Former GB and England midfielder Hannah Macleod talks us through her hockey life…

I was stuck on three international caps for three years before the centralised system started in 2009. Danny Kerry, the coach, said that I could have a good career if I stayed in the programme, but it could also be short lived.

I didn’t hesitate. That was eight years ago and I played in every game from there on in, barring the 2014 Commonwealth Games.