England 'far off their best' in netball defeat to Australia in Glasgow

England go down 66-47 to Australia on Sunday with captain Fran Williams saying her side were 'far off our best'; Vitality Roses return to action against Malawi on Monday as Group A campaign continues; England won Commonwealth Games gold in 2018 but did not medal at Birmingham 2022

>England suffered their first defeat of the Commonwealth Games after going down 66-47 to reigning champions Australia in Glasgow.

>The Vitality Roses trailed 18-11 after the first quarter and 35-24 at half-time before a series of handling errors helped Australia stretch their lead to 56-35 with 15 minutes left.

>England won the final quarter 12-10 but the damage was already done as they were unable to back up their opening 83-34 victory over Northern Ireland on Saturday.

>England, for whom Olivia Tchine scored 23 goals, face Malawi on Monday before further Group A games against Tonga on Wednesday and South Africa on Thursday.

>The top two sides in Groups A and B after all the sides have played the others in their pool once each will advance to the semi-finals.

>The Vitality Roses took Commonwealth Games gold on the Gold Coast in 2018, beating host nation Australia in the final, but did not medal in Birmingham four years ago.

>Speaking after Sunday's defeat to Australia's Diamonds, England captain Fran Williams said lessons would be learned: "That's definitely not the result that we came for but it's also not the performance.

>"We were far off our best and never really got momentum. It's really tough when a game blows out like that in the second half.

>"You've got to make sure that you're still going after those small wins and little fights. That's why I'm so proud of the last 15 minutes in terms of getting a quarter win at the end when it was tough.

>"It's great we've had that exposure against a team that's probably setting the standard in the competition. We've got the learning from the experience so we can move on.

>"There's no point dwelling on it. It's about taking what we need from it and bringing it into [the Malawi match]. That will help us drop any disappointment. You've got to look forward."