Hockey World Cup 2018, Bronze-Medal Match: England vs Australia, Live Score, Updates & Commentary

FULL-TIME | Third spot secured! And what a win!! #HWC2018 #PrideOfTheKookas 🇦🇺8⃣ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿1⃣ pic.twitter.com/3SxnERcydM
— Kookaburras (@Kookaburras) December 16, 2018

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AUSTRALIA WIN BRONZE

WHAT DO THE STATS SAY???

TWENTY CIRCLE ENTRIES AND TWELVE SHOTS ON GOAL FOR THE AUSSIES - TWELVE CIRCLE ENTRIES AND NINE SHOTS ON GOALS FOR ENGLAND

THE AUSSIES WERE UNLUCKY NOT TO BE IN THE FINAL - AND HAVE MADE UP SOMEWHAT WITH A COMPEHENSIVE WIN OVER OLD FOES ENGLAND

FULL-TIME: AUSTRALIA 8 - ENGLAND 1

59' Gleghorne tries to inspire the English at the death - but the long hooter sounds and Batch's boys end in style

AUSTRALIA 8 - ENGLAND 1

HAYWARD THIS TIME - BEATS GIBSON YET AGAIN

GOVERS HITS THE POST FOR THE SECOND TIME THIS EVENING - THE AUSSIES HAVE ANOTHER FLICK

59' ZALEWSKI SENDS IN A CROSS FROM THE LEFT - AND THE AUSSIES HAVE ANOTHER PC

AUSTRALIA 7 - ENGLAND 1

JEREMY HAYWARD FLICKS - AND BEATS GIBSON WITH A GREAT FLICK

56' Govers earns a PC for the Aussies

55' The Aussies in no great hurry to get things moving

54' An Aussie attack is foiled - and England push ahead - too many Kookaburras at the back though

TAYLOR FLICKS - CHARTER SAVES

53' ENGLAND LOOK FOR A DANGEROUS BALL - AND EARN A PC

51' CALNAN AND CONDON ATTEMPT TO MOVE UP AND MESS IT UP IN THE AUSSIE 23

49' The Aussies push ahead at a leisurely pace - England back in numbers

JUST NOT ENGLAND'S DAY - THERE WAS A BACK STICK INDEED!!

48' ENGLAND HAVE A PC - THE AUSSIES SAY THERE WAS A BACK STICK

47' The English try to get moving but cannot find space to do so

MIDDLETON FINDS A CONSOLATION GOAL FOR ENGLAND - BUT THE AUSSIES ARE WREAKING HAVOC IN THE ENGLISH CIRCLE

END OF Q3: AUSTRALIA 6 - ENGLAND 1

AUSTRALIA 6 - ENGLAND 1

44' MIDDLETON SCORES ONE FOR ENGLAND - TAPS THE BALL PAST CHARTER

42' David Ames tries to intercept one at the back line as the Aussies close in yet again - does so this time

40' The Aussies keep pressing hard outside the England circle - HAYWARD FINDS THE NET BUT THE GOAL IS DISALLOWED

38' MIDDLETON FINDS CONDON ON THE LEFT EDGE OF THE AUSSIE CIRCLE - CHARTER HAS THE TOMAHAWK COVERED

37' LIAM ANSELL, SADLY - CLUTCHES HIS HAMSTRING - AND LIMPS OFF THE PITCH

36' England try a long overhead - but the Aussies have the ball back yet again

34' ENGLAND HAVE A PC - GLEGHORNE FLICKS - CHARTER SAVES

AUSTRALIA 6 - ENGLAND 0

34' TIM BRAND SCORES ANOTHER - THE AUSSIES BEGIN A GOAL FEST1!!

33' Charter called into action - BUT TIM BRAND SCORES AT THE OTHER END OFF A SUPERB COUNTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

AUSTRALIA 4 - ENGLAND 0

MITTON PUTS THE DEFLECTION IN THE NET - AFTER GIBSON SAVES GOVERS' FLICK

32' THE AUSSIES HAVE A PC AT THE OTHER END!!!

CHARTER CALLED INTO ACTION WHO SAVES A NOT SO POWERFUL FLICK

31' ENGLAND HAVE A PC!!

"Great performance in the first half" says Colin Batch

HALF-TIME | Great 1st half from the boys with a Tom Craig double & another from @GoversBlake! #HWC2018 #PrideOfTheKookas 🇦🇺3⃣ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿0⃣ pic.twitter.com/SMp5l68Alh
— Kookaburras (@Kookaburras) December 16, 2018

IT'S AUSTRALIA ALL THE WAY AT THE KALINGA STADIUM - ENGLAND ALL AT SEA IN THE FIRST HALF!!

BLAKE GOVERS ALMOST SCORED A BEAUTY - AND HIS SECOND - BUT THE DEFLECTION HIT THE POST

HALF-TIME: AUSTRALIA 3 - ENGLAND 0

28' OGILVIE SHOOTS - GIBSON SAVES!!

27' England keep knocking the ball around - GOVERS HITS THE POST AT THE OTHER END!!!!!!!!

26' Gall fails to find Wallace in front of the Australian goal

24' England push the ball back and knock it around in their own circle!

22' Sanford pushes in after an Aussie attack is foiled - the English unable to find space to advance