Paul-Andre Walker, Staff Reporter
JAMAICA'S SUNSHINE Girls went down 58-47 in the final game of their three-Test series against England in Birmingham yesterday.
England's victory meant that they held on to draw the series at a game apiece after the second game at Manchester ended in a tie after the visitors won the first by a point.
The Jamaicans, for the first time in the series, started poorly and trailed 12-16 in the first quarter. They were to play the chasing game all night and showed some guts towards the end of the second quarter when they pulled level at 27.
According to national coach Janet Guy, the team was not able to get into its passing game and that cost them the match.
"We had a lot of turnovers, in the attacking area especially. The defenders worked overtime but we just couldn't get the ball into the shooters and when we did, it was taken away," Guy said.
'A LOT TO GAIN FROM EXPERIENCE'
Jamaica's possession woes meant that the second quarter charge went for nought, as their English opponents pulled away in the third quarter to lead 41-36 before closing out the victory quite comfortably in the fourth.
While the draw was disappointing for the visitors who are ranked number three in the world, Guy was of the opinion that there was a lot to be gained from the experience.
"This series is a series that people need to learn from and move on because it doesn't change our ranking and the good thing about it is that we didn't lose it. So we just need to go back and work on what went wrong and what we need to do," explained Guy of the clash with the world's number four side.
The Jamaicans return to the island tomorrow at 10:00 a.m.
