“Better the gold medallist you know” appears to be the motto adopted by Australian Diamonds’ coach Stacey Marinkovich after she named a surprise-free, 19-player squad for the World Cup.
Despite calls from some quarters to add and adjust, Marinkovich and selectors Anne Sargeant and Michelle Wilkins resisted the temptation to tinker and named 11 of the 12 players from last year’s triumphant Commonwealth Games campaign – minus the pregnant Gretel Bueta – and added seven existing squad members.
