Kookaburras, Hockeyroos warm up for Paris by beating GB

Tom Craig was man of the match in the Kookaburras' 5-1 win over Great Britain in the FIH Pro League. (William Booth/AAP PHOTOS)

Australia's men's and women's hockey teams have had the ideal warm-up for the Olympics, with the Kookaburras and Hockeyroos both beating Great Britain to finish their FIH Pro League seasons in impressive fashion.

The Kookaburras, led by a brilliant display from Tom Craig, scored a crushing 5-1 win over powerhouses Great Britain.

And the Hockeyroos have pulled off a tournament double victory over the hosts, winning 3-2 on Thursday morning (AEST).

Playing in front of a packed East London crowd, the Kookaburras played at an electric pace that caught Great Britain on the back foot. Lachlan Sharp followed a firing run with a bullet pass to Jake Whetton, who opened the scoring.

Great Britain answered with a fast team goal, finished off brilliantly by Lee Morton.

Australia tried to fire back but disallowed goals to Sharp and Tom Craig halted their resurgence.

Right on halftime, a penalty corner led to Jack Welch scoring off a great push-in by captain Aran Zalewski.

Five minutes after the break, Ky Willott continued the Aussie charge by scoring after another penalty corner.

Welch almost notched a double, but his attempt deflected off Great Britain's defence, where player of the match Craig was ready to finish it off.

With a goal and two solid assists, Craig's final act saw Willott bag a double and a fifth goal to down the hosts.

Meanwhile, Hockeyroos coach Katrina Powell says the 3-2 win is a confidence-boosting victory, given it's their last international match before the Paris Olympics, where they'll also face Great Britain in their pool.

Having gone down 3-0 to the Hockeyroos in the opening match, Great Britain came out with a point to prove and scored with a brutal penalty-corner stroke inside the first five minutes.

The Aussies equalised in the second quarter,  with player of the patch Grace Stewart scoring after a scything run.

Grace Stewart.
Grace Stewart opened the scoring in the Hockeyroos' 3-2 win over Great Britain in London.

The Hockeyroos claimed the lead through a great penalty corner that saw Tatum Stewart fire an almighty ball towards the left post, where Brooke Peris finished it off.

The Hockeyroos took a 2-1 lead into the halftime break, and they came out after the break ready to seal the victory.

However,  Tessa Howard levelled the scores for the home side in the 39th minute.

In the fourth quarter, the Hockeyroos defended five penalty corners in five minutes, with WA's Karri Somerville starring in defence.

Australia's persistence paid off as they scored off their one penalty corner in the quarter, with Tatum Stewart delivering a rocketing ball down the middle for Rosie Malone to finish off.

With season five of the FIH Pro League complete for the Kookaburras and Hockeyroos, both teams will return home to Perth and take a week off before resuming training ahead of the Olympics.

The Kookaburras and Hockeyroos squads to compete at the Paris Olympics will be named on July 1.

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