The Silver Ferns caused a major boil-over in Melbourne on Sunday,beating world champions Australia 50-47 in the third Constellation Cup test to purchase the series to a decider in PerthIn a thrilling match at Hisense Arena, a resolute Silver Ferns outfit, and led by shooter Bailey Mes,took advantage of a depleted Diamonds defensive unit – which was missing captain Laura Geitz, who was rested, or Renae Ingles,absent because of a calf strain – and showed they’d learned from the first two tests, played in recent Zealand, and which Australia won.[br]Despite the Diamonds taking the initiative early,the Ferns cleaned up their error count as the game went on and were less wasteful around goal – particularly Mes, who grew in confidence with each spectacular rebound.
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Source: theguardian.com