England will play the
Netherlands, Ireland and Italy in their Pool matches with
Germany, Spain, Ukraine and Azerbaijan in the other Pool.
There will then be two
crossover games to decide the final positions.
| Shirt |
Name |
Club |
Caps
* |
Age |
| 1 |
Katy
Roberts (GK) |
Chelmsford |
36 |
29 |
| 2 |
Beth
Storry (GK) |
SCHC
(Netherlands) |
33 |
29 |
| 5 |
Crista
Cullen |
Leicester |
73 |
21 |
| 6 |
Mel
Clewlow |
Canterbury |
222 |
31 |
| 8 |
Helen
Richardson |
Leicester |
124 |
25 |
| 9 |
Jo
Ellis |
Ipswich |
98 |
26 |
| 10 |
Lucilla
Wright |
Olton
& WW |
207 |
27 |
| 11 |
Kate
Walsh (C) |
Slough |
177 |
27 |
| 12 |
Chloe
Rogers |
Chelmsford |
47 |
22 |
| 13 |
Jennie
Bimson |
Leicester |
168 |
30 |
| 14 |
Rachel
Walker |
Olton
& WW |
120 |
28 |
| 15 |
Alex
Danson |
Slough |
73 |
22 |
| 17 |
Rebecca
Herbert |
Leicester |
37 |
21 |
| 18 |
Sally
Walton |
Bowdon
Hightown |
40 |
26 |
| 19 |
Hannah
Macleod |
Leicester |
9 |
23 |
| 22 |
Cathy
Gilliat-Smith |
Canterbury |
60 |
26 |
| 23 |
Kerry
Williams |
Leicester |
14 |
21 |
| 28 |
Anne
Panter |
Leicester |
41 |
23 |
* Joint England and Great Britain
caps
There are three changes to the
squad which finished a disappointing seventh in the Samsung
World Cup in Madrid last October. Doncaster’s Jo
Ellis, Chelmsford’s Lisa Wooding and Rotterdam’s Helen
Grant do not feature and have been replaced by the recently
capped Hannah Macleod and the experienced Cathy
Gilliat-Smith and Anne Panter. Several players who
missed the recent Champions Challenge – in which England
won the bronze medal – because of injuries or University
examinations return to the squad.
11 of the squad (Bimson, Clewlow,
Cullen, Danson, Ellis, Gilliat-Smith, Richardson, Walker,
Walsh, Walton & Wright) remain from the side which won
the Bronze medal in the last EuroHockey Nations
Championships in Dublin in August 2005.
Head coach Danny Kerry commented:
“Following an exhaustive and thorough preparation period
we feel we have selected a squad that will deliver in our
most important tournament in 2007.
“We have been particularly
pleased at the form that Hannah Macleod has made and her
inclusion brings good physical presence and further
athleticism to the forward line. Equally, we are delighted
that Anne Panter's inclusion will bring further intelligent
and athletic qualities to the group. Alex Danson has been
selected subject to a full recovery from an injury sustained
during training and Cathy Gilliat-Smith returns to the squad
providing a gritty work ethic and a willingness to place
herself in harms way to score goals.”
He continued “Kerry Williams and
Rebecca Herbert return to the squad following the successful
completion of their University exams and their electric
speed is a real asset to the team. Lucilla Wright makes a
very welcome return to the squad following an extended
period of injury rehabilitation following the World Cup in
September 2006. Beth Storry also returns to the team
bringing her assured no non-sense approach to goal-keeping.
Those not selected will remain training with the squad to
ensure readiness in the event of any injury leading into the
competition.” Taken
from Official
website
