Peaking when it matters Much is made of what is regularly referred to as the 'championship quarter' in netball: that crucial third quarter when a game can be won or lost after half-time. This was a series where there was never likely to be much threat of defeat for England - indeed they lost just one quarter across all three games. But Thirlby will doubtless be heartened by how they regularly heeded her words at half-time and came out stronger with total dominance after the break. Yep. The 3rd qtr. It happened. Again ������♀️ @SkyNetball— Tamsin Greenway (@tamsingreenway) January 24, 2021 The first match saw England score a whopping 20 goals in the third quarter after struggling to work their way into the shooting circle at times during the first half (their cause was aided by the All Stars making wholesale defensive changes), while the second and third matches produced 15-9 and 16-10 third-quarter scorelines.