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  1. England take on Jamaica this Saturday and Sunday in the Horizon Series, and you can follow the action live across BBC Sport.published at 13:54 GMT 14 December 2025

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    Jamaica won the inaugural 2024 Horizon series 2-1, which enabled them to leapfrog England and go third in the world rankings.

    With less than a year to go until the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, the Horizon Series provides crucial game time for both nations.

    The Vitality Roses - now fourth in the world - go into the meetings with Jamaica on the back of a 2-1 series defeat last month by New Zealand, who are ranked second.

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    Eleanor Cardwell

    New Zealand won the opening match 61-58, finishing strongly in the final quarter despite England's star shooter Eleanor Cardwell making her first appearance off the bench since returning from a serious knee injury.

    Helen Housby was the star player in England's thrilling triumph in the second game. Player of the match Housby scored 23 points, including the first and last goals, to level the series.

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    England head coach Jess Thirlby

    But in the series decider England were beaten 55-49. Afterwards, head coach Jess Thirlby said England were "really flat" and "a little bit too slow to adjust".

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