HOCKEY PLAYER Nicola White’s hopes of achieving glory at the Radobank World Cup have been dealt an early blow.
England suffered a shock 2-1 defeat on Sunday against the little fancied United States in their opening pool game in The Hague, Holland.
Nicola, who began her playing days at Saddleworth Hockey Club, didn’t make the starting line up, but appeared as a substitute winning her 122nd cap for England and Great Britain. .
Coach Jason Lee admitted England have little room for further error if they are to achieve a top-two finish and qualify for the semi finals.
England have further pool games against China, Argentina and Germany with the semi finals taking place on June 12 and the final two days later.
All England’s games are screen live on Sky Sports 3.
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