Australian netballers keen to win third-consecutive World Cup World-class: Australia's Laura Geitz (front) with (from left) Laura Langman (NZ), Romelda Aiken (Jamaica) and Stacey Francis (England). Australian netball captain Laura Geitz believes the success of her predecessors places extra pressure on her team to defend the World Cup in Sydney in 2015. At the launch in Sydney on Tuesday, Geitz outlined her plans to help Australia win its third-consecutive World Cup, admitting the pressure was on her side to continue the success of previous teams. "Because of the successful culture of netball in Australia, there are certain standards you have to live up to," she said. I think that's a good thing to have. That's what pushes you that extra mile. It's a whole new ball game being the captain of the team; I'm not going to pretend it's not. But I've thoroughly enjoyed it. I was a bit daunted by it all at first but after that initial game I really settled into it To win the World Cup at home would be the pinnacle of my career. To hopefully still be captaining my country here in Sydney and retain the trophy we've held more than any other country would be incredible. While Geitz has one eye on the World Cup on home soil, Australia's priority remains bucking a disappointing trend at the Commonwealth Games. Australia has lost the past two Commonwealth Games gold medal matches against New Zealand, and now sits equal with the Kiwis with two gold medals each in the four tournaments played. Geitz believes the Commonwealth Games in Scotland in July and August next year will provide the ideal launching pad into the 2015 World Cup. "We haven't won one of those for a long time," she said of the Commonwealth Games. That's our next challenge. There's a lot of water to go under the bridge between now and the World Cup, but we want to win and win everything. While Australia and New Zealand are the tournament favourites, England and Jamaica are starting to close the gap between the top two nations and the next best two. Australia won't come up against the Kiwis until the Games in Glasgow, giving it eight months to prepare for what would be its first gold medal since the 2002 Games in Manchester. "We've had all our international exposure against New Zealand until the Commonwealth Games," Geitz said. We have to make sure come July we're up to scratch. It's about time we reclaim that gold and we definitely have the team to do it.