Hockey World League as it happened: Australia 6-2 India

That’s it then! Australia confirm top spot in Pool A with a brilliant 6-2 win. India finally taste defeat in the tournament – quite a defeat.

Another fine attack from Australia as a direct long ball finds its way to Govers, almost. Minute left.

India showed a lot of intent in this quarter but it’s too late. They pour forward as Sardar finds Jasjit but the run is blocked and the attack dies. Three minutes till the end of the match.

GOAL! Fantastic move from India as a long pass finds Sarder who threads it Dharamveer in the shooting circle. Dharamveer hits it towards goal and Ramandeep taps it in. That’s his 4th of the tournament. Eight minutes left in the match.

End of Q3 and it’s Australia 6-1 India.

GOAL! Australia score their 26th goal of the tournament and their sixth of the match as Ciriello beats Sreejesh on the other side this time — that’s his PC hat-trick today.

Goal!! The ball just bounces ahead of Govers at close range — he’s running the otherwise but quickly reacts to put it in. Australia lead 5-1

Five minutes to go in Q3 and Australia continue to attack despite just conceding. Zalewski is stretching the game down the right wing and Govers is controlling all play.

GOAL! India pull one back. Birendra collects from a PC scramble and his shot takes a couple of deflections before finding the net.

Goal! India 0-4 down as Ciriello slams home from another PC — which came off a long referral. 12 minutes to go in Q3.

Two minutes gone in Q3 and India’s defenders try to play the ball out of danger. They pass it around too much, lose possession and Australia almost score. Sreejesh saves with his right foot.

“Our players need to take responsibility for their area. It’s not about possession — it’s about pushing behind when opposition attacks,” says India coach Paul Van Ass. “The boys have come out very well, but India will come hard and we need to stop them,” says Australia coach Reid. Q3 begins.

End of Q2. Australia in a comfortable 3-0 lead.

Fine save! Sreejesh dives high to his right to keep out Govers. Brilliant. 2 minutes to go in Q2.

Goal!! And 3-0 now! Ciriello takes the first PC of the match and it gets initially blocked. Ciriello finds the bottom corner to Sreejesh’s left to make it 3-0. Three minutes left in Q3.

India swarm forward in numbers but the final pass is always either blocked or not on target — that’s been their weakness and now they look quite undecisive in the final third. 4 minutes left in Q2.

Jasjit takes a speculative long range hit — it’s low and hard but wide. Eight minutes to go in Q2.

The first 4 minutes of the second quarter are up and Australia are not pressing too much now. It’s a comfortable lead and India’s approach is now more urgent. A pass towards Ramandeep’s clever run is blocked.

India 0-2 Australia at the end of the 1st quarter.

Goal!! A pass through Sardar’s legs finds Dwyer who shoots against the momentum of his run and completely confounds Sreejesh. Minute to go…

Australia well and truly dominating, reducing India to attack on the break. Valmicki weaves his way towards the byline but his cut back misses the mark. Ramandeep couldn’t reach it.

Oooh! And Australia almost increase the lead. Blake Govers finds a lot of space from shooting range but the high shot is saved by Sreejesh. Australia are attacking 60% through the middle.

GOAL! Australia’s attackers dart through the spaces in the middle and Zalewski smacks one through Sreejesh’s legs. Australia 1-0 India. Eight minutes to go.

Rupinder Pal Singh and Yuvraj Walmiki will not feature in today's match against Australia due to injuries #HWL2015 #INDvsAUS

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11 minutes left in the quarter and India have also created an opening. Sardar splits the defence and a pass through a defender’s leg is touched on to Dharamveer — but the shot is blocked.

Australia on the attack at every opportunity. 13 minutes to go in the match, and Sreejesh has already had to make a stop from close range.

Graham Reid also lines up his team in a 4-3-3. This is Gurbaj’s 200th cap for India.

Minutes to pushback now. This is going to be a real test for India’s 4-3-3 system.

Ramandeep walks onto the pitch with ten minutes to go. He’s got three goals in the tournament so far and has troubled teams with his predatory instinct. India will be hoping he’s in good touch today.

Captain Sardar Singh tells us what India needs to do as they take on Australia in the #HWL2015 today! #IndiaKaGame pic.twitter.com/dGSq3ZF4Ja

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Good evening and welcome to the live coverage of India vs Australia in the Hockey World League semi-finals. This is the last premiliminary match of the tournament.

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Only a shock Indian victory can deprive Australia of the top slot today — however, India have been experimenting with their tactics and could spring a surprise today with their more direct and inventive style. Remember, both teams are unbeaten in the tournament so far.