Netball quintet eyeing victory

Five NSWIS netballers have been selected on the Australian Diamonds netball team ahead of the beginning of the 2014 Constellation Cup this week.

Headlined by NSW Swifts captain and Commonwealth Games gold medallist Kimberlee Green, the team also features fellow Commonwealth champions Caitlin Thwaites, Kim Ravaillion and Sharni Layton. Rebecca Bulley has also been included in the squad and will play three of the six tests.

The Constellation Cup kicks off on Thursday this week with the first test in Invercargill, before further matches in Melbourne, Sydney, Auckland, Bendigo and Canberra.

The Australian Diamonds are the defending champions from 2013, with the tournament seen as a key event ahead of next year’s World Cup in Australia.