Aran Zalewski has been left reflecting on an emotional day at the Perth International Festival of Hockey as he marked a landmark appearance for the Kookaburras by overseeing an emphatic 5-1 win against India.
The newly-minted Australia hockey captain, playing his 250th international in front of his friends and family in a stand named after him at the Perth Hockey Stadium, was named man of the match after he inspired his Olympic hopefuls to another promising victory in the first of their five-Test series.
Continuing their recent domination against the Indians, Australia proved far too good with Tom Wickham scoring twice and Tim Brand, Joel Rintala and Flynn Ogilvie also hitting the target.
