Diamonds newcomers Cara Koenen and Kiera Austin are raising questions about the future of Australia’s attack

There’s been a lot of excitement about the pairing of debutants Cara Koenen and Kiera Austin, after their early performances in the Constellation Cup.

Many fans have already dubbed the youngsters the future of the Diamonds shooting circle, enjoying the dynamic movement they bring together up front.

Austin — as the only specialist goal attack in the squad — got her first match in Australian colours on Tuesday night, originally pairing with former captain Caitlin Bassett for game one.

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But even though Bassett’s accuracy sat above 90 per cent (19/21) and she showed some of her vintage brilliance in the second quarter, there were some handling errors and miscommunications on the feed that led head coach Stacy Marinkovich to switch…