Jade Clarke became England's most capped netball player of all-time as the Roses ended their Quad Series campaign with victory over South Africa.
Roses mid-courter Clarke, who plays for Adelaide Thunderbird took to the court for the 129th time as the Roses finished on a high with a 57-44 defeat of the Proteas.
Having lost their opening two games against New Zealand and Australia, Tracey Neville's team were led onto the court by Clarke who was given a guard of honour by all four teams in Melbourne, and responded by chalked up a well deserved and hard-earned victory.
And it was Australia who claimed the overall title, beating New Zealand 60-55 in a thrilling final match of the series to emerge victorious from the inaugural event which has been played in front of sell-out crowds and will return in 2017 in England.
It was a shooting masterclass from England as Jo Harten led the way in a convincing victory although the match wasn't without it scares for England as South Africa showed that they are continuing to close the gap on the traditional 'top four'.
Unlike in their fixture against Australia on Wednesday, the Roses got off to a terrible start and midway through the quarter found themselves trailing 7-2.
With the momentum firmly in the hands of the Proteas, Neville introduced Kadeen Corbin for Helen Housby and the change had the desired impact with England starting to find more cohesion in attack and ended the opening quarter just two points adrift.
Within the blink of an eye England were level at 14-14 as the second quarter got underway and despite plenty of persistence from South Africa, a late Roses them a four goal lead and a 25-21 half-time advantage.
The goals continued to flow early in the third quarter as Harten began to find the net from across the circle. A shooting accuracy of just under 90 per cent for the opening three quarters displaying just how clinical England were in the attack end.
And by the end of the third 15-minutes England had increased their lead to eight points with a 41-33 advantage.
The England mid-court had found their rhythm and having worked so hard throughout the series to stand so close to a victory it was an advantage they would not relinquish in the final quarter as they continued to connect brilliantly with their shooters.
Despite an energetic Proteas response, the Roses held firm and more accurate shot making extended the lead and ensured that Jade Clarke had a more than one reason to celebrate in Melbourne.
England Starting 7: Harten (GS); Housby (GA); Guthrie (WA); Clarke (C); Cobden (WD); Francis (GD); Agbeze (GK).
South Africa starting 7: Potgieter (GS); Stoltz (GA); Msomi (WA); Burger (C); Mthembu (WD); Mostert (GD); Maweni (GK).