An England side which included five new caps, went down 2-0 to Germany in Nuremburg this afternoon in sweltering weather. Germany's Christophe Menke was the scorer of both his side's goals. James Tindall, playing his 100th international, came close to winning a penalty stroke when his stick was taken away from him as he was about to shoot, but England had to be content with a penalty corner, which they were unable to convert.
The team: Jonty Clarke, Richard Mantell, Ian Mackay*, Richard Springham (Reading), James Fair (Cannock), Dan Fox* (Hampstead & Westminster), Martin Jones, Alistair Wilson, Adam Dixon* (Beeston), Glenn Kirkham (East Grinstead), Barry Middleton, Simon Mantell (HGC, Netherlands),Rob Moore, James Tindall (Surbiton), Richard Smith* (Loughborough Students), and Simon Egerton* (Bowdon). Richard Alexander and Matt Daly (Surbiton), did not play.
*First full cap.
