In just over a week the England Fives will be in action as the annual Fast5 competition is once against hosted in Auckland. This year the action has been streamlined into two days of match play with each nation playing each other once and the semi-final stages scrapped. The top two from the league table will face off for Fast 5 glory.
The squad selected for the Fast5 tournament is as follows;
Jade Clarke (C), Ama Agbeze, Rosie Allison, Sara Bayman, Eboni Beckford-Chambers, Sam Cook, Kadeen Corbin, Rachel Dunn, Serena Guthrie, Jo Harten
And, here is the schedule for the Fast5 Tournament. Will New Zealand win for the third time in a row or can England spoil the party?
FAST5 Tournament 8th and 9th November 2014 in Auckland, New Zealand
Saturday, 8 November
1.00pm Australia v Jamaica 34 – 13
1.45pm England v South Africa 44 – 22
2.30pm New Zealand v Malawi 49 – 26
3.15pm South Africa v Australia 8 – 30
4.00pm Jamaica v Malawi 29 – 28
4.45pm New Zealand v England 30 – 26
6.00pm South Africa v Jamaica 20 – 45
6.45pm England v Malawi 42 – 39
7.30pm New Zealand v Australia 30 – 21
Sunday, 9 November
12.30pm Jamaica v England 27 – 26
1.15pm Malawi v Australia 33 – 35
2pm New Zealand v South Africa 34 – 25
2.45pm Australia v England 31 – 24
3.30pm Malawi v South Africa 30 – 33
4.15pm New Zealand v Jamaica 35 – 10
6.15pm Play-off for 5th/6th v Play-off for 5th/6th Malawi v South Africa 22 – 30
7.05pm Play-off for 3rd/4th v Play-off for 3rd/4th England v Jamaica 31 – 30
7.55pm GRAND FINAL New Zealand v Australia 35 – 31
