Tracey Neville has been named England netball coach on an interim basis , to lead the team into the World Cup this summer . Neville , sister of former England footballers Gary and Phil , played for England for a decade until her retirement in 1998 . She has since been the coach of Manchester Thunder , where she won the league last season and is currently unbeaten this term . Tracey Neville , seen here in action during the 1998 Commonwealth Games , is the new England coach . But when Anna Mayes left her role as head coach of the national team on Thursday , Neville decided to take the job on an interim basis . Neville , 37 , and her assistant Karen Greig , 35 , who will join her in the England set-up , will remain with the reigning Superleague champions until the end of the season . Her brother Phil tweeted his congratulatons . 'Congratulations Tracey , the New England netball coach - proud of u sis ! ! ! ' he wrote . Neville will lead the team into the World Cup in Australia this summer after finishing the Superleage season . Tracey is the sister of former footballers Gary and Phil Neville , pictured as they prepared to face one another during a Premier League game between Manchester United and Everton .
Tracey Neville takes over as Interim England Netball head coach . Neville will be in charge until after the netball the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Australia . Former coach Anna Mayes left her role on Thursday . Phil Neville tweets his congratulations to sister .