Commonwealth Games netball

Australia's Commonwealth Games netball campaign has been dealt a blow, with the Diamonds falling to Jamaica in a thrilling pool match in Birmingham.

That's always been our focus." Jamaica trailed by as many as six goals heading into the final quarter, but finished in resounding fashion to overhaul the Diamonds with a 57-55 victory. Australia's Commonwealth Games netball campaign has been dealt a blow, with the Diamonds falling to Jamaica in a thrilling pool match in Birmingham.

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Mistakes like that have been few and far between for the Diamonds,” Cox said. A rare shooter contact call on Fowler handed Australia the chance to pull away. Australia opted to start Gretel Bueta at goal shooter, with Steph Wood and Liz Watson out in front of her. Nicole Dixon-Rochester was centre with Super Netball trio Jodi-Ann Ward, Latanya Wilson and Shamera Sterling the starting defenders. And in remarkable scenes, the Sunshine Girls held on in the thrilling final seconds with Shanice Beckford landing the final goal of the match. When Shamera Sterling came up with the big rejection and regather, Jamaica pushed out the lead with just a minute to play. Weston headed to the bench, Bruce pushed out to GD and Sarah Klau was introduced for her first minutes of the night. A strong take by Bueta over Sterling in the dying seconds pushed Australia out to a 46-40 lead at the final change. A misdirected midcourt ball ensured another turnover as the Diamonds extended the lead to six - the biggest of the match. The world’s best shooter started the match with a bang, with five quick goals to open up the first break of the match for Jamaica. Beckford had a brilliant intercept in front of Ash Brazill and suddenly the margin was back to one. The Diamonds had been expected to sail through their Pool A matches and meet the second ranked team in Pool B in the semi finals.

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She finished well ahead of her rivals, with Anna Henderson (England) claiming silver in a time 33 seconds slower than the Australian. Follow all the live action of day seven of the Commonwealth Games in our blog below! Welcome to live coverage of day seven of the Commonwealth Games from Birmingham. Follow all the action in our blog below!

Jhaniele Fowler scored 47 goals as Jamaica upset favourites Australia, who will now face the winners of England v New Zealand.

The third quarter was all Australia as they jumped out to a six-goal lead before Jamaica’s late surge. Jamaica jumped out to a 7-3 lead but Australia hit back, Bueta matching Fowler’s 10 first-quarter goals as they took a one-goal lead to the first break. The pre-tournament favourites to win the gold medal will now face the winner of Thursday’s final preliminary match between England and New Zealand in a blockbuster semi-final.