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It is a single name, a single place, a World In One world. Perhaps it is

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the passing of time, for the years since Australia last came here.

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Perhaps it is the haunting sound of rugby league at Wembley. Whatever

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it is, there is a little tenderness here, only a little, because down

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there in the pits of this soaring, revitalised theatre, is the stage

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of hard knocks. Ellery Hanley, Martin Offiah, they were in the

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cruel business -- business of winning. But as for her Shaun

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Edwards, not tender. At Wembley, there is a world with in the world.

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This will be the last time Darren Lockyer will grace the Wembley

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stage, and has one consummate performer prefers for life after

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rugby league, someone else fills the gap. Will Wembley the the stage

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for a tough -- for some Tomkins? -- Sam Tomkins? This place is haunted

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by the ghosts of greats gone by. Today it will come alive with the

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power and potential of stars of the future as international rugby

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league returns to Wembley for the first time in 14 years. For England,

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the challenge is immense because they take on Australia, the best

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side in the world, and that they beat them they will be able to say,

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remember, remember, 5th November. Sam Tomkins will relish the stage

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and the chance to add to his England tally. He's called four

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last week against Wales, and was man of the match. -- he's scored

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four. Winning fans round the international newcomers, the Exiles,

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if you like. England are unchanged for the top match in a row, and

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have bonding tighter with every game. For Australia, the old

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Wembley Stadium was a happy hunting ground. They won the World Cup here

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in 1992, at 1995. This is their first chance to make a mark on the

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new Wembley turf. For their captain Darren Lockyer, this is the

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farewell tour, and he will be looking to sign off in style. This

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will be his 50th international cap, in the side that was as good as

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ever last weekend, beating New Zealand 26-12, and looking as if

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there was more to come. The Australian players arrived at

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Wembley at about 1:30pm. They were led off by the number one, Billy

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Slater, officially the best way round the world. He was voted as

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such at a dinner this week. Johnathan Thurston, great player.

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Then came the England coach, captain once again by the go live

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with that is Jamie Peacock, and the other burgeoning talent of Sam

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Tomkins. And that is Jack Reed, he just one year ago, was still

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working as a bricklayer, and was taken out by Crispin. He's only 23,

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and made his first appearance here at Wembley in an England shirt. --

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by Kristine. -- Brisbane. I am joined pitch-side by the man who

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was the last architect of success over Australia, Brian Noble. Tell

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me, and sell everybody, the level of quality were going to see on

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this pitch. There is quality all across the pitch. With this

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Australian team, the spine of the team has the fullback, the stand

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off, the half back and the hooker postop in those four positions

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Australia the four best players in the world. Billy Slater is

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unbelievable. He is an excitement machine. Darren Lockyer provides

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experience. John McPherson is the half-back, his kicking game is

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unbelievable. The tricks that he can provide. And that hooker,

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Cameron Smith, his composure, the way that he makes the forwards won

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on the ball, these players are the best and police state of origin

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together in Australia and have won it six years in a row. Up and that

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is a big test for England today. is a daunting line-up. How do the

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England players match up? England are less impressive than the

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laurels that Ian has given to the Australian players but we have some

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world-class players as well, looking at James row the, he is

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absolutely an exciting player, he brings it too late. In Sam Tomkins

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and Tom Briscoe, two John players making their way in the Super

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League, no less a world-class threat. And when you have got

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people like Gareth Ellis, they will be considered. I am sure that

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Gareth Ellis would make this Australian team, probably the best

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compliment that I could pay to him. We have the ultimate stage, back at

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Wembley. We have players determined to put on a show, and they can.

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There will be Rugby fans around the world watching this to admire the

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skill, talent, dedication and fitness. Coming up like, England

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against Australia. We have already had a match this afternoon, and the

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crowd came early, to watch Wales against New Zealand. Wales made two

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changes with Lloyd White and Chris easily coming in. It is 78 years

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since Wales played here. Thomas Leuluai or Wigan coming in for New

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Zealand. Just checking on the Wales team. Stephen Kearney the New

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Zealand coach said, do not take anything for granted. Commentary on

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the highlights from brave French he gets in at the corner. Sue pair

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kick, a super try. First points to New Zealand from that man, Jason

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Nightingale. They are all worrying about the ball. It was a very deft

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kick. Nightingale scores. Great tackle. Sam Mackenzie will have

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felt that! It is a beautiful ball. He is going for the line, and that

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was absolute last! Perfect timing from the young fullback, Kevin luck.

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-- Locke. Chasing him out to the line, Gordon James cannot fill the

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gap. What an exciting prospect this kid is. The number 16, from the

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Parramatta Eels in Sydney. Good tackle and they have let him get

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away he has the measure Mark touches down. It seemed like a good

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tackle but it evaporated. Another try for the Kiwis. He does not run

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in front of anyone. That is a try. He runs at them with the ball going

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behind his back. But it is the defender that commits. He did not

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run in the way of anyone. Stephen Kearney played here at Wembley with

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the Kiwis, so he knows all about the wide open spaces that New

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Zealand are binding. That is a difficult kick. Right knocks on. If

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he kicks this ball he must score, and the scores. -- and he scores.

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The second of the game. He scored twice against Australia in their

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first game in the Four Nations. And try. Racing under the posts, and

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that is the try that Wales will not want to see, just before half-time.

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That is the difference. Making something out of nothing. Gerard

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Peel finishing that, something out of nothing on the last brake. --

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Beale. Tremendous applause for that. but in all the pressure back on

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Wales. -- putting. Is that a forward pass? Yes, it is. Wales,

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get away. Never, says Jason Nightingale. But it is. One man

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makes the call. Let us have a look. There was the hit. Look at that,

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bang! Going up a couple of years, New Zealand. They seem to have

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0 lead. These two packs are enjoying running at each other. He

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is in and that is the second touchdown for Gerard Beale. The Cup

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out pass up, allowing the touchdown. There is the ball. Great crew pass

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again, numbers on the blind side. The quality of the pass, and the

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vision. The Welsh fans and the crowd, a role in their favour is on.

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Looking for a consolation try. -- roaring their favourites on. He

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couldn't resist it, could he? New Zealand looking very ordinary in

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that nailed. Having said that, every time I open my mouth, there

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is a try! -- ordinary in midfield. This is the difference once again.

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The little hat-trick. That was a missed tackle. Just fatigue. Good

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support play, he does not panic. Could finish. You have said all the

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way through that this is the building process. What do you take

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from that performance? I thought they were tough and strong and

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physically matched New Zealand. We probably lack some composure in the

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early stages of the second half which allowed New Zealand to give

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us constant pressure and took lots of the energy out of us. When you

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play at international level, it is the consistent intensity that these

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guys need to get used to. You cannot afford to clock off or make

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other mistake, because you will get found out. New Zealand were very

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clinical this afternoon. They threw a lot of things at us but I am very

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proud of the players. Defensively they were strong and the McGavin,

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even when physically tired. We lost two players in the first 20 minutes

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for the rest of the game. We had a strong rotation. For them to stand

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up like they did, I am very proud up like they did, I am very proud

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of them. How did you assess the Welsh performance? I feared the

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worst that have time, but the difference is the level that they

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play at week in, week out, they got tired and then lost focus and

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concentration. They did not look threatening at all, but we did not

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expect anything different, because we know how much better England,

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New Zealand and Australia are, than Wales. But it was a fantastic

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second half ever. How would you compare New Zealand against Wales

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to England against Wales last week? A I thought New Zealand were flat,

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looking to Benjamin Marshall to do everything for them. It is going to

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be a tough game next week. Let us see how England get on to the post.

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You name is in the programme today. There is a list of players, there

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is going to be a statue pick up, representing a great rugby league

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players, and you are one of the 10 suggested games along with Ellery

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Hanley, Martin Offiah, and others. There are great players there and I

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am privileged to be on that list. I scored a try against Australia, and

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I hope that a few of these English Yes. A statue is most definitely

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been built in honour of Diana Lockyer, the extraordinary

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Australian captain. 34 years old now, he has played in 57

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internationals. That statue has or is going up outside the Brisbane

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ground. It will go alongside the statue of Wally Lewis and this guy

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is just extraordinary. Lock and load, our tribute to one of the

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greatest players the world has ever seen. I just think he is the best

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player in the world, the most talented player in the world.

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of a sudden, he says he you go. is an absolute legend of the game.

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Inspirational leader. Beautiful by Nokia. And that is the captain's

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Brisbane Broncos, 2006 Premiership champions! This will be an enormous

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reception for Darren Lockyer. Six series in a row. On the inside, a

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passes -- the passes perfect. Superb play. Darren Lockyer, the

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master tactician. Will he get to He has got luckier with him. Cannot

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you do it? He has done it. He scores. -- can he do it. The try

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And that is why Darren Lockyer is the champion. The word champion

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says it all. What an inspiration to A great player and character and

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has huge respect from his the international captain. The New

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Zealand captain with us now. What is it like to play against him?

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is a tribute to the game, a realm role model and a professional in

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model. He is the greatest player of all time. I wanted to be like him

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growing up and to get the opportunity to play with him and

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against him is an honour for me. I will remember that for the rest of

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my career. Now your assessment of the New Zealand performance. 36-0

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against Wales. There was something missing although the first half was

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solid because the second half we'll let our -- we let ourselves down.

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There are good signed the next week. We used it here and watch England

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closely and assess them before the match next week? We have got a bit

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of a bumper and brews in our side. The coach will have a lot of the

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idea for us all week. The atmosphere here is electric and it

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will be a dream come true to play here. Thank you for coming to talk

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to us. Interestingly, the Australian players are still out on

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the pitch. They were here 10 minutes before England and they are

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out for a good five minutes afterwards. They are making sure

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they are familiar with their surroundings. Their coach is Tim

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Sheens, 61 years old now. He has been speaking to us. You haven't

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had too much of a reshuffle. How much of a boost have you had with

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players back? They are very important. But one guy, he hasn't

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played for a couple of months, so we are not expecting the world. We

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expect them to do their job. had a few gripes about the referee

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last week. Did you have some words with the powers-that-be? That has

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been pushed at me a little bit. I had something to say, nothing that

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nobody else didn't say. It would appear that looking at the game

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already today and the game after we played last week, the game has got

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little quicker. There were less illegal tactics. Everybody would

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appreciate that. You have done a huge amount in your career and seen

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and done a lot, but what is it like to send Australia out here against

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England? A once-in-a-lifetime chance and for most of the players

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not just myself. We are looking forward -- are looking forward to

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it. Any complacency? No complacency. We have a lot of respect for this

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team. The history of England and Australian games hasn't been good

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for Australia, so we need to make sure we are on our game. Good luck.

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Tim Sheens, not giving away too much but he will make sure his

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players are thoroughly prepared for the challenge that lies ahead. The

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England players were out earlier on of the pitch. Robbie Hunter-Paul

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can take us through how old he sees them playing. I spend the best part

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of my career playing at half back and one thing I knew is that I

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couldn't do anything without my front row. England have three of

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the best of them in the business. The England captain, Jamie Peacock,

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he is the first. Inspirational player. He rolls his sleeves up, he

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gets deep. He will carry the ball where nobody wants to. Morley, he

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has had a good career. There's nothing the Australians will throw

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at him if he cannot handle. And right down here, we have James

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Graham, stretching his lower back. Fantastic player. He will also

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rolled his sleeves up, it carries the ball back into the defensive

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players. He will get in behind the ruck, and he has got a great

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passing game. These things will keep a straight on the back foot.

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James Roby will have a running game as well. The more he runs, the

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better off he will be. Looking around the field, this is one of

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the biggest fields in the competition, in the world of rugby

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league. So for those guys to have that space, give the ball to Sam

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Tomkins, he could have a field day. Very exciting afternoon because a

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lot of people have the belief that England can will run Australia

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close and could just beat them. One of the men that has to have that

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belief was on the bench in 1997 for Great Britain against Australia and

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now he is the code of England, Steve McNamara.

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How is everybody? Relaxed. They are ready to play. We have had

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preparation. Everyone is ready to play. You start with the same 17.

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What is the thinking behind it? need consistency, continuity. The

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players are starting to gel and come together. We have got seven

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players ready to get the opportunity. How big is this match

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going to be? A big step. We understand what the Stradey are

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capable of doing but we like a challenge and we are pretty relaxed.

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-- what Australia are capable of doing for. Or doesn't like being at

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Wembley? Just seeing the Australians out there now, it is

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great. It is great to play at Wembley. A big crowd out there, a

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big television audience. How conference are you what that was

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Mac we just want to play well, and we understand all the

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responsibility of being a national team. At the end of the day, we

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want to perform well for ourselves. Good luck. Cheers.

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The crowd is building up out here. A very quiet in the English

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dressing room. Steve McNamara giving the final words to his team.

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What would you be saying to them? few small reminders of what they

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have done through the week and a few individual tips against the

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people they are playing. It is going to be ferocious and intense,

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and reinforced how well they have to kick today. And it is also going

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to boil down to the brilliance of your stars and for England it is

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Sam Tomkins. He has an extraordinary records -- record of

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11 tries in 11 matches and he looks stronger and faster and better

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every time we see him. A lot of people say he's mimicking police

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later what is a massive complement. He has got great footwork. The

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other thing is, he has The X Factor. He has got a pass, a kick, he

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squares it up and brings it back on the inside shoulder. He is very

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important because they are strong in the forwards, but they need him.

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He is going to be under a lot of pressure from the kicking game

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because Australia has a great kicking game. The only thing,

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Jonathan, the only thing he is criticised for his arrogance.

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have to have a little bit of arrogance. It is not ignorance, it

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is arrogance. Belief in your own ability, and he has got that. Today

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he will be tested because of the aggressive restraining kicking game

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and he might have to do the hard yards. Test rugby is all about...

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It is like chess. You have got to your exit plan, get a kicking game,

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and there might be one opportunity to win this game and you're going

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to have to win it or weight. -- or weight. They need to hang in, do

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the basics, wait for their opportunity then take it.

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opposite number Sam Tomkins is Billy Slater who, out of interest,

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was a word jockey for gay what a house, very famous racehorse

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trainer in Sydney. He is quite a small guy. Hasn't he converted well

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from racing to rugby league? He has got everything, balance, speed. He

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is a freak at times. He is very, very strong. A developed version of

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Sam Tomkins, if I could be so complementary to him. He is there

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all the time. He knows what is going on. He is an extra half back

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and a fabulous player. He has been voted the best player on the planet.

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He backs up so well. He is maybe the greatest player of all time,

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Lockyer, and then Darren Harper with the kicking game, and then

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this guide ships in. He is an amazing player. -- this guy chips

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in. How can you kick this ball? It is very interesting. We will do an

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item on this one day. So, your predictions. It depends on the

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start. If they stay close, England might get over the line. If their

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kicking game is good, they have got a great chance. Let's not forget

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how good the line speed of a string it is. Defensively, they get so

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quickly into the tackle. That is what England have to over come.

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Land of Hope and Glory ringing out all over this stadium. Can you see

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anything other than an Australian victory? They need to be composed.

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The position for Australia is vital. Australia can hold their nerve,

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stay with them, and they can get away in the last quarter. I think

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Sinfield and Rangi Chase have got to bring their club form to the

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international stage. If they do that, England have got a chance,

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but Australia are the clear favourites. I just had a shiver

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down my back and I don't think because of the temperature. We will

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now hand you to our commentary team. Him did against Australia at

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Wembley Stadium. Delicious. -- England against Australia. 14 years

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since we have had the setting for this occasion and it is an

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afternoon that is rich with potential. If you are here, good

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luck. If you are watching at home, settle back. Could be a cracker.

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Two National anthems to hit, played by the Friary Guildford band, sung

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# Australians all let us rejoice. # For we are young and free.

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# We've golden soil and wealth for toil.

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# Our home is girt by sea. # Our land abounds in nature's

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gifts. # Of beauty rich and rare.

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# In history's page let every stage. # Advance Australia fair.

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# In joyful strains then let us sing.

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Long live our noble queen god save our queen send her victorious.

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Happy and glorious. Long to reign Rangi Chase and Kevin Sinfield

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start again. Jack Reed up against those he faces week-in, week-out,

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for the spine. Simon the backers. James Graham and Jamie Peacock

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providing the grant down the middle. -- grunt. Greg Inglis comes back

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into the centre for Australia after a ten-week absence. Willie Tonga

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out with a chest injury and four members of that pack have won

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international player of the Year awards in their position this week.

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On the bench, England again unchanged. Cooper Cronk and David

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Shillington bought survive injury scares for Australia. The referee

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is Henry Perenara from New Zealand. He's an ex-NRL player, So he knows

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what goes on. Is this going to be one of those days? England start

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with possession. The second hour for up by Ellis who command out of

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the 20 metre line. Two teams with great expectations, England against

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Australia at Wembley. We have perfect playing conditions out

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there. It might seem like there is a bit of mist hanging around, but I

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think it is small, fireworks. Wembley's red carpet has been ruled

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out for rugby league royalty, in the shape of Darren Lockyer. Billy

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Slater, almost finding a way through, but Westwood, making the

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tackle. Slater takes to tackle one, on the 40 metre line. The coach,

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Tim Sheens, if they are up to that interference in the build up. And

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there is the first penalty to Australia. It has been a major

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difference from what Australia experienced last week and what

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England experienced in terms of refereeing. They are going to have

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to be a lot sharper. The explanation from the referee, that

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there was a flop down. Australia being made to wait for the ball.

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England prepare for their first real test in defence. Here is

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Cameron Smith. Looking down at blind-side. Dealt with by three

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England defenders. He and it was held. But what has happened? Taken

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a way, by Greg Inglis. The referee decided the ball had already gone

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matter player. And it is England's head and feed at the scrum. Good

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defensive work from England. Reed, Sam Tomkins, Westwood, all with

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numbers and the tackle, taking Australia over the sideline and

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for his family moved out to Australia. -- before his family

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moved down to Australia. A star for Brisbane now. The Australian

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defenders are up there in numbers. England found themselves 10 metres

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short of the halfway line. He he read that very well. But it comes

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again. Bustling effort, by Westwood. Here comes the kick. It is an

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awkward one, for Billy Slater. It is a good chase, by England.

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England's line is absolutely perfect. Good play, using Tomkins

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as the option. And that was a very good kick indeed. England need to

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do that consistently throw it the off load. -- on that goes to

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Matthew Scott. Darren Lockyer will be looking to find the kicking

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position, which they have found. It is not the best of kicks. That was

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a very good defensive sect from the England. Restricting the yardage

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for Australia and putting pressure on the Australian kickers. That was

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the reason why they got the ball in midfield. Cagey opening, five

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Peacock, who only knows one way, and that is forward, with endeavour.

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It is well read by Darius Boyd, who is back there to defend it. We keep

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speaking about the kicking game and I'm sure that Steve McNamara will

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be disappointed with the end of that set. England are working very

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hard indeed in this opening. And it really isn't it and tuck in this

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first by minutes. -- is nip and there. Australia found themselves

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again having to kick, just inside England's territory. And there is a

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mixed up, and England come away with possession. Rangi Chase Hall

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down by Greg Inglis. Good scrambled defence by England, and it had to

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be. The chance has for England, turning them from defence into

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attack, it has been very, very penalty. Penalty for England up.

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Typical of Sam Tomkins. He is a competitor in every situation. He

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attempts to regain his feet and play the ball. Here is the chance,

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Uate almost opening the England defence up. Wembley finds its role.

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England lost their first real attack in a good position. --

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green and gold. Still an under pressure. Sinfield, great

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ball. Just short. Great defending by Billy Slater. That is world

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class. We talk about how exciting he is with the ball in hand, but

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that tackle was sensational, one on one. And the fullback becomes a way

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with the ball. Absolutely sensational defence from Billy

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Slater. England where all but over the line. But Australia and Slater

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it the first time. But, look how it beat Australia have you, on this

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themselves involved. England are just edging this, if it is an arm

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wrestling match at the moment. They at that in the Aussies on the side.

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That was terrific from James Roby. Good food work. Peacock, down, and

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back it comes. Look at the gap, Rangi Chase looking to exploit it.

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Australia hanging on at the moment. It is back to Sinfield. And just a

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handful Greg Inglis, otherwise, Sam Tomkins had glory. You see why

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Australia are such a great team because they have defensive

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commitment is first class. That is a try saving hand. Sam Tomkins

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always gets to the ball but Greg Inglis gets to the ball first. He

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parried the ball over the dead ball line which will mean a restart.

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Greg Inglis has not played for 10 weeks. He has been out injured.

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There has got to be some doubt about his match fitness. Yes, but

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if he is fit, he is on the field, I'll tell you. Any coach in the

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world would tell you that. This is James Roby, now, from dummy half.

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It is a very good start by the side and white. -- in white. Good

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possession former England. He and it has gone over as the mission

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marked Ryan Hall is convinced. there was a flat. The corner flag

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comes into play. Great commitment. Has that Camilla -- has that

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collision forced Ryan Hall out of the field of play? That is an

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impossible try! That is an impossible try as the nation Mark

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my word! Outstanding spatial awareness from Ryan Hall! He is

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heading towards the corner flag. And for me, he grounds that

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legitimately, and that should be four poised. -- 4 points. The

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referee has had a look at that, unbelievable as the nation Mark

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get that down and England's good start has been turned into a very

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good start. Absolutely outstanding start. They built pressure, and the

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result of that pressure has been four points. Billy Slater is

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leaving the field with a shoulder injury. The result of that

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collision. Ryan Hall finished absolutely superbly. What a

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magnificent try Bob this is -- try This is. Great commitment from

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Slater, no doubt about that. Watch this long pass. The collision is

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there, but his skill level to ground the ball back, first class.

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International-class. Kevin Sinfield with a conversion attempt. It just

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slides wide. But it is 4-0. Ryan Hall, an absolute hero. Lovely ball

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movement. Left to right, Chase to Sinfield. That is a master pass

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selection. But what a finish! That is all about the finish from Ryan

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Hall. And the resulted injury to Billy Slater. Slater will be going.

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What news? I am surrounded by smiling faces. If you wanted to

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know how to play Australia, that is how you play against Australia.

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Five minutes ago, England had an opportunity to kick a goal. They

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didn't. They wanted to leave that - - to leave Australia on the back

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foot. And they did. A great start but there are still 67.5 minutes to

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play. Nobody is getting carried dislocated his shoulder. -- the

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reshuffle. Darius Boyd will Jack Reed. Billy Slater is back

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Interesting kicking strategy from field possession because it has

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been positioned England so far. England's defence has to organise

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itself. Darius Boyd is world class. Slater is the international Player

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of the Year, but Darius Boyd is a very good rugby league player.

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years and one day since Great Britain last beat Australia. That

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spill -- spun it away. Luckier drops on it. Australia keep it,

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for Australia. The first bit of pressure from Australia. Rangi

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Chase, great scramble but that was a tough drop the ball that put it

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back to one. And they have conceded this penalty. A good chance for the

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green and gold. A good drive by Watmough. They are getting closer.

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They have five tackles to Hama the careful. England's defenders are

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over but I don't think they have stopped them from getting the ball

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down. The referee is absolutely certain. It is all-square again.

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That was the first bit of pressure the Australians had. My word, they

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have taken full advantage. Luke Lewis has had to come to left-wing.

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They held the shape very well and finished a very competently indeed.

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It was the ball movement that was very clinical from the Australian

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side. This is the Moray Bar from Darius Boyd. He was rushed by Jack

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Reed, put him under pressure, got the ball away and that is a very,

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very good finish indeed. Watch the ball from Bory to. There is the

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pressure from Reed. Excellent pass. posts. He is the man that went

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right at the two to give Australia the lead. It is not a bad record,

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swings it in. That is magnificent from Johnathan Thurston and

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Australia have the lead, 6-4. Marvellous work, this, wasn't it?

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Look at that pass. It had no time. His skill was put under pressure.

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But he answered the question with that lovely pass to Luke Lewis. He

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finished really well. Tanya, what news?

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Garreth Carvell, what do you make of it? Pretty good start. It is

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disappointing to concede the try, but so far so good. They are going

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out really fast. And we have answered. There are no nerves from

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England. We are quite confident, to be honest. The squad, they

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complement each other with the players in there, so there is no

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real nerves of, sort of... So far, anyway. Just you lot watching?

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Wonderful break from Sam Tomkins. That is what he is all about.

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is absolutely world-class fullback play from Sam Tomkins. It was a

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good chase, but it was his evasive skills and footwork that put

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wrong come as. He should have kept seen a few of those today. And we

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saw in the other game, Australia verses Wales. That was a borderline

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call, but a correct call. England with a chance to capitalise upon

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that error. They are starting this just inside the Australian half, a

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great place to build pressure and come in the last couple of minutes.

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They need to maintain the intensity and concentration and keep knocking

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is out, and keep building pressure. The referee has given a knock-on.

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That is against Australia. It looked like an English hand that

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knocked it back. There was good play from England. They are putting

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I am very impressed with him, he sit back and let Tomkins show his

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It will go over to Australia. are creating some chances. And that

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was one. But they are working hard on both edges to put people under

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pressure. That was Sam Tomkins. That was a little high, you could

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argue. And a penalty may well have He has an air of authority. He is

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very composed. His decision-making has been excellent up until now.

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And that was fought from Sinfield. And they know that was half a

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game in July and now referee, in arguably the biggest game of them

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giving the Australians their collision... Look at the line speed,

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almost as he is receiving the ball, he is receiving the descent -- the

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defender. It is a good position once again to build further

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half. The record pastels top -- quickly. Pony is on the touch line.

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good, hard grind from both sides and occasional flashes of

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brilliance. Uate on the outside. He was tackled, he put a pass away,

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and then the flight him up well stocked bus - at the flag came up.

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Just pits the sideline, where he thoughts? No tea my scoring points,

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but this is where the game is won or lost. This one period, in the

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middle of this half. A little bit of nonsense going on her. It's

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relishing the police -- the physical challenge, Adrian Morley.

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You comes Graham. For England. Three, four tackles gone, just on

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the halfway line. A good carry, with a bit of momentum. Three

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England players chasing it. Barriers Lloyd has got his work cut

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out. Australia having to start from very deep inside their own half.

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just need a full line, at team chase. It is now edging back

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towards that the-turkey, the possession, but England have

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dominated the territory ---what's Darren Yorke there will be happy

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with that because it takes Sam Tomkins out of the occasion. --

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equation. That was a high risk play, and it was not executed that well,

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and it has given Australia good field position. It was not a kick

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to be chased. It never looked as if it was going to find touch. And it

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could cost England. It than this his game, Rangi Chase, he does take

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gambles. Darren your club, with a push and a shock, and a drive by

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the man they call he wrecks. All muscle and power and acceleration.

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-- T-Rex. Rangi Chase was trying to play it very clever. To get some

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cheap build position, but it is a high-risk play, and it has not

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worked out. And that man, he is a big Atwick. He has gone over with a

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crucial try. -- a big athlete. England went for that way, it did

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not work. After initially stopping the momentum, there was an offload

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and a lovely inside pass and it is Chris Heighington there was pushed

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off. By the big T-Rex, Tony Williams. And it is see you later

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there to Chris high-end and, hand over egos, the big fellow. -- and

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themselves into a two scored late. If this goes over, it is still

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higher than 4. And he has put it over. Australia lead 12-bore.

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England, eight points back and two Williams. That was allowed to

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bounce. It was a very funny bounce. It did not hit anybody. Australia

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just about recovering their possession and their toys and

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keeping possession. -- position and their poise. But two very efficient

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drives forward by Australia have resulted in scores. They are

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absolutely with was. But they get an opportunity anywhere within the

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20 metres on, they take those opportunities. And that is the

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difference between the teams. Terrific ball. That is a terrific

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ball. You have got to stand back and admire that. It has given a

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Australia another good positioned. That was forward, surely. It is

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worth the admission fee. Look at that sleight-of-hand. And this is a

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pretty good pass, as well. Lovely skill, and great weight of the pass,

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and almost a good pass from Burston creating an opportunity. All that

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in an intense pressure situation. Tom Robbie has had a terrific game

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so far. Not many of their -- quite a few of the England players have.

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It has been quite an even contest, remaining, England would like to

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get some scores on the board before the hooter sounds. That was a

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rocket. You have to make it a contested kick from midfield or

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just build possession and that was neither here nor there from Jon

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prop of the year. It is interesting that Kevin Sinfield has gone to

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hooker and Paul Widdop is at stand- off. That is a good kick by

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Prescott. But it clear England. -- a good, clearing run. That will be

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a great moment for Tom Briscoe. He'll remember that game at the JJB

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Stadium, where he got rather isolated. He is a to season but a

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player, because he has got that experience. He is emerging into a

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he loves to run. He was not ready for that. Sinfield, applying the

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middle channel. Was not expecting the offload. He is not looking at

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the Plough. -- play. Rangi Chase is a risk-taker. We have come to

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expect that will stock -- expect Interesting that him, Paterson and

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Smith are on the field at the moment. There is so much creativity

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from this position. Good defence once again by England. It thus then,

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lost a little bit of balance, but he is still going. -- Thurston.

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England have got will be, Sinfield, Widdop and chase out there, so it

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is like for like. Roby, and Chase. They just did not quite get the

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timing right. Good work from Kirk Yeaman, taking the space from

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Williams, forcing the hour, and putting him under pressure. --

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forcing the error. 12-4 Is not a great reflection of the way the

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game has gone. Unfortunately, at this level, it is about posting

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points on the board, and it is results that matter. England are

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looking to make up the yards. Jones-Buchanan will to kick in. Up

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lots of experience at this venue for England. Out of the 24, 19 of

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that squad have played at Wembley Stadium, so they know all about

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this setting. Tomkins with a fantastic ball. Outstanding finish

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at! From Ryan Hall it! He had every right to go there, and Ryan Hall

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insisted. We have gone to the video referee. That is magnificent work

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from Ryan Hall. That is a great try. What a finish. We speak about Greg

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Inglis and his athleticism, but that is one for the Brits. The try

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go then. No doubt at all about that. He has been absolutely world-class.

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He really has. Both tries he has scored was there and it has given

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Steve McNamara some real hope. We have Kevin Sinfield out there,

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playing Liz for what, and it was that about opened up the gap was

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Sam Tomkins. The little drop ball from Single. Lovely pass, and that

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created a bit of space. Good centre play, from Jack Reed. But this is a

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great finish. World-class! Sublime past, great centre play. And he

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straightened up, found some space for Ryan Hall. But, what a finish!

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Off you go, barriers boy, I control the ball and I am going to get that

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half for this conversion attempt. It has been a very good first half

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so far. It remains in the balance. It hits the post! It hits the post.

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So he hasn't landed either of his conversions, but England have

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landed a couple of real blows on the Australian Sheahan. Half-time,

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England aid, Australia 12. It is a contest that is rare much alive. --

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that is very much alive. With the last watching in a string vest or

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not, you have to admire England's start. They had chances early on,

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the grubber kick was nearly met, but when the try pain, wasn't it

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spectacular? Ryan Hall, they've never seen a better tries scored,

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some people are saying. Australia have come back strongly, Luke Lewis

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scoring. Then again diving over for Australia but then Ryan Hall

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touching down again on that corner. He loves that corner post. He has

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ensured that two tries for England, two for Australia, the difference

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being the conversions. Australia lead, 12-aid. -- 12 -8.

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He used said you jumped up and said, we have got a game!

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Definitely. England came out exactly how the crowd wanted them

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to play. They want to play aggressively and positively, and

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they have taken the game to Australia. Eight minutes into the

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game, England had a penalty and they elected to run the ball. That

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was positive. And on the front foot. It became a game of two halves

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because Australia what Oh What -- always gonna come back. Actually,

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Tony Williams has been a big handful for the England defence.

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Did England get carried away with themselves? I think by the looks of

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it, Steve McNamara has told them to be very positive about the game.

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They need to take the opportunity when they can. You don't get that

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many against Australia. I don't mind what they are doing. Maybe it

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is going too far, may be kicking the ball out, but, on the whole,

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very positive performance. They've got the players there, they've got

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the talent, they've got weapons all over the field. Sam Tomkins is the

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player to go to. Keep your eye on Sam. And absolutely cracking

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The other major headline from the first of his departure of Billy's

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later with what is likely to be a dislocated sold -- dislocated

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Errors made, lots from both sides. Australia making one more than

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England so far. Tackle completion rate is very high. Offload pear,

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Jonathan, that was frustrating in parts. The question is, why are

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they behind? They created opportunities, and what an

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absolutely nightmare mistake by a Chase. But the differences

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Australia have had two chances and scored tries. And England have had

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about five. It is a test -- it is a chess match. They don't have to

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score every time. It is about position, getting the tackles,

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completing sets, and then, slowly, taking chances. Whereas some silly

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mistakes were made and poor execution. They should be three

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tries in front. We will look at detail in a moment at this. But

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first, the standard of play. We will see a few mistakes first of

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all. That is one of the trances. You have got a fullback. He

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stumbles. It is the greatest deal. But the money is on Westfield

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scoring. First trams. That is the first opportunity. And then, there

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we go. Great play by Inglis. Another one off the bounce. It goes

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flatter. Two chances and unfortunately they don't come away

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with any thing. Ian, what do you make of it was like the completion

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rate from Australia his 63%, way off what they are normally. If you

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look at both teams, they are not working together as a unit,

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Australia. England, on the right side, they are playing well. Greg

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Inglis for the Australians is looking rusty. England for the

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majority of it had a better kicking game. They need to get their

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composure, Australia, when England have possession. And they will have

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to win this game. Key moments. The departure of Billy Slater.

1:21:091:21:19
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absolutely brilliant finish. The anybody's books, that is world

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class finish. Great vision from Sinfield. For all intents, he is

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out. I had a really good look at that. The guy is a big hunk of meat.

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Upper body strength. Look at those hips, and it is incredible, the

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skill to do this. If one goes in, you all go in. But the pass was

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fantastic with the vision and the finish. He is a real, real big man.

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From that distance, he is tough to stop. Billy Slater, a good defender,

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stop. Billy Slater, a good defender, but a good pick one will be to a

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small one. That is a skill that has come in through to the game. The

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acrobats. The way they can contortion their body, they are

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taking the game to another level. Lots of reaction to that on Twitter.

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Ryan Hall, take a bow. One of the best finishes you will ever see. We

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will go through those tweets later on. An awful lot of people saying

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that was the best try. And he did it again before half-time so Steve

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McNamara... James Gray he has had - - James Graham, he has problems

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with his back and again he looks flat. That is just composure.

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looks that but he is excited? Steve McNamara has to say is we are

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in this game. I don't know why in this game. I don't know why

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we're behind. Again, Tony Williams goes on a short run and Sinfield is

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dragged in. Once the pass has been pulled away, that is a fantastic

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finish. Tony Williams... If he goes in, he has got to be nailed. Once

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the ball goes out, the defence was good, but we have had exceptional

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We will talk about that try came back later on. England were showing

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patients but also the lack of execution in some key phases of not

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execution in some key phases of not getting things right. Look, they

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work the left-hand side, they have three on to. They have overrun that

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ball. If you hold and hold and hold... Again, why is road be

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kicking that? It goes dead, and pressure is off. -- James Roby

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kicking that? This is a moment of madness. He wants to kick it and

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get a tap further down the field but he doesn't get anywhere near

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the touch line. So if he does at, you have got to zip it. And that is

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T Rex, flattening Chris Hind in. He originally was going to play for

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New Zealand, you know. That play should have been taken in the

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Australian 20 metre area. At 18.5 stone, you can be called T Rex, or

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whatever, but he is a beast of a man and he was never going to be

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stopped. England can play better, stopped. England can play better,

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that is what we are saying, and that is what Steve McNamara will be

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saying. Let's get to the right again. Those are the messages he

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will be reinforcing. You are furious with all the things they

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have done wrong. But you are saying that if you are coaching them, you

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would focus on the positives, look at the chances. And don't worry

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about the offload. You have got to throw something different at

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Australia. You have to avoid the brain explosion, kicking for the

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ball and not executing because you invite field position, and they are

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too good. Going back to what Jiffy said, it is about opportunity. You

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have got to get some first and then execute. We have seen to from two

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from Australia and two from five from England for. Talking about

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attack, but England are setting up from -- for the big play. They need

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to be supported. It is a bit like training, build and build an them.

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Australia want to play on every ruck. Let's look at some of this

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damn lucky a magic. -- lock key a some of this short passing. He

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expects to come up with these players. He knows he has got a

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support players are now his instincts are, I will provide the

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ball. Sometimes when we think about things, we slow the process down,

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but they want to play and if you look at Australia, they haven't had

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look at Australia, they haven't had a lot of ball in the opposition,

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and that is the negative. It was usually, hugely crucial for England

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to finish that half on a positive which they did. It is this guy

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again. Inglis goes in again. Lovely offload, lovely centre play.

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Fullback... It is another great finish. This is Sam Tomkins, goes

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in. Offloads. Jack Reed holds and holds. He doesn't hold him enough

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because the winner, great finish but the fullback, he goes lower.

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The touch line is an extra defender. He goes low, takes him on the lakes,

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and that is a scrum for Australia. A great finish, but you cannot go

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high on that block because you're not going to get any change from it.

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You have got to cut him low. Tomkins, then. Huge excitement

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about this guy. He seems to have matured. Nothing fazes him. He is

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ready for this stage. We have been asking a world-class player to

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stand up for England for a while. Brilliant agility on his feet. He

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can move on a sixpence, and he is stronger than people think he is.

1:28:171:28:21

He has been picking holes in the defence. There is his strength and

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footwork. He is deceptively big. The metres he has made coming out

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of his half. I thought that it was what they were going to struggle

1:28:321:28:37

for. He believes he can get through and brick those tackles. And a lot

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of it is conference. He wants to express himself with the ball. He

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wants to generate something with the ball. He is like Slater, he

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doesn't want to just take the run. You mentioned earlier, they need to

1:28:531:28:59

keep their composure. They need to relax. But because of England's

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lack of match play, why not do the plays let's go down the right side

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and attack because they are unsure of what they're doing, where they

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are coming from. A genuine opportunity for England to beat and

1:29:191:29:23

Australia at Wembley. It would be a huge step forward in terms of

1:29:231:29:28

international rugby league in this country. A quite exciting match to

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come. It was one-sided between New Zealand and Wales earlier with news

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and then scoring entrust four when. -- four minutes. New Zealand were

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immensely strong. They had five tries in the first half. It was 26-

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0 in the first half. Wales held New Zealand in the second half for a

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long time. Then they had another try, making it 30-0. It ended 36-0

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How tough was that I have there? was very tough. Everybody has got

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to realise was that we have got guys who have only been playing

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well before five years, and to step on a stage like that, it is a

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credit to everyone involved with Ross Roby. -- with Welsh rugby. The

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difference between the top sides and the Middle says is at the top

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sides build pressure. I could not be more proud. The can see them

1:30:421:30:47

building the side, you can see it happening. So or are we, we are

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building for the World Cup. I could not be more proud. It is tiring out

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there. We were caught another week to go against Australia. And there

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is better to come from us, that is for sure. Was it the disappointment

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that you could not score a try? Free has there, telling us how

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tough it was against Australia -- minutes to settle this one. What

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Wales have done in that game against New Zealand, in holding New

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Zealand in the second half, they have given a real boost to England.

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If England win here today, four points from two games, then their

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game against New Zealand, they could afford to lose that game by a

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reasonable margin and still qualify for the final. Let's not get

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carried away. We have to concentrate on this match, which

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England have the wind, to set up prospect. And here is a man who

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really has starred in this game. Ryan Hall. He cut a sad figure last

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year, limping on the touchline, a man with a hamstring injury, but he

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has rocketed into form. Tanya Arnold is on the touch line.

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the England coach says that they have to keep up the defensive line

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and keep up the good work. Australia need to cut out the

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mistakes, but the Williams drive shows what they can do when they

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get beyond the 22. Briscoe has been accused of knocking on. It was a

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loose cannon. He was targeted by the shoulder of the Australian. But

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it was nothing illegal. A an hour early chance for Australia to pile

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Australia beginning to wind themselves up. England's defending

1:33:471:33:57
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remaining resolute for the moment. He Galloway, pushing forward. He

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and the referee said there were two English players in there, and a

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penalty to Australia. It will be interesting to see this. I was a

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plodding the English defensive effort, for forcing the answer. --

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I was applauding. At the ball was stolen, so it was the right

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here, for Australia. Thurston with the short pass, And Greg Inglis and

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1ZN. But it might be there was an obstruction in the build up. I just

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think this is so poor play. From right to left. -- superb. We are

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looking out towards the centre of the screen. Has the Australian

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player interfered with the England player making that Everett,

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defensively? This might well be judged out by the letter of the law,

1:35:251:35:32

but I think it is very unfortunate. It is behind the defender, but it

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is whether there is interference there, the Australian players

1:35:361:35:45

running through as a lead runner, passing the ball behind them.

1:35:451:35:50

there is contact before the ball is thrown, and it is a letter of the

1:35:501:35:59

law situation. By the spirit of the lock, that should not be disallowed.

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The referee might have decided that this was a good selection of dummy

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runs from Australia. That is what he has given. Greg Inglis guess his

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try. Phenomenal. When he played against England. Six tries in four

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appearances against the English, or Great Britain. A think the video

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referee got that exactly right. You must reward creative play and good

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skill, and that is exactly what the video referee's decision has done.

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He was the original penalty. Lovely selection there from Thurston. He

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passed the ball behind John Reid, and found Greg Inglis and plenty of

1:36:521:37:02
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space. So that he could just cruise kicking has been superb, today,

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three out of three. It was a lovely pass from Thurston to Reed. The

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timing and a line of the run from Greg Inglis was superb. That is

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what Tim Sheens' ham time -- have time message would have been a, to

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get some space, and that is exactly what they have done. Don't forget

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the red button for room at half past five. Send us your views by e-

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mail and by Twitter. A good discussion of what we have seen,

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and getting a bit of reaction from both sides. Here comes Dan Lockyer.

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Throwing it wide. Another try would be very damaging to England's holds.

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Lockyer. He sends it high and spinning. Ryan Hall has got away

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with that. He has more than got away with it, he has made a decent

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fist of it in the end. Australia have improved over the half-time

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break, with the pressure they are building. Looking much better than

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what the Australian coach, Tim Sheens, has seen in the first half.

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He has taken one for the team, if you like. Tony Williams! He didn't

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miss him. It will be interesting to see what the referee next of that

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piece of foul play by Tony Williams. You can see there, he really does

1:39:241:39:34
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catch him high. Ben Westwood is in a little bit of trouble. Tony

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Williams, the perpetrators. It was Will it be a telling off or will

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there be a card? Did he just say that it was off the shoulder? Of

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that is off the shoulder, you would hate to see a high shot. His

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shoulder must start a roundabout his ear. England, having got the

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themselves up. Morley driving in. Back to Tomkins, quick hands, and

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that is a penalty. Now, this is controversial. The referee has

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decided that he was tackled and that he had a second attempt after

1:41:061:41:16
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the tackle was completed. That is a try. He has not touched the floor.

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The momentum of the tackle was not stop. That is or Brewer decision.

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Some great build up play. And England can count themselves very

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unlucky, and so can Steve McNamara, the England coach. That is two

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controversial decisions by the referee, Henry Perenara, first from

1:41:491:41:57

the tackle by Tony Williams, and then disallowing that drive. Maybe

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showing his inexperience there, the referee. It looked like a double

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movement, but it wasn't. And that is what the video technology is

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there or. Australia still leading blocks his part. -- path. Cricket

1:42:341:42:40

from Cameron's with. They have lost the ball. A great opportunity for

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Australia. Uate carried out of play. want to see that. Ben Westwood ran

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in as well. I think the penalty will go to Australia. Watmough over

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reacted And then there was some more of a reaction from the guys in

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white. The referee has got a job one-year, trying to calm things

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1:43:561:43:57

down after a couple of controversial decisions. -- a job

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on here. The touch that judges telling them who swung the first

1:44:041:44:14
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punch, so the penalty goes England's with. -- way. What a

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great kick that is, good yardage, from Kevin Sinfield. The atmosphere

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1:44:321:44:36

is intensifying at the moment. Morley drives forward. England on

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the brink. Looking to drag themselves back into this

1:44:401:44:50

competition. Come on, England, it says it. Wembley stadium awaits.

1:44:501:44:54

This is Sam Tomkins. Stepping off the left foot, twice, across the

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line. Up England now, 10 points back, needing to score next. He

1:45:051:45:15
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could take by Rangi Chase. Good feet. England looking for the flags.

1:45:161:45:25

Inches away! And they are none to be pushed back. The referee says no

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advantage. And Steve McNamara is in the away Jack the moment, because

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everything is going against England from the referee. Great defence by

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Australia. They have used the border with the pass, the advantage

1:45:411:45:48

has been taken. Jake Reed let's go. They have taken advantage. That

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should be a drop out from underneath the posts. Very harshly

1:45:511:45:57

dealt with once again there, England. It went past the line

1:45:571:46:07
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so even if England lose, they still have the chance of making the final

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and they have really said things up here because they will compete and,

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boy, will they compete for the next masters of turning a high pressure

1:47:031:47:09

situations into their favour, playing it cool, playing by numbers.

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Driving of their opponents back. They sense a real feeling of

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injustice in this English side, and they will want to wind that up a

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bit. They will provide a sucker punch. Cameron Smith, a dummy half.

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are in. Australia embrace. Of the finger has been pointed, and it is

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very much advantage of the green and gold. Exquisite. A real sense

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of injustice for those in white and red. That was an exquisite piece of

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skill from Cronk. He sold the dummy to me and I am high up in the

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stands, looking down on it. What a peach of a pass that was. You see

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that? Watch it. My word, everybody thought the ball was going behind

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to lot year. It didn't. -- Gareth Lockyer. He crosses for a great try.

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This has raised and his team are very good at that. When everybody

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is losing their heads, they tend to keep theirs and do the little

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things right. And the big things a England. 24 for Australia. That is

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a harsh scoreline. Look out his ideas. He looked behind Gallen, he

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looked at Gareth lock here, and that little deception it allowed

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the half a gap to open and gallant timed his run superbly and went

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through to score a very good try indeed. England are being urged on

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tries from Ryan Hall. His finishes Straight forward. You know what you

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match against New Zealand. That is going to be a cracker but we still

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have 24 minutes of this game. It is a fair deficit, but England have

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played it very well. They need the next score and belief will grow.

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The Challenge Cup final against Wigan, when they thought they were

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going to bring it back from the brink, maybe that self-belief is

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You can see highlights of this game for the discussion. The reaction to

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what we have seen. We will be pitch that have had a really good

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game. We talked about the scratchy performance against France and the

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OK performance against Wales, but they have stepped up today. They

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Briscoe, he put the kick in. Australia start within sight of

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their own line. Thurston, he was on the defensive line and he swept

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around the back four that kick. There was a little question about

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that treatment of Sam Tomkins which was less than friendly. Three

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menu where they are looking after the ball, putting a good kick in

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nothing! -- and Reed will score. From the depths of despair, sheer

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jury. And England are back in the context -- in the contest. Good on

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you, feller. That was a great take from him. It wasn't the best kick.

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It is about the chase. They have turned it into a great kick simply

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by that. He has ignited the game once again. The kick, it isn't the

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best. But it was really well read. There was so much space. It is a

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contest, fullback verses centre. Reed climbs high a. He looks to

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pass at but then, no. And he's cause. What a great try. It is

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still only four tries to three. Kicking has been so important.

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Sinfield needs to nail this. And here it goes. The flags are up. 14-

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24. 20. -- 10 points in it. 19 minutes to play. It is on. I would

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love to see a genuine contest. The English lad came out on top. And in

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different kick was turned into his six-point turnaround. It gives

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England hope for the last 18 minutes. Saturday afternoon in

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November and rugby league on the grow. Sinfield puts the kick away.

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It will be traced by Boyd. -- they have to spin the ball around.

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They've got to play loose. They have got more than two tries to

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make up and they will want to play players behind the line. A missed

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opportunity. That is a shame. There was a bit of momentum there to Sam

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Tomkins. He wanted to speed the game up but the referee was exactly

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England given hope. Are they should be a lot closer than this. A

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mistake by the referee, otherwise it would have been a lot closer.

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buying some time for his defensive line. It is a great field position

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for England. You know, another score and there will be doubt in

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the minds of the green and gold. Let's see what they have got in the

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offside. The agony on the face of Steve McNamara. It was the lack of

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concentration. It has crept up. Errors made, England 9, Australia 6.

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That is why are as rare have gained a little bit of ascendancy. You

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have got to admit the resolve in the English players, they have put

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in a good game. There is still time. This English side have got a lot of

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and territory in the second half and that has allowed in to score

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the boys. -- points. Jamie Peacock thought he should have been allowed

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to play on, then. He should. The referee was quick to blows whistle.

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Jamie Peacock was off. The third man in the tackle, targeting the

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ball, forcing the hour. There are not many times in his career that

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Jamie Peacock has scored a try from 30 yards plus, and he had the

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chance there, had it not been for 61 years of age. One of the most

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Sinfield has been outstanding. Rangi Chase, with a couple of

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dummies. The Australians get to him in numbers. Sinfield, not the time,

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they have Wing to have to run it, and it is taken by Greg Inglis.

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That was a rush of blood. They would have been better putting the

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ball through hands. It was a poor kick, the wrong decision, but that

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is what pressure like this does, it forces you to make difficult

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decisions in the blink of an eye. massive effort from Kevin Sinfield.

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He is playing his 40th game of the year. He has been involved in every

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round of the Super League and was a difficult bounce. They have

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gone back to the kick and chase. That is the way they regain

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composure and control within the game. But this England side have

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given them a good shake up. Tanya Arnold is on the touchline.

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options are narrowing for Steve McNamara. Gareth Ellis is

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struggling with a back injury and has not been on the field for some

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The referee called that the ball had been held because he was not

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tackled. He is giving the scrum. The shouldn't it be to the

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attacking team? If the referee makes a mistake. That is a puzzler.

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been a free to England. The referee has found it tough as the heat of

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this Test match has picked up. will certainly want to talk about

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England's performance today, it has been good, but the Australians with

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that ten-point advantage. You can talk about that on the red button

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forum and through Twitter. 10 minutes left to play. Uate! Knocked

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on. Sigh of relief from the England supporters. It was there. And it

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was Greg Inglis, the ball came off him and a forward direction, so it

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was a knock-on. That allows England to regroup. But it is a long way to

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the Australian goal line. The they are ticking along time. The clock

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has been stocked and now it starts of Tom Briscoe. He he works very

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hard. All of the England back three have what really are up to bring

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the ball back into play, quickly. And there was an extra grand of the

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leg, into fears at the ruck, and, rightly, the penalty is given. --

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holds onto. After their causing problems again here, either. He and

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Thurston is away. Terrific defending by Tomkins! Australia are

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Foden numbers. -- forward in numbers. Now, Dan Lockyer, and

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barriers board is over. He touches down. -- barriers buoyed -- Darius

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Boyd. Australia harbour tried outbreaks English hearts. -- up

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this is why Australia are such a great team. They show such

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composure and control. And ultimately ended up with a try, for

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pariahs boy. -- Darius Boyd. Rangi Chase, again, taking the rest. And

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intelligent tracking by Jack Reed, to defuse that situation, but this

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is the control and composure and skill and execution under intense

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pressure. Three lovely passes, to Boyd. Then it goes out to Darren

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Lockyer. By packing off, Kirk Yeaman gave them the space, and

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that was the try. 28-14 With a kick to come. Thurston Has not missed

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the kick so far. Looking for success No. 5. Just inside the far

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post. Five out of five. 14 per England, 34 Australia. Looked at

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that scoreline, and you shake your head, and you see, it has not been

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that one-sided. You can admire some lovely skill, left to right passing.

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It is the composure and control, just camped up there, after that

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you intercept, but England can take great heart from this, but they

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have to admire the goal kicking from Johnathan Thurston. Five out

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of five. Absolutely first-class kicking in the intense situation of

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the sidelines at the moment. Maybe whose continue performance in this

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game has been cut short, because of injury. We have lost some pretty

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influential figures in the pack. They are not going to win this game

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now, Anthony to focus on building to New Zealand next week, obviously,

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away. It is a winner-takes-all game. Australia, as a result of this,

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almost certainly in the final. And England are over his omission Mark

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magic from Sam Tomkins. --!. We had been waxing lyrical, and that was

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better, because that ended up with a try it. Some great sharp passing.

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Tomkins attracts three players, and then it is a right hand offload

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with three players around him, and Chris Heighington is over. Well

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done to Kevin Sinfield and Sam Tomkins were creating the

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opportunity for Chris Heighington to score. Although England are

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defeated, coach Steve McNamara will be very happy with what he has seen

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on the field today. There is then points of a difference. Not enough

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time left, really, for England. But it is all about finishing with a

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little momentum. Chris Heighington, the try scorer. And they may meet

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again. He lovely in to clear. -- Lovely interplay. Super,

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international quality drive. -- try, West with throws it wide. Never had

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the pace to test them, so to the safer option of going inside. They

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are taking gambles and it has not come off. They will take a lot of

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self-belief from his performance. Should we meet again in the final,

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injustice inside this English side over the next week, maybe the next

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fortnight. Now, is thus a double movement? He has got the video

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referee this time. He is quite right about that. Chris Lawrence,

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this is his momentum. It pains me to say it. His arm and it's the

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floor, but the momentum of the tackle is continuing, and he has

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every right to police the ball whenever he sees that, and that is

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over the line. He cannot stop himself. And I think he will give

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that us a try. Again, it is a superb left-to-right passing. Up he

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has scored one try and created two, should this try be given. It is

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cruel on England because they were taking risks. And that resulted in

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that try. No arguments from the England crowd. That was a decent

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decision by the video referee. Nothing wrong with that. There-4-20.

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-- 34-20. This is a superb, accurate and weighted pass, which

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allowed him to hit the gap, and his momentum to come over for a very

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good tries. The conversion to the Try being lined up by Johnathan

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Thurston, to make it six out of six, and they have all been difficult

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Johnathan Thurston might move to six. Next season, he looks he is

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going to be playing at stand-off. We will have to wait and see

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It is a heck of a difference in scoreline. Johnathan Thurston,

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quite rightly named Man of the Match. A superb game from him. They

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have got the heir-apparent to Gareth luckier -- Darren Lockyer's

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crown. Lawrence has pushed out of play. The referee says that is the

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end of the game. It is a crawl scoreline as far as England are

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concerned. Australia winning 36-20. That disguises how well England

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have played today. It said sudden exit's match against his Zealand as

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an apps at Blockbuster and the winners of that will join Australia

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in the Four Nations final and England will feel that they have a

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little bit of injustice to put right. We shall see. Full-time at

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A lot of reaction from you watching at home. Matt says, a cracking game,

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and so much to analyse. The decisions by the referee making a

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crucial impact on the direction of this match after point won it would

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have been told-18, had the referee gone to a video referee. He decided

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not to. That made an awful lot of difference but Australia were

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deserved winners. They win 36-20. The players embrace each other and

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swap shirts. Lots of discussion there for Sinfield and the rest.

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Tanya, she will get as many players as she can. Tim, the scoreline. Was

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it easier than it was? Yes. The scoreline doesn't reflect the game

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because England kept us honest. We struggled for lots of periods. I

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was happy the way the guys pull together, having to play slate on

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the wing. How is he? That will be the end of him for that tour

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because he has fractured his shoulder. You must have been

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pleased with how clinical they were in terms of scoring. We were under

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the pump for a fair bit and gave away a lot of penalties. We allowed

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England to get down on our line. We scored some good points as well,

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nevertheless. You have had a few comments about the referees before,

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what about this one? After looking at the game, I will comment. There

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were a number of issues and I am sure both coaches wouldn't be 100%

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happy with them. It was a fairly strong game, by the same token.

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What do you make of this England team? They can get a lot of belief

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from that. They have got a big game against New Zealand next week.

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Obviously, you think the winner of that is going to come through and

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we have got to take on Wales. We have got to get through that yet.

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It will be a tough game. The England match will be the big match

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next week. Have you enjoyed the Wembley experience? Yes, because we

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have won. That aside, I hope people enjoyed a good game. Thank you for

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your time. Now, man of the match, Johnathan Thurston. He is getting

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congratulated. Getting his Gillette trophy. Congratulations. That looks

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like a tough game. It was. I said during the week that they stuck it

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-- they would stick it to us. And they did. They exposed us on the

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left edge quite a bit. And we need to be better. How difficult in

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terms of rearranging the team is that now with Billy Slater gone?

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is the best player in the world, he does so much for us. We will have

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to reshuffle a few boys around. We will have to continue to play.

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must be delighted with your kicking today. I have been a bit rusty but

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it was good to get a few over. about playing at Wembley? Look, I

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really enjoyed it. The crowd were outstanding. So much atmosphere. My

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first time here, hopefully not the last. Who do you think you might be

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facing in the final? It is too hard to say now but when you play in

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England, you would like to play them in the final. It would be

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great if they get there, but we will wait and see. How much belief

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do you think they will get from this? Heaps. They really started to

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was. They exposed us on both edges so they will take a lot out of it.

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Thank you and congratulations. Thank you. Now, Jamie Peacock, the

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England captain. That wasn't very fair, was it? That scoreline, no.

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We got injured, a couple of things and go our way. We need the small

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things to for our way and they didn't. You must be a huge belief

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from that, though. PS, we have got to beat New Zealand next week if we

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want to get through to the final, so we have got to get on with it.

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Thank you very much. Quickly, Ryan Hall. You might be on the wrong

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side of that, but he's got two cracking tries. I get the glory

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position. I did it in spectacular fashion, but we're disappointed

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that we lost. We need to get these Australian players sooner or later

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and it would be great at Elland Road two weeks -- in two weeks.

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We've got to get our heads down. Marshall said it was their great

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Grand Final, it is for you to. No disrespect for Wales, but

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Australia are on good form and we expect them to get the win.

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Commiserations, Ryan, but a great performance.

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Ryan Hall already looking forward to the match next weekend against

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New Zealand, which, if England win, they will be in the final of this

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Four Nations tournament against Australia and we will have

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highlights of that match on BBC Two next Sunday, 13th November, 4pm.

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This is how of the table stands. Australia are through to the final

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and chances are they will beat Wales. England... England and New

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Zealand on two points each and they need each other next weekend. So

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many things to get through and we will have a lot to discuss on the

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Red Button for him as soon as we come off the air. We will try to

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get more play interviews as well. Now, the crucial moments of the

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second half. First of all, the try for Greg Inglis. Was this

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obstruction? Was that a penalty? is a penalty. He has got his hands

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on the ball. Again, this is the try. Is it obstruction or not? I think

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we'd mac pops out anyway. If he stays where he is, that's fine. He

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made a couple of errors. But I think that is the right call.

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enough. So don't feel hard done bye-bye that. If you think it is a

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50-50 call, in the context of the game, don't give it. What are you

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trying to say? I have no idea what he is trying to say! There were a

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few decisions one after another that went against England. There

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was a high tackle on Ben Westwood from Tony Williams. And this was

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judged to be the shoulder, so when did the elbow become the shoulder?

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I was playing devil's advocate. There was an Englishman going crazy.

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As an Australian I felt it came off his shoulder. If you look from a

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defensive point of view, both teams had some problems on the edges and

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both wingers were outstanding, but how he doesn't score first half,

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but why he doesn't go to the video... This is judged to be a

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double move. Why doesn't he go to the video referee? That is why we

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have a video referee. I can't believe they didn't score in the

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first instance because he was so strong, but you have got to go to

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the video referee. Red card and then a try. To explain, the ball

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carrying arm hadn't touched the ground so he was able to carry on

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playing for stop so it is not about the ball touching the ground? And

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no. If his elbow had touched it. don't think the defender had

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control over him anyway. You have got to stop the progress and commit

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the player to play the ball, so he didn't have it. If Tony Williams

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had been sent off, for his high tackle, Briscoe given the try, the

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whole match... That is the thing! Referee calls play a major part in

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the game. Red card first of all for Tony Williams, and then the try for

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Briscoe. Just watch this. I thought Ian was right. He does deflect off

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the shoulder, but I had a look at that a couple of times and that is

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a red card. The report system is very good. But what you do is if

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you put on report, if he doesn't play against Wales, it doesn't

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matter, does it? Because England have missed out. You'd two were

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missing out on biology. If that is the shoulder, there is something

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wrong with my anatomy! It is a red card and a Briscoe try. Poor

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England. They have got to feel... On the positive side, Steve

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McNamara will focus on the positives. They did play a fabulous

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match and this is not the final. These things were not in their

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control. They will be talking about things in their control. At times

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they missed a couple of tackles and they will be talking about those

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decisions which could have changed the game, but they have got a whole

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lot more improvement in what they can do next week. He has got the --

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the attitude and he has got to put Humpty dumb t Together again. They

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have lit the tournament alive! need to look at how clinical

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Australia are at closing down opportunities. England had

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opportunities and they did not convert them. Whereas Australia did.

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And Paul Gallen putting the score beyond reach. This was to make it

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24 -8. Westwood was tired, involved and the penalty, he was late

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getting back into the line and he missed the tackle. He was tired

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because you were struggling to get back in the line because after the

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penalty they went down 50 metres, Paul Gallen hit a short ball. 20

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minutes earlier, you would have made that tackle. And moments their

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confidence and hope for the future. Jack Reed scoring for the third

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match in a row. Intern -- in terms of time left here we have a fairly

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limited amount. Press the Red Button as soon as we come off their.

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We will pick up all of your comments. Next week, highlights of

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England versus New Zealand. That is the crucial match, the winner of

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that will go into the final to me to Australia. Tonight, on BBC One

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at 10:30pm, there will be Match Of The Day. QPR against Manchester

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City and Manchester United against Sunderland. Sum up this match for

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us, Brian Noble. A great game. Excitement, drama, referee's's

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