The team will be returning to compete at the event in Manchester for the sixth year in succession and are set to face extremely tough competition from Canada, Australia and The Netherlands.

However, 25-year-old Sugden, who has competed in the event in Manchester for the past five years, is eager to take on the best teams in the world and delighted that the competition has grown so much in size and popularity since its first appearance.

She said: "I’ve been lucky enough to be able to compete every year the event has been held and I love it.

"It’s been great to see how the event has progressed.

"In the first year we were in a tiny school and now we play in front of a big crowd in a huge stadium.

"It’s so great to be able to play in a tournament like the BT Paralympic World Cup, which has such a great atmosphere with a home crowd behind us and in front of our friends and family."

The event will also provide an important stepping-stone in the team’s preparation for the World Championships this July in Birmingham and coach Garry Peel said that the tournament will be important in helping him assess his players ahead of that event and the London 2012 Paralympics.

He said: "As always, the BT Paralympic World Cup offers the women a great insight in to where they currently are performance-wise and what they need to be doing as we head towards 2012.

"Having the opportunity to compete in a multi-sport event on home soil is a great experience and it only helps to make them stronger every year.

"We will certainly be looking for a top three finish.

"Our squad is a mixture of youth and experience, and the BT Paralympic World Cup offers us a chance to play top sides in the world and give a chance to those less experienced to gain essential game time before the World Championships and London 2012."
 
The full squad is: Caroline Maclean (Haverhill), Frances Ray (Wolverhampton), Clare Strange (High Wycombe), Helen Freeman (Watford/Reading), Laurie Williams (Manchester), Judith Hamer (Plymouth), Debee Steel (County Down, Northern Ireland), Madeleine Thompson (Chesterfield), Helen Turner (East Sheen), Louise Sugden (Wokingham), Pauline McDonald (Southampton), Caroline Matthews (Cardiff), with reserves Emily Scrivener (Sible Hedingham), Amy Conroy (Norwich) and Kirsty Archibald (Fareham).

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