Cumbrian Helen Housby has signed up for two more seasons with title-winning NSW Swifts.

The England netball star has committed her future to the club shortly after helping the Swifts win last month’s Super Netball final.

It keeps her at the club until 2023, having joined the Australian outfit in 2017.

Having re-signed at the same time as team-mate Sam Wallace, coach Briony Akle welcomed the news that the star Cumbrian was remaining on board.

“Sam and Helen have been instrumental to our growth and success since they joined the club, and now have an extra maturity and intelligence to their netball knowledge,” Akle said.

“When we’ve needed them to step up in big games they have delivered time and time again.

“As well as their telepathy on the court they are very close off it and are more than just team-mates. They are friends who care deeply about each other and that’s the bond we are looking for across this club.

"From a performance perspective, a lot of hard graft goes in from our defenders and midcourters to earn extra possession and I know having targets like Helen and Sam in the attack circle is a real reward for them.

“We might have added a seventh Premiership recently but there is no intention to rest on our laurels and both Helen and Sam are key to where we want to go next.”

Housby, from Drumleaning near Wigton, is set to join the England squad when their current tour - which has seen games against New Zealand recently - moves on to Australia next month.