European champion England registered the first upset of the Hero Honda FIH World Cup, stunning Olympic silver medallist Australia 3-1 in second Pool B match of the quadrennial event at Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium in New Delhi on Sunday.
Ashley Jackson (25th minute) and James Tindall (34th, 45th) were sounded the board for England, while captain Jamie Dwyer (24th, 66th) scored both the goals for the World number two Australia.
The Australians might consider themselves unlucky today as they earned as many as 12 penalty corners but wasted all of them, whereas English side scored from two of their three short corners.
Contrary to the result, Australia was the dominant side in the first half earning as many as five penalty corners but failed to convert a single one, which definitely did not go down well with their coach Ric Charlesworth.
The Aussies applied pressure on the English from the start and earned their two short corners within first five minutes of the match but on both occasions Like Doerner was off target.
But as expectedly, it was the Aussies who opened the scoring in the 24th minute through their inspirational skipper Dwyer from a penalty stroke after England goalie James Fair made a stick check foul inside the Dee. PTI
