England hockey’s Georgie Twigg may already have well over 100 international caps to her name, but having been named in the squad for the Unibet EuroHockey Championships she insists nothing is set in stone for the Rio Olympics next summer.

The 24-year-old Surbiton Hockey Club ace will run out in London later this month, as world class international hockey returns to the Olympic Park once more in the form of the Unibet EuroHockey Championship.

Team GB clinched their Rio berth thanks to a World League gold medal earlier this year in Valencia, meaning the England side go into the tournament – which they otherwise would’ve had to win – with a huge weight off their shoulders.

But Twigg is not resting on her laurels in the race to be named in the squad for next summer’s Games, and is hoping her performances in London can do the talking.

“Any tournament experience is invaluable, especially with less than a year to go until Rio,” she said. “Everyone is competing for places, as only 16 of the 31 of us can go.

“But we are just looking to play well and keep on building that positive momentum as much as we can.

“I definitely don’t feel safe. There’s a lot of people biting at our feet to get into the side, and selection is always a nervous time.

“Hopefully we keep getting that throughout the next year as it really drives the standards and makes us a better team.”

England reached the final of the same tournament back in 2013, with Twigg – who plays her club hockey for reigning English champions Surbiton – in the side that lost out on penalty shuffles to Germany in Amsterdam.

It was a tournament of highs and lows for Twigg’s side, who earned themselves a silver medal after beating the hosts and Olympic champions, Holland, in the semis.

And on her return to the scene of her greatest triumph, where she claimed a sensational bronze medal with Team GB at London 2012, Twigg is confident the home crowd can roar them on to glory once more.

She added: “It’s an exciting time, and we’ve shown that we’ve been performing well as GB at the World League, but we are England here now and we’ve only lost one player – Emily Maguire to the Scottish side.

“I’m sure that first game against Scotland will be a great test for us, with both teams well up for it and a lot of fans from both sides.

“It’s amazing to have the crowd behind you, and it is almost exactly three years since we won our bronze medal just across the Olympic Park.

“So to be here of course brings back some very happy memories, and the pitch looks fantastic with all the Union Jack around it.

“And the evening games should be brilliant too. A lot of my friends and family are going to come down after work so it should be a great occasion.”

The Unibet EuroHockey Championships 2015, featuring both England’s men’s and women’ teams, takes place between 21-30 August at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. Tickets available atwww.eurohockey2015.co.uk