sport news England hockey team beat Australia to win historic gold medal at the ... trends now England women's hockey team beat Australia to win historic gold medal at the Commonwealth Games after overcoming New Zealand in dramatic semi-final penalty shootout By Charlotte Daly For Mailonline Published: 16:39 BST, 7 August 2022 | Updated: 16:49 BST, 7 August 2022 Viewcomments England beat Australia in the final of the Commonwealth Games to take home a historic gold medal in front of a home crowd on Sunday evening. It was Holly Hunt who opened the scoring for England after picking up the ball in the middle of the D and firing it into the bottom right-hand corner. Tess Howard, who play's her club hockey at East Grinstead, extended England's lead by finding the back of the net before the half-time break. England beat Australia in the final of the Commonwealth Games to take home the gold medal It was Holly Hunt (above) who opened the scoring for England after picking up the ball in the middle of the D and firing it into the bottom right-hand corner Tess Howard (middle), who recently recovered from an ACL injury, extended England's lead by finding the back of the net before the half-time break However, who recently recovered from an ACL injury, demonstrated an exceptional level of hand-to-eye coordination to deflect Flora Peel's knee hight cross into the top right-hand corner. England stayed disciplined in their defence for the remaining two quarters but did concede in the final 20 seconds of the game after giving away a short corner. More to follow... Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility