Great Britain suffer thrashing Down Under
BySportsbeat
Published 24/05/2016 at 15:37 GMT
Great Britain crashed to a 5-1 defeat in the third and final Test against Australia as Jamie Dwyer scored twice in his final appearance on home soil.
Dwyer, who will retire after this summer's Olympic Games, deflected in the opening goal from Australia's first attack, before England's Simon Mantell brought the scores level just three minutes later following lovely play by Harry Martin and David Ames.
It didn't take long for Australia to regain the lead however, as Simon Orchard scored from a penalty corner to put the home side at the quarter break.
Despite increased Great Britain pressure, Australia scored again through Blake Govers, before Mark Knowles added one for himself just after the 40-minute mark.
Dwyer notched his second and Australia's fifth just before full-time, and Great Britain head coach Bobby Crutchley admits he was left wanting more from his side.
"It's very tough to beat the top teams in the world when you gift them goals," he said.
"Our deep defence was not as strong as in recent games and after conceding the third, it was always going to be tough getting back in the game."
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