Greenway (WA/GA)
• Jo Harten (GS/GA)
• Naida Hutchinson (GD/GK/WD)
• Geva Mentor (GK/GD)
• Sonia Mkoloma (GD/GK/WD)
• Amanda Newton (WD/GD/GK) (captain)
• Naomi Siddall (WD/GD)
• Asha Tett (GA/WA)

Squad for the 2007 World Championships

• Amanda Newton
• Karen Atkinson
• Ama Agbeze
• Joanna Binns
• Louisa Brownfield
• Jade Clarke
• Pamela Cookey
• Tamsin Greenway
• Joanna Harten
• Sonia Mkoloma
• Geva Mentor
• Sara Bayman

Competitive history

Netball World Championships

Year(s)	Result
1963	Third
1967
1971	Third
1975	Second
1979
1983
1987
1991
1995
1999	Third
2003

Commonwealth Games

Year(s)	Result
1998	Third
2002	Forth
2006	Third

References