DELHI, India:

Jamaica's Sunshine Girls will go into tomorrow's match against arch-rivals England knowing very well that it will be their last shot at winning a medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games here in Delhi, India with a bronze medal on offer.

For many of the players in Jamaica's team, this may very well be their last Commonwealth Games and represents the beginning of their last hurrah so to speak.

Jamaica lost 59-43 to New Zealand in yesterday's semi-finals at the Thyagaraj Sports Complex. The first quarter ended with both teams tied on 17 points before New Zealand took control in the subsequent quarters; 32-25 and 43-36, on their way to completing their 16-point victory.

warned the girls

Assistant coach Annett Daley is fully confident that her team will be able to get the better of the English but has warned the girls against taking them lightly.

"They always seem to be able to rise to the challenge when playing against England," Daley said. "I am expecting a much better performance from the girls, they know it's a do-or-die game and we certainly cannot make the same mistake we made against England either because they are actually playing very well."

"We have seen their matches against Australia and New Zealand and they looked very good so we know that we have to come out with full commitment and play to the best of our abilities, if we are to be successful and get that medal," Daley pointed out.

England have indeed been one of the more attractive teams here in Delhi, and are the third best in assists with a 49.3 average; only the two finalists Australia and New Zealand are better with an average of 58 per game.

The England team are also better than Jamaica in interceptions (58 to Jamaica's 41) and marginally better at rebounding; the English pulling down 46 compared to Jamaica's 44.

advantage

In terms of points, Jamaica have the advantage going into the game, albeit a slight one. Jamaica are averaging 67.5 points per game while England are on 65.2 points per game.

"Well the plan against New Zealand was to play it as if it was a final, that didn't work out so clearly our only chance of a medal now is to beat England and so we are prepared to pull out all the stops to ensure that we are on the podium," said Daley.

"The girls are disappointed, we are allowing them to be with themselves and think about the game before we look forward to the match-up against England," said Daley shortly after the New Zealand loss. "It is do or die, we have to pull it all together for this England game."