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More from former England hockey player Sam Quek on the women's victory against Australia, on a day that England women's cricket and netball teams lost in bronze-medal matches:

"This win keeps the momentum going [after the Lionesses victory in the Euros] but we also see a sign from the women's cricket and netball teams that it is OK to lose as well. We can't win everything.

"Give it a few years and you will start to see those other teams bounce back. We will start winning again in the cricket, hopefully, in World Cups and there is talk of T20 appearing at the Olympics.

"It shows what sport does. It takes you from the highs to the lows - it is all character building."

Earlier New Zealand's Aaron Gate won a sensation men's road race to claim his fourth gold medal of the games.

Scotland's Finn Crockett claimed bronze.

The gold medal match is about to get under way at Edgbaston.

Heavy favourites Australia have won the toss and will have a bat first up.

Gemma Richardson of England has had to settle for silver as Northern Ireland's Amy Broadhurst claims gold.

Earlier, England's Kiaran MacDonald and Demie-Jade Resztan missed out on gold in their respective flyweight and minimumweight finals.

England have yet to win a boxing gold at these Games and they only have two more opportunities to do so.

Lewis Williams is up next against Samoa’s Ato Plodzicki-Faoagali in the men's heavyweight division while super heavyweight Delicious Orie is competing later tonight in the last bout of the Games.

It's been a busy one. Here's what has happened so far on the penultimate day of action at Birmingham 2022:

• England beat Australia to claim a first ever Commonwealth Games gold medal in women's hockey;
• England's men successfully defended their 4x100m title, while the women's quartet won silver behind Nigeria;
• England's Matt Hudson-Smith was denied men's 400mgold by Zambia's Muzala Samukonga, before Victoria Ohuruogu took silver in the women's race and team-mate Jodie Williams claimed the bronze; England's Cindy Sember also won bronze in the women's 100m hurdles;
• Scotland's Neah Evans won silver in cycling's women's road race and Finn Crockett took bronze in the men's event;
• Scotland's Sam Hickey and Sean Lazzerini won boxing golds, as Rosie Eccles won the women's light middleweight title for Wales;
• Northern Ireland boxer Jude Gallagher won the men's featherweight title after his opponent withdrew, while Dylan Eagleson won men's bantamweight gold;

• England's Demie-Jade Resztan took silver in the women's minimumweight final and team-mate Kiaran MacDonald also won silver in the men's flyweight final;
• England's Paul Drinkhall and Liam Pitchford won gold in the squash men's doubles;
• Para-table tennis player Joshua Stacey won Wales' sixth gold of the Games after defeating Lin Ma in the final of the men's table tennis singles classes 8-10;
• Twins Javier and Joaquin Bello cruised to a historic triumph as they won England's first beach volleyball medal;
• New Zealand denied England bronze medals in the netball and cricket.

Wow, what a Sunday this is turning out to be for the home nations.

Here's a reminder of what we've seen so far...

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Former England hockey player Sam Quek on their gold medal: "That's what is so brilliant about being part of a team sport. To be able to have those moments as part of a squad.

"You go through everything together - thick and thin. The tough times, the brilliant times - so when you have those moments together, and in front of a home crowd, they are the ones you need to cherish.

"I have got goose-bumps watching this. They are all role models, inspiring the next generation. This is what it is about. It is about making sport cool, especially for the younger generation of young girls.

"It's not about winning international medals - it is about being part of a team and enjoying the moment."

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England's victorious captain Hollie Pearne-Webb was talking to BBC Sport:

"I'm a bit lost for words - it's the first time in history we've ever done this. It's a new group. I think over the next two years it's pretty exciting when we join up with the GB squad when the Scots and the Welsh come in.

"The crowd's support has been absolutely phenomenal. I just feel so lucky that's it's in my career that we get a home Commonwealth Games.

On her feelings at the final whistle:

"Just pure relief - it was a bit of an up and down game. we played well first half, stepped off a little in the second half, absorbed a bit of pressure and got there in the end."

They've done it!

It was a fair old slog at times and they had to come back from one game down but England's James Willstrop and Declan James have finally overcome the Malaysian duo 5-11 11-5 11-8.

The current world champions will face England compatriots Adrian Waller and Daryl Selby in the final tomorrow.

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Katie Falkingham
BBC Sport at University of Birmingham

The scenes here are euphoric! What a brilliant moment for England hockey, and all made the more special in front of a home crowd too.

"Goosebumps" says Sam Quek in the studio.

We're now seeing clips of the crowd going crazy. They helped England over the line today.

England's Holly Hunt is talking to BBC Sport but she keeps on looking over her shoulder to her teammates celebrating.

"If you wanna go Holly, go," says Katie Richardson-Walsh.

Kate Richardson-Walsh
Olympic gold medal winning hockey player on BBC TV

Wow, wow, wow!

What a disciplined mature performance from this young England side.

Really fought their way through that game tactically, and played it superbly well.

What a scene at the University of Birmingham.

Sticks fly in the air, the crowd roar and there are tears in the England camp.

This one means a lot.

10 seconds. Australia have the ball.

Goal stands. We have less than 20 seconds left in the final.

The umpires are checking for a foul.

Ambrosia Malone is Australia's goalscorer with a scrappy strike following the short.