England retained the World Men's Team Squash Championship by fighting back to beat Australia 2-1 in Chennai, India.

The defending champions took the title for the sixth time, despite Australia's David Palmer beating Nick Mathew 9-11, 9-11, 11-7, 11-2, 4-11 in the opener.

James Willstrop levelled the final with an 11-8, 11-7, 11-10 (2-0) win over Stewart Boswell and Peter Barker then beat Cameron Pilley 11-6, 11-3, 11-8.

"I am really elated on having defended the title," said coach David Pearson.

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"James and Peter played to par and were able to weave excellent wins. Team game is always edgy and all is good when it ends well."