The 29-year-old, from Albury, had to watch from the sidelines after being left out of the Hockeyroos side to face England.

Two goals in four minutes, during the second quarter, did the damage as Holly Hunt and Tess Howard struck to put England in the driving seat at the University of Birmingham.

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Rosie Malone pulled back a consolation right at the end of the game but it wasn't enough to deny England their first Commonwealth hockey gold medal.

"The game didn't go the way we wanted but the campaign and all that we've been through in this last seven-and-a-half weeks has been phenomenal," Australia coach Katrina Powell said.

"I am so proud of the players and how far we have progressed while we have been away."

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