England face Jamaica in London this weekend in the second of three international series from next year’s Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.Following a disappointing 2-1 series loss to New Zealand, despite some shining moments throughout, the Roses will be looking to boost their confidence as the summer inches closer.
Jamaica may not provide the same challenge that England has come to expect as they have come to anticipate from the No. 3 ranked team in the world, as the Sunshine Girls lack some stars.
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Sasher Henry-Wright, head coach of the Jamaica Observer, said: “We don’t feel any pressure to perform against England. We are only concerned about our performances and goals.””We know where we stand, and we know how we’re going to England. Just work.
“This is our best team right now. We are happy we were able to put together a team despite the fact that we did not have any of our senior or experienced players.
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The Vitality Horizon Series first leg was scheduled to take place in Jamaica, but it had to be postponed due to the impacts of Hurricane Melissa
“It shows that our programme needs to be premier. We need more coaches. We also need to have the pathway program readily available, so we can draw from it in these difficult times.
“We can’t do it right now due to funding.” We have only the senior programme and U21s. So, there is nothing happening. [lack of] Money is the only thing that can stop us.”We are still hopeful and believe things will improve soon. We still need players.
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Jhaniele Fowler-Nembhard of Jamaica will not take part in the series
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2025-12-08 20:02:00
