Proteas have an eye on Commonwealth Games

The three-match Test series against England starting at Ellis Park today will play a key role in the national netball team's preparation for the Commonwealth Games later this year, according to Proteas coach Jenny van Dyk (below).

- Own correspondent

The SA side, ranked fifth in the world, will face their toughest opposition (England are ranked fourth) since Van Dyk was appointed as the head coach last year.

She felt this series would be crucial in helping the national side in their attempt to end a lengthy drought by securing their first Commonwealth Games medal since 1994 when they turn out at the mult-sport spectacle in Glasgow in July.