Harris hat-trick earns top spot
A hat-trick from Susannah Harris put Australia on top of a four-match series against China following a 4-0 victory at the State Netball and Hockey Centre yesterday.
The 18-year-old grabbed three goals and Louise Dobson added a fourth minutes from the end.
Coming after an impressive win in Adelaide on Friday night to square the series at 1-1, the Hockeyroos are primed to secure an overall victory with the final match of the series tonight.
While pleased with the result, Australian coach David Bell refused to talk up the performance.
"We were workmanlike; we let ourselves down with our first touches in the first half," he said.
Australia's men intend to lift another level for today's four nations series final against Malaysia after their 5-1 win over the Asian nation in Sydney yesterday.
The Kookaburras scored twice early in each half to effectively kill off the contest against a team that had won its two previous round robin games. Australia heads the standings on seven points, ahead of Malaysia six, India four and South Africa zero.
India beat South Africa 4-3 in yesterday's other game and the two will play again today in the play-off for third and fourth places.
The Kookaburras' captain for the day, Brent Livermore, said it was good for Australia to bounce back from its disappointing 2-2 draw against India, but acknowledged that the team had scope for improvement.