The Stacey Marinkovich era failed to reap immediate rewards in a Constellation Cup series defeat
The Diamonds’ first series in more than a year, after a compromised preparation and with key players missing, was never going to answer the myriad questions swirling around the once-mighty national side. But in losing the Constellation Cup, at least one top-line issue about the team, which now does not hold any silverware, has been emphatically addressed.
All indications are that new coach Stacey Marinkovich is building a gameplan for next year’s Commonwealth Games and the 2023 World Cup based on a “moving shooting circle”, leaving 102-Test veteran Caitlin Bassett, long considered the best holding shooter in the world, without a place in the starting seven – and maybe even the squad.
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