HOCKEY: Changes have been made to both the Kookaburras and Hockeyroos squads who will contest the Champions Trophy tournament in London from 10 – 26 June.
Andrew Philpott will join the Kookaburras team in the men’s competition from 10 – 17 June, in place of Tom Craig who has been ruled out of the series due to an ankle injury.
The Hockeyroos have the addition of Kirsten Dwyer who recently celebrated her 100th game at the International Hockey Open in Darwin. Dwyer takes the place of Anna Flanagan who was stood down from the competition.
The new squads for the series are:
Kookaburras Champions Trophy Squad
Daniel Beale (Brisbane, QLD)
Josh Beltz (Hobart, TAS)
Andrew Charter (Canberra, ACT)
Chris Ciriello (Melbourne, VIC)
Matthew Dawson (Killarney Vale, NSW)
Tim Deavin (Launceston, TAS)
Blake Govers (Wollongong, NSW)
Jeremy Hayward (Darwin, NT)
Tyler Lovell (Perth, WA)
Trent Mitton (Perth, WA)
Eddie Ockenden (Hobart, TAS)
Flynn Ogilvie (Wollongong, NSW)
Simon Orchard (Maitland, NSW)
Andrew Philpott (Melbourne, VIC)
Matthew Swann (Mackay, QLD)
Glenn Turner (Goulburn, NSW*)
Tristan White (Wollongong, NSW)
Aran Zalewski (Margaret River, WA)
*Represents ACT
Kookaburras Champions Trophy Fixtures, London
Friday June 10, AUS v GBR: 8pm BST / 3am AWST (Saturday 11) / 5am AEST (Saturday 11)
Saturday June 11, AUS v KOR: 6pm BST / 1am AWST (Sunday 12) / 3am AEST (Sunday 12)
Monday June 13, AUS v GER: 2pm BST / 9.00pm AWST / 11.00pm AEST
Tuesday June 14, AUS v BEL: 6pm BST / 1am AWST (Wednesday 15) / 3am AEST (Wednesday 15)
Thursday June 16, AUS v IND: 4pm BST / 11.00pm AWST / 1am AEST (Friday 17)
Friday June 17, TBC
Hockeyroos Champions Trophy Squad
Madonna Blyth (C) (Brisbane, QLD)
Edwina Bone (Evatt, ACT)
Jane Claxton (Adelaide, SA)
Kirsten Dwyer (Mackay, QLD)
Jodie Kenny (Wamuran, QLD)
Rachael Lynch (Warrandyte, VIC)
Karri McMahon (Berri, SA)
Georgina Morgan (Armidale, NSW)
Gabrielle Nance (Kingscliff, SA)
Georgia Nanscawen (Melbourne, VIC)
Georgina Parker (Berri, SA)
Brooke Peris (Darwin, NT)
Casey Sablowski (Albion Park, NSW)
Kathryn Slattery (South Stirling, WA)
Emily Smith (Crookwell, NSW)
Grace Stewart (Gerringong, NSW)
Ashlee Wells (Morwell, VIC)
Mariah Williams (Parkes, NSW)
Hockeyroos Champions Trophy Fixtures, London
Saturday 18 June: AUS v USA | 12pm BST / 7pm AWST / 9pm AEST
Sunday 19 June: AUS v NZL | 4pm BST / 11pm AWST / 1am AEST (Monday 20)
Tuesday 21 June: AUS v ARG | 2.30pm BST / 9.30pm AWST / 11.30pm AEST
Thursday 23 June: AUS v NED | 6pm BST / 1am AWST (Friday 24) / 3am AEST (Friday 24)
Saturday 25 June: GBR v AUS | 4pm BST / 11pm AWST / 1am AEST (Sunday 26)
Sunday 26 June: Finals TBC
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