Jeremy Hayward and Tom Craig scored a hat-trick each, first of the tournament, to hand Australia a convincing 8-0 win over France in a Pool ‘A’ match of the FIH men’s hockey World Cup here on Friday.

While Craig scored three field goals in the eighth, 31st and 44th minutes, Hayward converted three penalty corners in a span of 12 minutes as World No.1 Australia routed their opponents at the Kalinga Stadium here.