England opened their Commonwealth Games netball campaign with a comprehensive 83-34 victory over Northern Ireland in Pool A. The 2018 champions flew into a 24-7 lead before Northern Ireland managed to slow England's scoring. However, the Warriors were unable to overcome the gulf as third-ranked England took the opportunity to rotate their squad in the second half. Experienced shooter Eleanor Cardwell came on after half-time to score 35 of her 37 shots, a higher amount than the Northern Ireland team combined, as England's class told. England will next play reigning champions Australia, who stormed to a 99-38 victory over Tonga, at 11:00 BST on Sunday.