Olympian Nova Peris has condemned the threat to hockey funding on the eve of the Olympics as a disgrace.
Funding cuts are back in the spotlight with just five months to go until the Tokyo Olympics.
The Hockeyroos have become the latest team forced to alter their schedule because of coronavirus,scrapping a trip to China next month.
The Kookaburras have started the year with a penalty-shootout loss to Belgium at Sydney Olympic Park in a tense tussle between the world's two best hockey teams.
The Hockeyroos have verifiable belief they can do anything at the Tokyo Olympics after a remarkable final-second equaliser and penalty-shootout win over bogey team Belgium.
Heading into his first game with the Sydney Thunder,Ross explained how his trademark sweep shot was the product of a boyhood love for hockey.
Uncapped duo Nathan Ephraums and Kurt Lovett have been rewarded for their outstanding hockey form during the past 12 months with selection for the Kookaburras.
Hockey will attempt to gain a bigger slice of the Australian sporting pie when the new Hockey One domestic competition is launched on Sunday.
Australia's men romped home in a dominant display against New Zealand to secure automatic qualification to the 2020 Olympic Games,but the Hockeyroos still have work to do.
The Kookaburras have been crowned the inaugural champions of the FIH Pro League after they doggedly held off a fierce Belgium fightback to win the final 3-2.
The Kookaburras have suffered their second setback in their FIH Pro League hockey campaign with a shock 4-3 penalty shootout loss to Great Britain in London.