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England Netball have replaced head coach Anna Mayes with Tracey Neville

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Manchester Thunder's Tracey Neville has been named as the new interim England Netball coach.

England Netball have parted company with national head coach Anna Mayes and brought in Tracey Neville on an interim basis.

Neville, sister of Sky Sports football pundit Gary, has been placed in interim charge of the England team and will lead the squad to the Netball World Cup this summer.

Neville, who won 81 caps for England, said: "I'm delighted to accept this opportunity, it’s a great challenge and I am looking forward to the World Cup and working with the players."

A statement by England Netball read: "The organisation would like to place on record its thanks to Anna for her hard work in progressing the national side and wish her well for the future."

England Netball chief Joanna Adams added: "I would like to thank Anna for her time in charge of the England squad."

On Neville's appointment, Adams said: "Tracey has a proven track record both in her playing and coaching career.

"She has achieved fantastic results with Manchester Thunder in the Netball Superleague and we firmly believe Tracey is the right person to lead us into the 2015 Netball World Cup."

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