Katrina Grant of New Zealand and Caitlin Bassett of Australia compete for the ball. Source: Rob Jefferies / Getty Images
AUSTRALIA'S record losing run has been extended to five games after New Zealand defeated the new-look Diamonds in the opening match of the five Test Constellation Cup in Invercargill tonight.
The 55-51 scoreline was a disappointing result for the Diamonds who had hoped to celebrate Kim Green and Bianca Chatfield's 50th internationals and Laura Geitz's maiden game as captain with a victory.
The Diamonds were punished by the umpires whistle, incurring more than double the amount of penalties than their rivals in the opening quarter of the game alone and staying out of favour for the remainder of the match.
But they were mortally wounded by lapses in defence which allowed the Silver Ferns to go on a five-goal run midway through the first quarter and another scoring rampage in the third stanza of the game.
They were lapses which sealed the fate of the Australian netball team on the 75th anniversary of their first meeting with New Zealand back in 1938.
That game had gone Australia's way but the early defensive errors coupled with an impressive full court display by the Silver Ferns gave the host nation the honours tonight.
Caitlin Bassett was a standout for the Diamonds, shooting 100 per cent with her 20 goals in the first half of the match and ending the game with 31 from 31.
"We are pretty disappointed with that," Geitz said The next Test of the five-game Constellation Cup will be played in Auckland on September 19.
The Diamonds and Silver Ferns will then fly to Australia for the final three matches in Adelaide, Melbourne and Canberra.
The series is the last the two powers of netball will play with each other prior to next year 's Commonwealth Games.
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