Delhi, India:

In terms of raw statistics, it was one of Jamaica's best game so far at the Commonwealth Games; turnovers were down and shooting averages were up, nonetheless, the Sunshine Girls were blown away 70-47 by England in their bronze medal match at the Thyagaraj Sports Complex yesterday.

Many anticipated a close and fiery encounter and while the latter is always a trait of a Jamaica-England clash in netball, the scoreline was anything but close with the England team running away with a 23-point triumph.

Nothing close to the marginal 52-53 loss that the Jamaicans suffered at the hands of the same team at the last Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia.

The first quarter ended as expected, with both teams breathing down each other's necks, England leading at that stage by a single point, 15-14.

A number of injuries to key players, poor passing and movement and, well, rather questionable umpiring decisions helped the English to a 33-23 lead. They took the third quarter 50-38 and there was no way back for the dejected Jamaicans.

"The first quarter was fabulous, I thought that the girls were energetic and focused. In the second quarter, there was a lapse in concentration for periods when we saw some unforced errors and also some questionable, really questionable calls," said Sunshine Girls coach Connie Francis. "We had it and we really didn't understand some of the calls."

"In the latter part of the game, I think we could have done better to take care of the ball but with everything that was happening, I think the girls really gave up and it was difficult to get them motivated," Francis added.

Francis, who very rarely questions the performance of officials, also believes that the girls themselves lost motivation as the game wore on, something she stressed should never happen at this level. "The calls really caused them to lose motivation, I think but guess what, we dropped our shoulders, they really did not understand what was happening but at this level, we really must understand that we need to keep our shoulders up and never stop fighting."