SA netball up against the best
PROTEAS coach Norma Plummer will use the knowledge she has on her former side Australia in an attempt to get a win over the No 1-ranked team in the Sanzea netball quad series.
The Proteas take on Australia at the Durban International Convention Centre tonight‚ eager to build on their impressive second-half performance in a 60-55 defeat to England at the weekend.
Australia will be an even tougher battle for the Proteas‚ meaning the hosts have to reduce the mistakes they made in their clash against England.
Plummer won two world cups with Australia and now has to mastermind a victory over a team that has proven to be a class above the rest.
Australia beat New Zealand 57-50 on Saturday‚ despite not being at their best.
The experience they have always comes in handy during those times when their performances are not so good.
“It’s up to us. I coached a lot of the players in the Australian team and I know their strengths and weaknesses‚ which I will naturally share with the girls‚” Plummer said.
She was impressed with the performance of her players against England.
“It will be a step up, that’s for sure‚ although I watched their [Australia’s] game against New Zealand and it was not a cracking performance.
“It was OK‚ but it is the start of the season and the sharpness was not there.
“But Australia got their win and we have go out there [and perform]. We have nothing to lose.”
Plummer said the narrow defeat to England showed how much the Proteas had improved and that they could only get better.
They have a chance to show the world they can compete against the best tonight.