GB women’s squad named for Investec London Cup
The Great Britain women’s squad has been named ahead of
hockey’s Investec London Cup in Chiswick. As a result of
injuries and tournament regulations, the 18 athlete squad features
several changes to that which was recently selected for the London
Olympic Games.
Leicester defender Crista Cullen and Reading forward Alex Danson
will play no part in the Investec London Cup as they continue their
rehabilitation for an ankle and shoulder injury respectively.
Both athletes sustained the injuries during Great Britain’s
2-0 victory over Argentina at the Olympic Test Event in early
May.
Welshwoman Sarah Thomas will also miss the Investec London Cup
after injuring her ankle in training. The 31 year old from
Merthyr Tydfil will miss this week’s tournament but is expected to
recover in time for the Olympic Games.
With tournament regulations allowing teams to select a squad of
18, rather than 16 as is the case at an Olympic Games, Britain’s
reserve athletes for London 2012, the Canterbury duo of Abi Walker
and Natalie Seymour, are named.
Leicester forwards Rebecca Herbert and Kerry Williams, and
University of Birmingham midfielder Susie Gilbert join the group in
place of the injured trio Cullen, Danson and Thomas.
Commenting on his squad for the tournament, Head Coach Danny
Kerry explained,
“Beckie, Kerry and Susie will replace Alex, Sarah and Crista who
are making good progress in their rehab in time for the Olympic
Games. The three replacements understand our play well and
bring good energy and pace to the team.
“We will use the Investec London Cup to get good quality match
practice in a home environment. Our pool opponents, South Africa
and Germany will be tough opponents and their players will be
looking to nail down a place in their respective Olympic squads. We
will continue to refine our play whilst holding back set-pieces and
specific tactics that we will use during the 2012 Games.
“We’re thoroughly looking forward to playing in Chiswick in
front of a passionate home crowd. If they can bring the support
they gave the team at last month’s Test Event to the Investec
London Cup it will be fantastic.”
Great Britain begin their campaign on Jubilee Bank Holiday
Tuesday afternoon against Investec South Africa, who opted to
re-qualify for this summer’s Olympic Games through the Olympic
Qualification Tournament, which they won in Delhi after finishing
fifth at the Champions Challenge.
World number one, the Netherlands, meet Australia in the opening
match at the Investec London Cup on Tuesday. Germany and
Ireland get their campaigns up and running on Wednesday 6 June.
Tickets to the main grandstand on Tuesday and Sunday have sold
out although limited standing tickets are still available.
Highlights of each day’s action will be broadcast on Sky
Sports 4 with Sunday’s Finals Day live from Chiswick on Sky Sports
3.
The Investec London Cup also features a series of special
events, for which tickets are still available. On Thursday 7
June, Sean Kerly, star of the 1988 Olympic gold medal winning men’s
team, will share his medal winning memories including “that final”,
his optimism for the upcoming Olympic Games and talk about his role
as a BBC summariser at London 2012.
Visit www.greatbritainhockey.co.uk/investeclondoncup for
ticketing information.
GREAT BRITAIN WOMEN’S SQUAD FOR INVESTEC LONDON
CUP
Ashleigh Ball (Slough) [Midfielder] England
Laura Bartlett (Reading) [Forward] Scotland
Susie Gilbert (University of Birmingham) [Midfielder]
England
Rebecca Herbert (Leicester) [Forward] England
Hannah Macleod (Leicester) [Forward] England
Emily Maguire (Reading) [Defender] Scotland
Anne Panter (Leicester) [Defender] England
Helen Richardson (Reading) [Midfielder] England
Chloe Rogers (Leicester) [Midfielder] England
Natalie Seymour (Canterbury) [Defender] England
Beth Storry (Reading) [Goalkeeper] England
Georgie Twigg (Clifton) [Midfielder] England
Laura Unsworth (Loughborough Students) [Defender] England
Kate Walsh (Reading) [Defender] England
Abi Walker (Canterbury) [Goalkeeper] Scotland
Sally Walton (Bowdon Hightown) [Defender] England
Kerry Williams (Leicester) [Forward] England
Nicola White (Slough) [Forward] England
INVESTEC LONDON CUP FIXTURES
Tuesday 5th June 2012
14:00 Pool A Netherlands v Australia
16:30 Pool B Great Britain v South Africa
Wednesday 6th June 2012
17:30 Pool A Australia v Ireland
20:00 Pool B South Africa v Germany
Thursday 7th June 2012
17:30 Pool A Ireland v Netherlands
20:00 Pool B Germany v Great Britain
Saturday 9th June 2012
14:30 Semi Final 1 v Semi Final 1
17:00 Semi Final 2 v Semi Final 2
Sunday 10th June 2012
10:30 5th v 6th
13:30 Bronze Medal
16:00 Final
INVESTEC LONDON CUP TV SCHEDULE
Wednesday 6 June – Day 1 highlights, 19:00-21:00, Sky Sports
4
Thursday 7 June – Day 1 highlights, 06:30-08:30, Sky Sports
4
Thursday 7 June – Day 2 highlights, 19:00-21:00, Sky Sports
4
Friday 8 June – Day 2 highlights, 04:00-06:00, Sky Sports 4
Friday 8 June – Day 2 highlights, 14:00-16:00, Sky Sports 4
Friday 8 June – Day 3 highlights, 22:00-00:00, Sky Sports 4
Saturday 9 June – Day 3 highlights, 11:00-13:00, Sky Sports
4
Sunday 10 June – Finals Day Live, 12:30-18:00, Sky Sports 3
Monday 11 June – Finals Day highlights, 09:00-14:30, Sky Sports
4
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