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The Mounting Yard: Australian Guineas Day preview at Flemington A Set the default text size A Set large text size Replay A Set the default text size A Set large text size The Mounting Yard has been in fantastic form in recent times and we are hoping to keep that going on Australian Guineas day, where last year’s Blue Diamond winner Tagaloa has been awarded favouritism. The Blamey Stakes is the other headline event on the program where the winner gets an entry into the All-Sta...

Netball: Bailey Mes returns to Silver Ferns ahead of Constellation Cup 23 Feb, 2021 06:31 PM 2 minutes to read NZ Herald Dame Noeline Taurua has named a 14-strong squad for next months four-match Constellation Cup against Australia. The team includes World Cup-winner Bailey Mes, who returns to the shooting circle following a lengthy injury layoff which saw her undergo surgery after she damaged her knee at the Netball Nations Cup in London last year. Mes said her return has been a long time comi...

Mes returns in Silver Ferns squad for Constellation Cup Newshub 23/02/2021 © Image - Photosport; Video - Newshub. Bailey Mes has bee absent with injury. Coach Dame Noeline Taurua and her selectors have named an extended squad for next weeks Constellation Cup series against Australia. The squad includes shooter Bailey Mes, who returns from a long injury absence, and rising midcourter Maddy Gordon, whos in line to make her international debut. Dame Noeline, who typically opts for a 12-player...

Bailey Mes returns after a serious knee injury and is contention for the test series against the Australian Diamonds.

Diamonds coach Stacey Marinkovich has opted to test the waters in terms of appointing a captain for the national side, but insists incumbent skipper Caitlin Bassett is not out of the running.

The Diamonds will face New Zealand in next months Constellation Cup without a permanent captain or leadership group in place.

Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images Bailey Mes, right, is put through her paces during a Silver Ferns training camp in Wellington last month. Its taken a year for seasoned Silver Fern and Mystics shooter Bailey Mes to overcome a stubborn knee injury, but shes ready to take on the netball world again. Turn back the clock just a tick over a year – and the last netball game Bailey Mes played. The dynamic shooter, a veteran of 70 tests for New Zealand, was at the top of her game. She’d come on for th...

Fellow Lightning attacker Steph Wood will sit out the tour to focus on recovery from post-season surgery on her knee. Koenen has been deep in preparations for the tournament in addition to Lightnings pre-season regime, with coach Kylee Byrne praising her diligence and dedication. "The work Cara has put in since about November to get ready for this series is actually quite amazing," Byrne said. "Ive never seen her this driven and motivated, so this opportunity to now step up on the internati...

 Stuff, goal keep Kelly Jury was among the high profile names not to meet the fitness criteria. Jury returned to the Silver Ferns squad for the Taini Jamison Trophy series against England in Hamilton late last year and impressed. Not having Jury for the Constellation Cup would hinder the Ferns’ defensive depth and present a major opportunity for Burger and Fitzpatrick – who are yet to establish themselves as Ferns starters. Several young premiership defenders are not yet ready for the ste...

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