BURY netball ace Tracey Neville has earned a first call-up for the England Under-21 squad.
The 18-year-old sister of Manchester United soccer stars Gary and her twin Philip, has been named in the squad for an important 12 months culminating in the World Under-21 Championships in Canada.
Tracey steps up from the England Under-18s team which she has been involved in for the last two years.
England's selectors named her today following two-day trials in Birmingham at the weekend and the Bristol University student now faces a tough training schedule in preparation for the home internationals early next year.
England will get an indication of their progress when they face Wales twice at home and Scotland and Ireland away in preparation for the World Championships in August.
The long term aim is a medal at the Commonwealth Games in Malaysia in three years.
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