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Team Bath duo Serena Guthrie and Stacey Francis named in England netball squad for Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games

Team Bath duo Serena Guthrie and Stacey Francis will represent England at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. The squad will be skippered by Manchester Thunder mid-courter Jade Clarke in the absence of the pair's injured team-mate and regular national captain Pamela Cookey Guthrie, who captained Team Bath in the Superleague last season, and Francis will be joined by a number of players who have donned blue and gold in the past. Among them are goal-keeper/defence Geva Mentor, who takes her place after returning to the fold fresh from winning the ANZ Championships with Melbourne Vixens. Manchester's Sara Bayman, West Coast Fever's Eboni Beckford-Chambers, Mavericks sisters Kadeen and Sasha Corbin and Surrey Storm shooter Rachel Dunn are also in the 12-strong squad. England open their bid for gold against Wales on Friday, July 25 before facing Australia the following day. South Africa, Trinidad & Tobago and Barbados complete an extremely competitive Pool B. The semi-finals and finals are scheduled to be played over the weekend of August 4&5. Captain Clarke said: "The squad can't wait to get to Glasgow and compete at this year's Commonwealth Games. "This is a huge tournament for us and we hope to do our supporters proud with our performances. "With the Games taking place so close to home we are hoping for a lot of support in Scotland to inspire us onto achieving our goals. "I am very honoured to have been chosen to lead this excellent squad during the competition." England head coach Anna Mayes added: "We are delighted to have chosen a real mix of experienced heads and young faces for our Commonwealth Games squad. "Seven of the team have competed previously at the Games with some well-known names such as Serena Guthrie and Sasha Corbin ready to play in their first. "This is an incredibly important competition for us as it is the only chance our squad gets to compete at a multi-sport event and it is one of the main tournaments on the netball calendar. "We look forward to representing Team England with an exceptional amount of pride." England were third in the 2010 Commonwealth Games, securing the bronze medal with a 70-47 victory over Jamaica.

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Team Bath duo Serena Guthrie and Stacey Francis named in England netball squad for Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games


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