Error-ridden Diamonds let England back in to secure 48-all draw in Quad Series match

Australia has given up a six-goal lead at the final quarter to draw 48-all with England in the Quad Series in London.

The Diamonds got off to a rocky start, giving up the first centre pass of the match and finding themselves three goals down before posting their first points on the board.

To their credit, the Australians then dusted themselves off to score four consecutive goals, and after a series of interceptions from Sarah Klau, they headed into the quarter-time break leading 12-9.

Unfortunately, their sloppy passing and failure to execute became a regular theme in the match.

In total, the Australians turned the ball over 26 times, leaking possession and squandering opportunities to push on as they tried to force connections instead of doing the preliminary work to set themselves up in a good position for the pass.

At half-time, the Diamonds were still up 23-19 after surviving a five-goal run from England midway through the second term, but the Roses were threatening to turn the momentum around.

Australia's troubles looked like they might be behind it at the end of the third quarter after Gretel Bueta and Sophie Garbin came off the bench to settle the Diamonds' attack with a six-goal lead, 38-32.

These two had a more relaxed partnership than the starting shooters, Steph Wood and Cara Koenen, but the change wasn't enough to prepare the Diamonds for what was coming next.

The hosts and current Commonwealth Games champions had been labelled as the favourites leading into this series, and they've every bit lived up to that hype, leaving teams like South Africa (71-47) and New Zealand (49-46) in their wake.

Ranked third in the world, the Roses have often failed to reach their true potential in past tournaments, succumbing to the