Commonwealth Games: England's women beat Australia to win historic first hockey gold

England won the gold medal in women's hockey at the Commonwealth Games.

Holly Hunt's strike opened the scoring for England, before the other team scored.

Australia scored a goal with 19 seconds left, but they were not able to quiet the crowd.

"It's the first time in history that we've done this and I'm a bit lost for words," Pearne-Webb said.

The group is a new one. When the Scots and the Welsh join the squad, it will be exciting.

The crowd has been very supportive. It is in my career that we get a home Commonwealth Games.

Since hockey was added to the Commonwealth Games programme in 1998, England has won a medal every time.

On Sunday, in front of a boisterous home crowd, England's 12th woman was made perfect.

After a cagey opening quarter, in which England won three penalty corners, Flora Peel fed Hunt at the top of the D to put the hosts ahead with a fine finish.

Howard touched the ball over the Australia goalkeeper and into the net after Peel swept the ball in goalwards.

Anna Toman, from a penalty corner, sent a strike crashing against the post as England tried to get back in the game.

After a lengthy video review, the Hockeyroos were confirmed to have pulled a goal back in the dying seconds of the game.

Four years ago, Australia lost to New Zealand in the gold medal game, the second successive Games in which they have lost.

Pearne-Webb said: "Just pure relief - it was a bit of an up and down game."

Pearne-Webb is a member of the England squad that won an Olympic gold medal. In the two years leading up to the Olympics, the home nations compete as the Great Britain.

Grace Balsdon finished the tournament with six goals.