
Michael Burgess: Ferns face domination while Bassett hounds them
New Zealand netball might need to get used to silver medals in the next few years.
New Zealand netball might need to get used to silver medals in the next few years.
Kris Shannon of APNZ considers netball's highs and lows of 2011, and looks ahead to the coming 12 months.
As the Australian anthem played in the post-match ceremony, Irene van Dyk stood clutching her silver medal looking absolutely bereft.
The Silver Ferns fought off a determined English outfit to run out 49-34 winners in their world championship semifinal against England.
Tutaia's struggles meant the favourites trailed in first quarter.
The tight turnaround in-between matches is set to test the Silver Ferns' mental preparation as much as it will their physical readiness.
The Silver Ferns are comfortably through to the quarter-finals of the world netball championships in Singapore.
Statistically speaking, there are 16 possible winners of next week's netball world championships.