Diamonds dominate England for record World Cup win

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Australia has claimed a grounds 12th Netball World Cup aft a ascendant triumph implicit England successful the last successful South Africa aboriginal Monday morning.

The Diamonds mislaid to the Roses successful their last radical signifier clash, but rallied successful the decider to triumph 61-45.

The 16-goal triumph is Australia's biggest ever astatine a World Cup.

It was the cleanable send-off for retiring prima Ash Brazill, who said their earlier nonaccomplishment to the Roses fired the broadside up for the final.

"For the past 10 minutes, I couldn't hitch the grin disconnected my face," she said aft the match.

Australia celebrates aft t (Getty)

"England bushed america successful the rounds and everyone loved targeting us, Helen (Housby, England star) said they were fitter and much energetic than america and that conscionable got everyone fighting.

"We truly wanted to bushed Jamaica (in the semi-final) truthful we could play against these guys again, and we've done it the mode we wanted to. The past 2 games were immoderate of the champion netball we've played successful a agelong time.

"I'm truthful arrogant of these girls. The information we're lasting present arsenic satellite champions, I conscionable couldn't privation for a amended ending. I'll ne'er play netball again – however tin I apical this?"

Both sides spent the archetypal 4th feeling each different out, heading into the archetypal interruption locked astatine 13-all.

The Diamonds celebrating aft the last whistle. (Getty)

But from there, it was each the Diamonds. They carried a four-goal pb into fractional time, earlier a 19-13 3rd word meant they could negociate the last 4th to get home.

But the Aussies maintained the intensity, winning the last 4th 15-9.

The last was the archetypal since 1995 to not beryllium a trans-Tasman affair, the Roses defeating New Zealand successful the semi-final connected Sunday greeting (AEST).

They besides mislaid to Jamaica successful the third-place playoff game. It's their worst show astatine a Netball World Cup successful the past of the competition.

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