Men's hockey Commonwealth Games

Australia kept up their record of winning every men's Hockey tournament at the Commonwealth Games with a 7-0 victory over India.

It’s awesome to do it without too much of a heart problem. That’s what we pride ourselves on. The Kookaburras were 5-0 up by half-time in a dominant display which left India - who reached the final with a shoot-out win over New Zealand - with no chance of toppling the favourites.

The Kookaburras have perched themselves on the highest rung of Commonwealth Games Hockey for the seventh time in a row with a 7-0 crushing of India.

It was a clinical performance in the final stanza as they added a seventh early to complete the 7-0 rout. Ephraums’ second goal in the third quarter was the highlight of the final half; lurking in the offensive arc, he got on the end of a long pass and, with one hand on the ground, deflected the ball into the net. The Kookaburras have perched themselves on the highest rung of Commonwealth Games Hockey for the seventh time in a row with a 7-0 crushing of India.

The Indians, who had reached the final for the first time since 2014, had to be satisfied with the silver medal as they found the Aussies too strong to handle ...

The Indian defenders stopped them on both occasions but once Blake Govers converted the penalty corner, the floodgates seemed to open as Australia led by two goals at the end of the first quarter and 5-0 at halftime. This is India’s third defeat in the Commonwealth Games men’s hockey final. The Indians, who had reached the final for the first time since 2014, had to be satisfied with the silver medal as they found the Aussies too strong to handle and quietly accepted the spanking, coming close only on a few occasions to trouble the Aussie goalkeeper.

The Indian men's hockey team suffered an embarrassing 0-7 drubbing at the hands of defending champions Australia to earn a silver medal at the Commonwealth ...

Australia blew away India with their whirlwind speed and relentless attacks, extending their dominance of the CWG stage. In the 42nd minute, Ephramus scored his second goal with a neat deflection before Ogilvie added another four minutes later. It was raining goals for Australia with Anderson making it 3-0 in the 22nd minute, scoring off a rebound, tapping in from close range after Sreejesh made the initial save.