England bounced back from their Commonwealth Games Netball defeat at the hands of Australia with a much-needed victory against Malawi in Glasgow. <p>After Anna Stembridge's side <strong><a href="https://www.skysports.com/netball/news/12415/13567150/commonwealth-games-netball-englands-vitality-roses-beaten-by-australia-in-glasgow-for-first-defeat-of-tournament">crashed to a 66-47 defeat against Australia</a></strong> in their second group match on Sunday but they bounced back to seal a 73-38 success against Malawi.</p><p>England started the match in quick-fire fashion and stretched their advantage to 14 points at half-time with a 37-23 advantage.</p><ul><li><strong><a href="https://www.skysports.com/netball/news/12415/13441713/netball-super-league-2026-fixtures-results-teams-and-dates-for-season-two-of-revamped-competition" target="_blank">Results and fixtures for 2026 season</a></strong></li><li><strong><a href="https://www.skysports.com/netball/standings" target="_blank">Netball Super League standings</a></strong></li><li><strong><a href="https://www.skysports.com/podcasts/36578/13326329/sky-sports-netball-off-the-court-podcast" target="_blank">Sky Sports' Off the Court Podcast</a></strong></li></ul><widget id="1"></widget><p>They added 18 goals by the end of the third quarter in the Hydro with Sasha Glasgow adding to the Malawian woe.</p><p>England, who started their competition in emphatic fashion <strong><a href="https://www.skysports.com/netball/news/12415/13566934/commonwealth-games-england-cruise-past-northern-ireland-to-open-netball-campaign-as-scotland-fall-to-new-zealand">with an 84-35 thrashing of Northern Ireland</a></strong>, continued the onslaught in the final quarter with London Pulse star Olivia Tchine finishing with 24 goals in the match.</p><p>The Vitality Roses are likely to need to beat South Africa in their last group game on Thursday to stand any chance of reaching the semi-finals and keeping their medal hopes alive.</p><h3>Team England netball squad</h3><p><strong>Defence</strong><br />Halimat Adio (28, London, London Pulse)<br />Fran Williams (28, Reading, West Coast Fever)<br />Funmi Fadoju (23, Redbridge, London Pulse)<br />Jayda Pechova (21, Fleet, Nottingham Forest)</p><p><strong>Midcourt</strong><br />Imo Allison (28, Huddersfield, Queensland Firebirds)<br />Jess Shaw (30, Stockport, Loughborough Lightning)<br />Amy Carter (27, Nottingham, AO Manchester Thunder)<br />Nat Metcalf (33, Keighley, AO Manchester Thunder)</p><p><strong>Attack</strong><br />Sasha Glasgow (27, Moonta, Australia, West Coast Fever)<br />Liv Tchine (25, London, London Pulse)<br />Eleanor Cardwell (31, Blackpool, AO Manchester Thunder)<br />Lois Pearson (26, Bury, AO Manchester Thunder)</p><p>The Vitality Roses, England Netball's senior team, are currently third in the World Netball world rankings.</p>
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