f you were awake at 4am in Manchester on 15 April 2018, you may have heard Eleanor Cardwell screaming. The netball player, like many of her kind, braved the early hours to witness a watershed moment in the sport’s history. England’s Roses, in their first Commonwealth Games final but up against the vaunted Australia, came from behind in the dying minutes to snatch victory from the hosts with a penalty shot after the whistle. “It was absolute chaos,” says the 27-year-old with a grin. Having been a part of the Roses squad since 2016 the shooter was delighted: “I just remember feeling extremely proud of all the girls because I’d been through all the training with them and knowing what they’d gone through as a team and how much it meant for them. I remember texting some of the girls who were also at home: ‘Can you believe it?’”