Hockey: Georgie Twigg swaps a hockey stick for a table tennis bat
GEORGIE TWIGG is determined to get her eye in before jetting off to the Argentina World League Final tomorrow.
Twigg is taking on her team-mates at ping pong today at London’s Bounce club, courtesy of England sponsors Investec.
Coach Jason Lee will be hoping the midfielder is full of passing shots come Argentina after she scored in Great Britain’s 3-1 win over Germany in Mannheim last week.
Lee’s side lost the other two matches by the same scoreline but Bowdon Hightown’s Sally Walton, who injured ankle ligaments at the European Championship, is fit for Argentina, where England face Korea in the opening game of the top-eight event.
Twigg’s club Surbiton climbed to third in the Investec Premier Division after beating Beeston 6-2.
In the men’s NOW: Pensions League, Sam Ward converted a penalty corner for champions Beeston to register a 1-0 win over rivals Cannock to make it nine wins out of nine.