Belgium

The England hockey team's Champions Challenge campaign continued with a 2-2 draw against Belgium in Egypt.
England took a 2-0 lead after 23 minutes as James Tindall and Matt Daly scored from penalty corners.

But Belgium pulled it back to 2-1 at the break through a Jean-Philippe Brule penalty corner and he added his second on 48 minutes to seal the draw.

With both sides having played four games, Belgium top the six-team table, with England in fourth place.

England captain Brett Garrard did not play after breaking his nose on Monday and a reorganised defence failed to keep out what is regarded as the best penalty corner battery in the competition.

"Our corner defence let us down," said coach Jason Lee.

"It was an even game for long periods and Belgium put us under more pressure than Korea or Argentina.

"The guys looked really fatigued and a lot of them have not done this kind of thing before (playing such a condensed competition).

"We are starting to move forward, but we must get a result against South Africa on Friday if we are to make the bronze medal match."

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