The Australian national netball team has traditionally been regarded as the most successful in international netball, having won eight of the eleven Netball World Championships, and currently ranked second in the world. While they remain amongst the world's very best, they have come under increasing challenge from New Zealand's national Silver Ferns in recent years, and New Zealand has tended to win most of their recent encounters - including the 2006 Commonwealth Games final and the 2003 final of the Netball World Championships, which saw Australia lose the top world ranking. The Australian team is coached by former national captain Norma Plummer and captained by Liz Ellis; however, veteran international Sharelle McMahon is currently acting captain, due to an injury to Ellis which is expected to keep her out of the team until at least after the 2006 Commonwealth Games.

International netball teams | Netball in Australia