Four NSW Swifts have been selected across two 14-strong Australian Diamonds teams which will contest the Constellation Cup and England Series this October and November.
Commonwealth Gold Medalist Sarah Klau has been selected for both Series as has Swifts co-captain Maddy Proud.
Fellow Commonwealth Champion Paige Hadley will be rested for the Silver Ferns clashes, but will return to Aussie duty against the Roses when another Swift, Maddy Turner, also returns to the international fold.
The Diamonds’ Constellation Cup team to line-up against New Zealand will feature captain Liz Watson and vice-captain Steph Wood, who will be joined by experienced Diamonds Courtney Bruce and Gretel Bueta.
Midcourter and Commonwealth Games gold medallist Ash Brazill has not made herself available for selection and is taking a break to spend time at home with her family.
Diamonds head coach Stacey Marinkovich said she was looking forward to working towards these two huge international events and bringing test netball back home.
“The upcoming international series against NZ and England gives us a unique opportunity to continue to solidify what we have been building over the last 18 months and what we delivered from the Commonwealth Games,” Marinkovich said.
“While we are extremely proud of the result recently achieved at the Commonwealth Games we learned that the depth and competitive nature of international netball is ferocious. I am looking forward to reconnecting with our squad as everyone will be refreshed and reenergised to align our focus towards the 2023 Netball World Cup build.
“We will continue to develop and challenge the depth of our squad enabling players to make their contribution in building our way forward.”
The Diamonds, who are ranked number one in the world coming off the back of a gold medal in Birmingham, will complete a training camp at the AIS in Canberra before the international fixture gets underway in mid-October.
Constellation Cup Team
- Sunday Aryang (West Coast Fever)
- Kiera Austin (Melbourne Vixens)
- Ruby Bakewell-Doran (QLD Firebirds)
- Courtney Bruce (West Coast Fever)
- Gretel Bueta (QLD Firebirds)
- Sophie Dwyer (Giants)
- Sarah Klau (NSW Swifts)
- Cara Koenen (Sunshine Coast Lightning)
- Kate Moloney (Melbourne Vixens)
- Amy Parmenter (Giants)
- Jamie-Lee Price (Giants)
- Maddy Proud (NSW Swifts)
- Liz Watson (Melbourne Vixens)
- Steph Wood (Sunshine Coast Lightning)
England Series
- Kiera Austin (Melbourne Vixens)
- Courtney Bruce (West Coast Fever)
- Gretel Bueta (QLD Firebirds)
- Sophie Garbin (Collingwood Magpies)
- Paige Hadley (NSW Swifts)
- Sarah Klau (NSW Swifts)
- Cara Koenen (QLD Firebirds)
- Kate Moloney (Melbourne Vixens)
- Amy Parmenter (Giants)
- Jamie-Lee Price (Giants)
- Maddy Proud (NSW Swifts)
- Maddy Turner (NSW Swifts)
- Donnell Wallam (QLD Firebirds)
- Joanna Weston (Melbourne Vixens)
