Aussie Diamonds show progress under Stacey Marinkovich after sixth Quad Series title win

Stacey Marinkovich has won her first international meet as head coach of the Diamonds, after the Australian netball team beat England in the Quad Series Final to secure their sixth title.

Played at the Copper Box Arena in London over five days, Australia prevailed despite some tired bodies on court, after a packed schedule and a tense draw between the same teams just 24 hours earlier.

England had been tipped as the favourites to steal the trophy, with form on their side and an experienced line-up.

And although both the Roses and Diamonds headed into the deciding match undefeated, the hosts were the better team throughout the majority of the tournament.

That began no differently in this match, where they recovered from a false start to take a dominant hold on the game and keep Australia at bay for the first 45 minutes.

Australia had picked a strong starting seven, after rotating through their squad throughout the first three games of the series to trial combinations and test impact players coming off the bench.

The strength in these connections were evident as the Diamonds started the match in the exact opposite fashion to yesterday, going 3-0 up before England had a chance to convert their first goal.

But it wasn't long before the Roses had levelled the score with a counterattack, and although the score remained tight, Australia started to become congested and stagnant as England ramped up their defence.

Heading into the first break, the Roses had led 14-12, looking threatening and proud of their efforts to turn things around on court.

This ability to identify the change needed during live play was a clear difference between the sides, as Australian players struggled to adapt without coach intervention — likely due to the