Oh I’m definitely shocked at how well this English side played. I wasn’t planning on watching this series, but once we lost I started to watch!
However I don’t think Jennie needed to go back on her comments. I still stand firm, that an international series should not be used to develop players or literally a whole team.
The great thing for England is they backed what they sent.
Reading the above article makes sense why DNT wants all these international games. The Ferns girls don’t get to play against international players regularly, like they do in SSN.
On the flip side England took advantage of this and used this as gaining experience, experimenting and exposure. They have players now, who had no international experience, gain valuable lessons against the #2 team in the world. I mean, they’re captain debut in this series :unsure:
So who gained the most from this series??
IMO NZ probably came out on top for this. Yes, England would have gained A LOT and silenced the critics. But the emergence of Walmsley is a big game breaker for me.
Had she came up against a Mentor on debut, may have killed her confidence. Some times an experience like this could set you back more, than bringing you forward (or it could go in reverse). I believe this is the start of a great career for this young shooter.
