Italy test next for White’s England

HOCKEY:

NICOLA White will be in action tonight as England faces Italy in the last eight at the Investec World League in London.

White was in good form on Tuesday as England booked their quarter-final date with a 1-1 draw against Spain.

After a 1-1 draw with Australia and a 4-1 win against South Africa, the Australians pipped England to top spot in the pool, with tonight’s game the result.

England head coach Jason Lee said: “We’ve ended up with the quarter-final game we wanted so we’re happy.

“We need to improve against Italy though. We tried to develop our style of play against Spain, but we didn’t quite nail it. But we have momentum going into the Italy match.”