She was the hero of the hour in Melbourne when her dramatic penalty stroke save gave England the Commonwealth Games bronze medal. Carolyn Reid (pictured right) has decided to retire from international hockey after fifteeen years as a senior international, during which she won 115 England and 23 GB caps. She said of the team she has played such an important role in revitalising, "I know that the team we have now is capable of going on to bigger and better things and the talent in our squad in unbelievable. More than anything, I know the team spirit that we have is the best of any team I've been in, and that our spirit and team togetherness is what will win us medals."
Meanwhile, England has announced its squad for the upcoming series of intenationals on home soil. The line up includes two new caps, Jo Ellis of Doncaster and Kerry Williams of Leicester. The choice of Ellis seems bound to cause confusion for commentators, as she will be playing alongside Jo Ellis of Ipswich. The core of the squad - who will be playing against Australia on 29/6/06 and 2/7/06 and Argentina on 3/7/06 - will be Bimson, Cullen, Herbert (Leicester), Danson, Walsh (Slough), Duggan (Canterbury), Ellis (Doncaster), Ellis (Ipswich) Rogers, Wooding (Chelmsford), Story (Hurley, The Netherlands), Walton (Bowdon Hightown), and Wright (Olton). The following will also play on 29/6/06: Scott, Rachel Walsh (Slough), and Williams (Leicester). The following will also play on 2/7/06 and 3/7/06: Clewlow, Gilliat-Smith (Canterbury), Grant (Rotterdam), Richardson (Leicester) and Walker (Olton)
