Wednesday 2 August 2017 17:13, UK
England attacker Kadeen Corbin will return for the Team Bath Netball squad at the inaugural British Fast5 All-Stars.
Corbin, who confirmed her return last week, is joined in the Fast5 squad by fellow senior internationals Eboni Beckford-Chambers, Asha Francis, Layla Guscoth, Chelsea Lewis and Mia Ritchie.
Emerging U21 player Tash Pavelin will also have a chance to shine at the tournament, where Bath are ready to produce "creative, fun and vibrant" netball as they take on seven other Vitality Superleague franchises at London's O2 Arena for the £25,000 victory prize.
Completing the line-up is Jess Shaw, who along with Imogen Allison, helped England U21s win a brilliant bronze at the Netball World Youth Cup in Botswana earlier this month.
Allison said: "I am really excited about Fast5 and playing at the O2 Arena, it's going to be such a good day. We play Fast5 in training sometimes and it's a great game, really fast-paced, but I've never played in an actual competition before so I can't wait to see what that will be like."
Director of Netball Jess Thirlby said: "[Head coach] Anna Stembridge and I are really excited by this fantastic squad and are looking forward to taking them into this new competition.
"It is a great mix of established players, returning internationals like Kadeen and our fantastic up-and-coming youth stars like Tash, Paige, Imo and Jess.
"We want to play a creative, fun and vibrant style of netball and celebrate all things Fast5. It will be a great way to kick-start the 2017-18 campaign and we hope to do so with smiles on our faces and a few wins!"
Fast5 matches will be played over 12 minutes, include double-point power-plays and three- and five-point scoring zones, and will see teams field five players on court rather than seven.
Superleague champions Wasps, Loughborough Lightning, Manchester Thunder, Surrey Storm, Sirens, Hertfordshire Mavericks and Team Northumbria are the other teams to be competing at the Fast5 All-Stars.
Catch the action from the Fast5 All-Stars Championship live Sky Sports Mix from 4.30pm on Saturday, September 23.
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The regular season league home and away matches run from February to June, culminating in semi-finals and a Grand Final to determine the league champion.
