England, the defending champions, stormed through to the quarter-finals of the ICL Men's World Team Squash Championship after despatching European rivals Germany 3/0 in today's (Sunday) last sixteen round of the biennial event in the Indian city of Chennai.

British national champion James Willstrop, from Pontefract in Yorkshire, led the way for the second day in a row - this time beating German number two Tim Weber 11-6, 11-2, 11-8 to put the second seeds ahead.

Refreshed after being rested for the previous day's final qualifying tie against Hong Kong, England number one Nick Matthew, from Sheffield, defeated former European junior champion Simon Rosner 11-4, 11-6, 11-10 (2-0).

Completing the national side's all-Yorkshire line-up, Pontefract's Lee Beachill made it a maximum points win by dismissing Germany's third string Moritz Dahmen 11-1, 11-7 in just 13 minutes.

England will now face Netherlands for a place in the last four after the eighth-seeded Dutch team pulled of a surprise win over Pakistan, the No7 seeds.

Last sixteen round:

[2] ENGLAND bt [16] GERMANY 3-0
James Willstrop bt Tim Weber 11-6, 11-2, 11-8 (27m)
Nick Matthew bt Simon Rosner 11-4, 11-6, 11-10 (2-0) (32m)
Lee Beachill bt Moritz Dahmen 11-1, 11-7 (13m)