Hockey: England call-ups

Duo rewarded for Junior World Cup displays

Last updated: 9th November 2009   Subscribe to RSS Feed

<b>Hockey:</b> England call-ups

England have named Loughborough students Nick Catlin and David Condon in their squad for the Champions Trophy in Australia, which begins later this month.

Catlin, 20, and Condon, 18, are added to 15 members of the squad that won the EuroHockey Nations Championships with a surprise 5-3 victory over Olympic champions Germany in Amstelveen two months ago.

Two members of England's gold medal-winning group, Matt Daly and Simon Mantell, miss out through injury, while Ben Hawes has been omitted to allow younger players an opportunity.

England head coach Jason Lee said: "Nick Catlin and David Condon had good individual Junior World Cups and have performed well in senior training in the last month. As a result, we have decided to include them in the squad to help with their development."

England open the competition against nine-times winners Germany on November 28, before meeting Spain, Australia, Holland and Korea. The final is on December 6.