The Champions Trophy resumes in
Kuala Lumpur tomorrow (Wednesday).
The weather here is scorchingly hot at the moment and going out in the sun is almost like having a blow torch turned on any exposed skin. Away from the stadium the humidity is thankfully low, but rain and pitch watering can change that in an instant.
One of the local papers, the Straits Times, has commented on the relative success of he two Asian teams taking part. For Malaysia this means putting up a good show against much higher ranked opposition, but Monday saw them draw a match against Pakistan 2-2, a creditable result by any measure. However, what may be of more significance in world hockey terms is the pasting the Dutch received at the hands of the Koreans, losing 6-2.
Mondays results in full:
Nethelands 2 – 8 Korea
Australia 1 – 0 GB
Germany 4 – 1 Spain
Pakistan 2 – 2 Malaysia
Places after four matches:
- Germany 12 pts (+11)
- Australia 9 pts (+3)
- Korea 7 pts (+7)
- Netherlands 7 pts (+2)
- Pakistan 7 pts (-5)
- Great Britain 3 pts (-8)
- Spain 2 pts (-5)
- Malaysia 1 pt (-5)
Great Britain play Pakistan at 15:05 local time tomorrow. If there are points to be taken in this competition, Pakistan could provide some of them. Memories will go back to the World Cup just over a year ago when Martin Jones scored the winner in a memorable match against tomorrow’s opponents. Keeping watching this blog for an early update tomorrow.
The Champions Trophy resumes in 