Hockey: England trump Australia for fifth spot

AMSTERDAM: England beat Australia 2-0 to take fifth place in the women’s hockey Champions Trophy. Fresh from beating Australia 3-2 in the last pool match, the English had Beckie Herbert and Chloe Rogers to thank for their goals while goal-keeper Beth Storry played a stormer to keep a clean sheet. Earlier, China reversed their 4-1 loss to Germany in the pool match to take seventh place with a 5-3 goal-fest win over the Germans. South Korea, replaced overnight in the final by Argentina, play New Zealand later for the bronze medal. Argentina will face the Netherlands in the final.

Published in The Express Tribune, July 4^th, 2011.