Amstelveen (Holland), Aug 20: A high-flying Australia destroyed Germany 6-1 with an awesome display of speed and power in a league match of the 25th Champions Trophy Hockey tournament here today. Thriving on lightning conter-attacks and set-piece play, the Australians left their opposition clueless scoring goals at will.

Two goals each by Michael Mccann and Grant Schubert set the stage for the big Australian win while both Adam Commens and Aaron Hopkins sounded the board once to complete the German rout. Late in the game, Alexander Sahmel put the world champions on the board with a penalty corner conversion.

The Aussies, who barely escaped elimination from the tournament last year when they finished a poor fifth, thus moved to the top of the table to join The Netherlands on seven points from two wins, a draw and a defeat to the home team.

The young German team, comprising mostly of junior players, languish at the bottom of the table without a point, having lost all their three games. Bureau Report