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The Silver Ferns admit they “didn’t react quickly enough” during their 10-goal opening game loss but have vowed to show more fight in game two in Brisbane on Sunday.
This is the final match of the Australian Constellation Cup stage before the series goes through the ditch next week.
The Brisbane clash will be a celebration of Australian netball as the nation hosts a record 500th international match.
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The Diamonds are expected to make changes to the starting seven that won Game 1 50-40, after the “surprising” call to start Cara Koenen.
Sophie Garbin is expected to play more time, Sophie Dwyer saw no action in the opener, while midfielder Paige Hadley was given the nod following her knee injury suffered against the Ferns on Thursday.
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For New Zealand, the visitors will need to find more firepower in attack – with Grace Nweke making a late charge to prove her fitness.
The star has not played since injuring her knee during World Cup group play – but she trained well on Saturday.
Star defender Karin Burger said it was “back to the drawing board” for the visitors ahead of the second game.
“Everything we said they were going to do, that’s what they did – we didn’t respond properly or quickly enough,” she said.
“We know what we need to fix – it’s about getting it done.”
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This match will kick off at 7:30 p.m. AEDT from the Nissan Arena.
Watch it live on Fox channel 505 from 7pm AEDT.
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