England looked to take 3rd place when 3-1 up at half time but the heat and lack of Mantell, especially on shorts, showed, at 3-3 we thought extra time might be on the cards but it wasn't to be, a couple of errors in mid-field and the dutch got the result 4-3.
On the plus side we had virtually a full house, not quite as passionate as for the India games and there was a strong German and Dutch contingent, the umpiring wasn't as good as it could have been but then our man Mair was due on for the final.
So for the final, as expected Asutralia came out very strong, constantly pressing high up the field when they didn't have the ball, which told taking a 1-0 lead into halftime. The Garmans just couldn't find an outlet and whatver was said at half-time did the trick as they draw level and it was a thriller. The Aussies replied and held onto their lead in what was a great game.
In all Delhi has done the World Cup proud, for all the issues they faced before the competition they pulled it off but only just. Wether or not they can do so for a larger competition such as the Commenwealth games still has to be in question but let's hope so.
Other than the hockey today it was the usual avoiding people trying to get us into their emporium, Connought Place just isn't worth the hassle, and explaining to tut-tut drivers where our hotel is.
There'll be a summary of our India visit to follow but extortionate hotel wi-fi rates will mean this will have to follow up back in the UK.
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...pictures and video of the final to follow....
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