England battle to tense draw as Middleton reaches 400th appearance

Four hundred international games and counting have come Barry Middleton's way but very few will have had drama anywhere near this milestone match.

His England side held on for dear life as their Hockey World League Final pool stage ended in a thrilling 2-2 draw, with Australia coming within whiskers of snatching the win in India.

Twice they hit the post in the final play from a penalty corner, the last of four that England faced in the final minute alone in their bid to reach the latter stages.