Army basketball team prepare for Inter Services challenge

The Army basketball team have been preparing ahead of the return of the Inter Services championships.

The tournament since 2019 due to the COVID-19 pandemic but players from all three services will return to the court this week at RAF Cosford.

The Army women's team are the current holders of the title and, according to Captain Wendy Eagle, they are keen to get back in action.

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"I definitely feel that we're fighting hard this year because everybody wants to come out and be successful," she said. "It's always a tight competition.

Action in both the men's and women's competitions will play a part in UK Armed Forces selection for the NATO Games.

Sergeant Ferris Murray says that the tournament is a difficult event to compete in.

"That's really next level," he said. "You play against teams like Lithuania – it's their national sport.

"The Americans normally come with a crazy team. We've played them once in crossovers and it was a good game.

"You could see where they take it a lot more seriously than us because we have our normal day jobs as well," he added.