We could get used to this. England are an hour away from another World Cup final and, almost a week on from Jofra Archer’s heroics at Lord’s, Tracey Neville’s netball side are within touching distance of reaching their first final. New Zealand, who won this competition in 2003 and have lost out to Australia in the past three finals, stand in the way of an England team that are yet to taste defeat in this tournament, and there is no getting away from the reality that this is their toughest test yet. England won Commonwealth Games gold four years ago but making it past the final hurdle at a World Cup would represent new territory. Neville witnessed her side finish with a bang in the group stage and is determined to help England to the final in front of a sell-out, vuvuzela-wielding home crowd. “We have 10,000 people in the stadium and they are absolutely amazing,” said Neville, who will step down as head coach at the end of the tournament. “At first it was a bit intimidating – I wasn’t expecting them to come and make so much noise, but it’s come to be something of our eighth player.”
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