The 2021 England Jamaica netball series also known as the Vitality Roses Reunited Series was a three-match series, contested between England and Jamaica from 28 November to 5 December 2021. England won the series after winning the first two matches, and Jamaica won the final match.
Background England and Jamaica last played each other during the 2020 Netball Nations Cup; Jamaica won that match. Jamaica had planned to tour England in January 2021, though that series was postponed due to travel restrictions relating to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the first time since the 2020 Netball Nations Cup that England played a match at home with spectators.
Prior to the series, England played a warm up match against an England A team, and Jamaica played two warm up fixtures against England A. The first match of the Vitality Roses Reunited Series was held at the Copper Box Arena in London, and the remaining two fixtures were at the Motorpoint Arena Nottingham.
Squads + Squad lists Imogen Allison Eleanor Cardwell Jade Clarke Beth Cobden Sophie Drakeford-Lewis Funmi Fadoju George Fisher Stacey Francis-Bayman Layla Guscoth Serena Guthrie (captain) Natalie Haythornthwaite (vice-captain) Jo Harten Helen Housby Laura Malcolm Eboni Usoro-Brown Francesca Williams Gezelle Allison Shanice Beckford Kadie-Ann Dehaney Jhaniele Fowler (captain) Shadian Hemmings Malysha Kelly Amanda Pinkney Shamera Sterling Adean Thomas Khadijah Williams Latanya Wilson
Matches First Test After two quarters of the match, Jamaica led England 26–25. England took the lead in the third quarter and maintained it throughout, eventually winning by 10 points.
Second Test England had the lead throughout, leading 21–13 after the first quarter and 35–19 at half-time. England eventually won 66–47. It was the first time since 2013 that England had won a series against Jamaica.
Third Test At half time, Jamaica were leading 32–24. The third quarter was drawn, and Jamaica won the fourth quarter, eventually winning 63–53.
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