The Australian keeper, Lachlan Dreher, however, was untroubled.After the break, England were more aggressive and took control with Dreher saving from Guy Fordham's snap-shot before blocking the follow-up shot from Jerome Goudie. Bill Waugh also went close before Jon Wyatt put Danny Hall through only for Dreher to again save well However, from that save Australia broke. Wyatt was beaten by an awkward bounce, allowing George in for a reverse-stick winner.England today face pointless Cuba, who last night lost 4-1 to Poland.England: J Lewis; B Garrard, J Wyatt, T Bertram, C Parnham (capt); J Goudie, M Johnson, G Fordham; J Wallis; D Hall, M Pearn. Substitutes used: B Sharpe, D Mathews, M Jones, A Humphrey, B Waugh, R Todd.Australia: L Dreher; B George, M Wells; D Sproule, B Livermore, D Butler; M Smith, S Webster, M McCann, T Elder, J Dwyer. Substitutes used: C Victory, A Commens, J Hiskins, P Gaudoin (capt), A Hopkins.Umpires: S Putra (Can) and R Wolter (Ger)..

Britain's all conquering female curlers arrived home yesterday, proudly wearing the Olympic gold medals they won at Salt Lake City. However, the team captain Mrs Martin said she was taken aback by the rapturous welcome home."It's very exciting, I don't think it was something we were prepared for," said Mrs Martin, a housewife "The reception we have been given is fantastic. It's a good feeling to be back home but at the moment I'm just looking forward to seeing my children."Last night the women were toasting their success at the Greenacres Curling Club in Howwood, Renfrewshire, where they honed the sport which turned them into world champions.. Doping in racing takes two forms: drugging a horse to help it win, and drugging a horse to make it lose. Most allegations in recent times have been about horses being "stopped". Bookmakers, according to the rumour mills, knew a certain horse could not win, so offered the best odds and took huge bets unafraid of losses.

EPO, and other drugs which boost performance, are the new enemy.Rumours run around a racecourse like rats down a drain, and the darkest rumours are about horses being "got at". When money is lost, blame is on the wing, and it is doubtful if more than one in a 100 doping rumours are based on fact.Racing's annals are full of skulduggery. In the 1834 St Leger, Derby winner Plenipotentiary was a 12-10 favourite but finished 10th of 11 runners The widespread belief was the horse had been poisoned. In 1903, the Jockey Club adopted a new rule stating that any person administering drugs to horses "shall be warned off Newmarket Heath and other places where these rules are enforced".But the most wide-ranging attempt to crack down on doping started 94 years later when police, advised by the Jockey Club, began dawn raids.