England pip S Africa at World Cup

FIH World Cup 2010
Dates: 28 February - 13 March Venue: Dhyan Chand National Stadium, New Delhi
Coverage: Daily video highlights of all games at bbc.co.uk/sport (Available to all users); reports on every England match

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England's Nick Catlin scored his side fifth goal

England beat South Africa 6-4 in New Delhi on Tuesday to maintain their 100% start to the World Cup.

The European champions, having beaten Australia in their opener, edged a thriller full of defensive lapses.

At half-time the sides were level at 2-2 before England scored three quick goals to take control and condemn their opponents to their second defeat.

Richard Mantell, with two penalty corners, Rob Moore, Ashley Jackson, Nick Catlin and Iain Mackay all netted.

"Scoring six goals means a lot and I am happy with the win, but we were not consistent enough," said England captain Barry Middleton.

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"We should have played well throughout the 70 minutes, but we did not do that against the South Africans. Our defence was not up to the mark.

"We have a tough game against Pakistan on Thursday and really need to work on our game."

Manager Andy Halliday added: "Overall we're a little disappointed with the performance but having said that there were some patches of good hockey played, especially early in the second half.

"The defensive strength that we displayed on Sunday wasn't there but it is two wins from two now so we've got to pleased with that."

South Africa captain Austin Smith said his team made the same mistakes as they did in the 4-2 loss against Spain.

"We competed well in the first half and I was delighted with the 2-2 scoreline," said Smith. "But we let ourselves down in the second half.

"England were very good after the break and scored too many goals. We were left chasing the equaliser which was not easy against a quality team like England."

Former champions Pakistan overcame a 4-1 loss to India in tournament opener to pip Olympic silver-medallists Spain 2-1 and earn their first points in the 12-nation tournament.

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