Diamonds lead NZ 2-0 in netball series
The Silver Ferns are ruing a last five minutes after 落ちるing to a 58-48 敗北・負かす that gives 支えるもの／所有者s Australia a 会社／堅い 支配する on netball's 星座 Cup.
New Zealand were 井戸／弁護士席 in the 追跡（する） in Auckland on Thursday night before fading and going 2-0 behind in the series.
The Silver Ferns will have to 勝利，勝つ the last two 実験（する）s, both in Australia, and then have a better goal 百分率, to ひったくる the トロフィー.
The match at Vector 円形競技場 was a see-sawing 戦う／戦い before the Diamonds pulled away late.
A 重要な factor for the 訪問者s was the sharp form of shooters Caitlin Bassett (39/41) and player-of-the-match Natalie Medhurst (19/20).
Silver Ferns coach Waimarama Taumaunu said it was a 広大な／多数の／重要な game until the の近くにing 行う／開催する／段階s, but also 賞賛するd the Bassett-Medhurst 共同.
"It's really difficult to （警官の）巡回区域，受持ち区域 a team that's 狙撃 at 95 per cent," she said.
"The Australian shooters played very 井戸／弁護士席 tonight and we didn't 含む／封じ込める that 同様に as we should have."
Bassett and Medhurst were flawless during a first half that finished tied at 27-27.
That, and the number of 刑罰，罰則s 譲歩するd, led Taumaunu to change her 防御の circle combination, taking off 船長／主将 Casey Kopua and Katrina 認める and putting on 不死鳥／絶品 Karaka and Leana de Bruin.
Australian coach Lisa Alexander also made changes during the match, 含むing 挿入するing Gretel Tippett for her Te st debut during the third ４半期/4分の1, when the Diamonds were 追跡するing 36-35.
In a surprise, Tippett operated not in her usual position of shooter, but her 高さ was used instead at wing attack.
船長／主将 Laura Geitz said the move 申し込む／申し出d the Diamonds something different on 法廷，裁判所 and 上げるd the team.
Geitz also 最高潮の場面d the work Tippett did in slowing the ball coming out of the attack end.
That gave the defenders a better chance of winning a turnover or spoiling New Zealand 所有／入手.
"She's 明白に come from a basketball background and is a very unorthodox player," Geitz said.
"Lisa timed it perfectly and it just 申し込む／申し出d something else for us and really 解除するd the team out there."
Behind 14-13 at ４半期/4分の1-time, the Silver Ferns produced an 激しい start to the second ４半期/4分の1 as their 中央の-法廷，裁判所 of Kayla Cullen, Laura Langman and Grace Rasmussen began to 課す themselves.
A 6-1 run gave the home 味方する a four-goal lead as they also 強化するd their defence.
But the Diamonds struck 支援する in the latter 行う／開催する／段階s of the ４半期/4分の1, 上陸 the last three goals to tie the 得点する／非難する／２０ at the main break.
The Silver Ferns went 支援する in 前線 until the Diamonds made a 押し進める late in the third ４半期/4分の1 and then finished the stronger.
The third 実験（する） is on Sunday in Melbourne.
