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WHO ARE ENGLAND’S NETBALL GOLD MEDAL-WINNING SQUAD?

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1 EBONI BECKFORD-CHAMBERS, 30

Goal Defence. Plays for Team Bath. Trainee solicitor specialisi­ng in commercial litigation. Was a junior chess champion.

2 BETH COBDEN, 25

Wing Defence. One of six English club players, with Loughborou­gh Lightning. Guilty pleasure is watching Keeping up with the Kardashian­s.

3 KADEEN CORBIN, 26

Goal Attack, Goal Shooter. Team Bath player. Cousin of English sprinter Asha Philip. Used to be part of the GB gymnastics team.

4 AMA AGBEZE, 35

Goal Defence. Team captain plays for Northern Stars in New Zealand but is also a qualified lawyer.

5 JO HARTEN, 29

Goal Shooter, Goal Attack. World bronze medallist in 2011. Plays for Giants Netball in Sydney. Scored 34 points in final.

6 NATALIE HAYTHORNTH­WAITE, 25

Goal Attack, Wing Attack and Goal Shooter. Plays for Wasps Netball in the Superleagu­e. Trained as a speech therapist.

7 JADE CLARKE, 34

Wing Defence, Centre. The Wasps player is most capped England player of all time. Also won two Commonweal­th bronzes.

8 JODIE GIBSON, 25

Goalkeeper, Goal Defence. Plays for Severn Stars. Passion for fashion styling.

9 SERENA GUTHRIE, 28

Centre. Plays for Giants Netball alongside Harten. More than 50 England caps.

10 HELEN HOUSBY, 23

Goal Attack, Goal shooter. Scored winner in the final. The Cumbrian is signed to New South Wales Swifts. Zoology graduate.

11 GEVA MENTOR, 33

Goalkeeper. Plays for Sunshine Coast Lightning. Twice won Commonweal­th Games bronze medals.

12 CHELSEA PITMAN, 29

Wing Attack. Won World Cup with Australia in 2011. Switched to England as her father is from Yorkshire. Plays for Adelaide club.

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