Wallam Watch: Harvey’s Donnell Wallam to make Diamonds debut in England test series

After travelling to Birmingham as a reserve for the Commonwealth Games, Harvey’s Donnell Wallam is set to make her long-awaited debut for the Australian Diamonds. The 28-year-old was named as part of the team that will compete in a three-match test series against England, which will take place on October 26, October 30 and November 3 at the Newcastle Entertainment Centre, Sydney’s Qudos Bank Arena and the Brisbane Entertainment Centre. The test series will follow the Diamonds’ Constellation Cup matches taking place in New Zealand on October 19 and October 23. Joining Wallam on the England series squad will be fellow West Australian Courtney Bruce and Queensland Firebirds teammate Gretel Bueta, along with Kiera Austin, Sophie Garbin, Paige Hadley, Sarah Klau, Cara Koenen, Kate Moloney, Amy Parmenter, Jamie-Lee Price, Maddy Proud, Maddy Turner and Joanna Weston. Diamonds head coach Stacey Marinkovich said she was looking forward to working towards the two huge international events, bringing test netball back to Australia. “The upcoming international series against New Zealand and England gives us a unique opportunity to continue to solidify what we have been building over the last 18 months and what we delivered from the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games,” she said. “While we are extremely proud of the result recently achieved at the Commonwealth Games we learnt that the depth and competitive nature of international netball is ferocious. “I am looking forward to reconnecting with our squad as everyone will be refreshed and re-energised to align our focus towards the 2023 Netball World Cup build.” It comes after Wallam paid a special visit to her hometown to watch a number of junior netball games within the Harvey Netball Association last Monday, giving tips and tricks to young players.