Katrina Grant wasn't contemplating 100 Tests when she made her national debut in 2008, but that's exactly what awaits her when New Zealand hosts England in Hamilton on Wednesday night.
The Silver Ferns will be desperate to celebrate their captain's milestone in style with a series win over the Roses, who tripped up the homeside on Sunday with a 49-46 win in Napier.
Grant said reaching 100 caps is surreal.
"There is no way I thought I could reach 50-games let alone 100," she told Newshub.
"It's just one of those things that has come around and I'm like 'holy heck I've made it to 100', so yeah I'm just very lucky and so proud to be a centurion."
But the 30-year-old could be on the wrong side of history if the Ferns can't get the job done in the Taini Jamison Trophy decider.
The visitors have never recorded a three-Test series win over the New Zealand, but Grant believes this England side plays at a different level
"I definitely don't want to be the first (New Zealand) captain to lose to England in a series, but this England side is the best I've ever come up against.
"They have 800 or so Test caps between them. I don't see them getting any better than where they are at now This is their time to push through."
The Ferns will need a better contribution from star shooter Maria Tutaia, who struggled in the three-goal loss on Sunday.
The 30-year-old only managed a 50 per cent strike rate and was replaced by young-gun Te Paea Selby-Rickit early in the third-quarter.
Tutaia said her radar was definitely off and that was reflective of the whole team's performance.
"We just surrendered to them," said Tutaia.
"We weren't strong in our attacking lines and we didn't execute our gameplan.
"They are strong yes, but we did it to ourselves. They played the same as they did in the first game and we just didn't execute as we know how."
It's an exciting time for international netball given the recent competitiveness of the Quad Series.
England, Australia, South Africa and the Silver Ferns traded wins with the latter's ten-goal margin over the Diamonds enough to clinch the trophy in the final game.
Grant said it's great to have teams outside the Trans-Tasman rivals competing for the top of the Netball food chain.
"Everyone always used to complain that it is just New Zealand and Australia at the top," Grant said.
"Now there are four or five teams there and for world netball and that is great as we head into the Commonwealth Games.
"No one has any idea who is going to make that final. It's great for us and we are really enjoying it."
Centre pass in Hamilton is scheduled for 7.45pm.
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