England v New Zealand - Match 1

:00:44. > :00:58.In our last encounter on English soil, we battled. Our World Cup

:00:59. > :01:12.final aspect. Gain that required speed, strength and stamina. In a

:01:13. > :01:20.dose of southern hemisphere skills. We were on the brink, courtesy of an

:01:21. > :01:29.old friend. Burgess! England have the lead. But never write the Kiwis

:01:30. > :01:40.off. We played to the bitter end. Johnson! What a try! Shawn Johnson!

:01:41. > :01:45.And now, he has a kick to win the game, to take his side into a World

:01:46. > :01:48.Cup final. He has a kick to win the game, to take his side into a World

:01:49. > :01:58.Cup final. He's nailed it! This time... Three games. Three battles.

:01:59. > :02:03.We are ready. Sensational and heartbreaking in equal measure. That

:02:04. > :02:10.is what Sam Burgess can do. That World Cup semifinal the last time

:02:11. > :02:16.the two sides played in England. New Zealand arrive as the best team in

:02:17. > :02:20.the world after winning the four Nations last year. Steve McNamara

:02:21. > :02:27.suffered a big blow this week with news that Sam Tomkins will miss all

:02:28. > :02:31.three games. We wanted Sam for this Test series, particularly this

:02:32. > :02:37.match. It is a blow for the England team, but also for Sam himself. He

:02:38. > :02:41.worked so hard. That it wasn't meant to be. You wanted to play down the

:02:42. > :02:46.significance of winning this series, but a lot of your players want to

:02:47. > :02:52.make this next step. How conscious are you of your players wanting to

:02:53. > :02:59.go on and win? We all want to win Test matches. No doubt about that.

:03:00. > :03:03.We have three more to go. Every time you play for England, you want to

:03:04. > :03:07.win. It has been the case over the past three years. We've been a

:03:08. > :03:14.little bit short. The players want to put that right this year. Good

:03:15. > :03:18.luck. Thank you. Welcome to our coverage of this three Test series

:03:19. > :03:25.between New Zealand and England. In a couple of weeks' time we will be

:03:26. > :03:29.in Wigan. Then we will be in London's Olympic Stadium. The first

:03:30. > :03:35.match gets under way here in Hull. Jon Wilkin is here, as is Brian

:03:36. > :03:40.Noble and Robbie Hunter Paul. What do you want to see out of this

:03:41. > :03:44.series from an England perspective? International Rugby League is all

:03:45. > :03:50.about performances, results, and picking the best team possible to

:03:51. > :03:53.get results. For me, it is never about development or about the

:03:54. > :03:58.future. It is about the best side out there who can go and get

:03:59. > :04:03.results. This Test series is crucial for England, to get results against

:04:04. > :04:09.the best team in the world. In English sport, we are always ahead

:04:10. > :04:13.for years! You never get there. You are wanting to put this in the

:04:14. > :04:18.context of the bigger picture? Absolutely. If you look at the top

:04:19. > :04:21.nations in the world, Australia and New Zealand, they are probably

:04:22. > :04:29.getting ready for the four Nations. The Kiwis have a couple of injuries.

:04:30. > :04:33.With an eye on the 2017 World Cup. That doesn't matter for England. For

:04:34. > :04:39.our build-up for the World Cup, we need to get over the line in a Test

:04:40. > :04:42.series. This is an extremely important three games. So

:04:43. > :04:46.beleaguered players will watch the union side win the World Cup

:04:47. > :04:52.yesterday. -- the league players. What will they want from this? They

:04:53. > :04:56.will want to do just the same. There is something on social media where

:04:57. > :05:04.they did watch the All Blacks play and when. The challenge is for them

:05:05. > :05:09.to get an All Blacks weekend. The lights have dimmed to try to create

:05:10. > :05:15.an atmosphere for the teams before the fans come out. If we look at

:05:16. > :05:20.Steve McNamara. We talk about coaches and managers rather than

:05:21. > :05:24.players. Does he have to deliver in this Test series, given his record

:05:25. > :05:31.against the top two? Just one win in two games. It is about the squad of

:05:32. > :05:37.people he has together, and the increased influence in NRL players

:05:38. > :05:41.in the English league. That is good for us. Steve has the responsibility

:05:42. > :05:46.of steering the ship at this moment in time. For the players, and their

:05:47. > :05:50.confidence, they need to get over the line. I get frustrated with

:05:51. > :05:57.English sport and our mentality towards the sport. We are unlucky

:05:58. > :06:03.second place is far too often in sport. We get close but fall short.

:06:04. > :06:07.One of our national teams has got to win something. This is a massive

:06:08. > :06:13.opportunity for England to do that. This series is huge. Not just for

:06:14. > :06:19.Rugby League, but for the country watching. I agree with John in

:06:20. > :06:23.relation to expectation levels. We should expect this team to do well,

:06:24. > :06:31.because it is a good team. When we look at teams around the half-backs

:06:32. > :06:35.area, both young, naive half-backs partnerships in relation to senior

:06:36. > :06:41.teams. I am sure they are quietly confident, but they will have to get

:06:42. > :06:45.over the line and bring that belief. We have mentioned Sam Tomkins. We

:06:46. > :06:51.have a good replacement in Zak Hardaker, the current man of steel.

:06:52. > :06:55.But if Tomkins was fit, they could have experimented and tried hard

:06:56. > :07:02.acre in Centre. Is it a missed opportunity with Tomkins out? If you

:07:03. > :07:09.were to throw another dimensional into it, Sam Tomkins started his

:07:10. > :07:12.career as a half-backs. The New Zealand captain will be thinking,

:07:13. > :07:20.what are the combinations we need? Sam Tomkins at fullback is a strike

:07:21. > :07:25.position. It is something every team would worry about. We can hear from

:07:26. > :07:31.Zak Hardaker. John went down to Taunton. He is very keen to be on

:07:32. > :07:33.strict Leigh, so he asked the producers to give it a Strictly

:07:34. > :08:00.theme! It has been a fantastic year for the

:08:01. > :08:06.Rhinos and myself. A few accolades along the way. I am really proud of

:08:07. > :08:10.what I achieved. Where have you come from and where are you right now

:08:11. > :08:14.that has enabled you to be the best player in our competition? Some of

:08:15. > :08:18.the things I could've done two or three years ago, I knocked that on

:08:19. > :08:22.the head and pushed it aside, and said look, I will concentrate on my

:08:23. > :08:29.rugby. A few meetings with senior players at the club, and they had a

:08:30. > :08:35.few words with me. At the start of the year, you struggled a little

:08:36. > :08:41.bit. Definitely. The first four or five weeks, after every game, we had

:08:42. > :08:45.talks about our positioning. I would argue. I thought I was right, he

:08:46. > :08:49.thought he was right. There was just one game where I thought I had

:08:50. > :08:56.played a blinder. It was just confidence. It is as classic a try

:08:57. > :09:02.as you will see! Going into this Test series is a massive opportunity

:09:03. > :09:08.for me. I have had a good year. Hopefully, I can achieve more with

:09:09. > :09:13.England. I only have two caps, so to play against the number one team,

:09:14. > :09:17.New Zealand, it will be 100% concentration, and giving it your

:09:18. > :09:21.very best. It will be fascinating to see how he goes tonight. Over the

:09:22. > :09:27.course of this Test series, let's focus on New Zealand, and hear from

:09:28. > :09:31.their coach now. Stephen, you have come with a pretty inexperienced

:09:32. > :09:39.squad because of injuries. What are you expecting from your side? It is

:09:40. > :09:43.a big part of our game nowadays, and there is not a great wheel we can do

:09:44. > :09:49.about that. Over the last couple of years, we have built up a culture

:09:50. > :09:54.within our group, so everybody who pulls on a Kiwi jumper these days

:09:55. > :10:00.has an expectation. I am sure that the lads today will do that. A lot

:10:01. > :10:08.of inexperience in the hard for you. Has that been a big issue? No. Our

:10:09. > :10:16.strength is in our forwards. They do a wonderful job. They will make the

:10:17. > :10:21.lives of the halves easier. We have some pretty experienced guys at

:10:22. > :10:45.fullback and dummy half. How Boyd up will you be?

:10:46. > :10:53.Moments away from the teams coming out. They are inexperienced. They do

:10:54. > :10:57.have some experience, though. The crucial point is the inexperience at

:10:58. > :11:02.half-backs. That is one of the crucial things about this series.

:11:03. > :11:11.They have come away with two half-backs who are inexperienced at

:11:12. > :11:16.this level. This is an opportunity for one of the backs to set a real

:11:17. > :11:26.challenge. Steve painted the picture properly. You have to remember that

:11:27. > :11:31.we have Tuivasa-Sheck, one of the most devastating strikers in rugby

:11:32. > :11:38.League. The defenders will have to be watching him. Throw a bit of

:11:39. > :11:50.Englishness in. Zak Hardaker has had a wonderful season, and he will come

:11:51. > :11:54.and play with Tuivasa-Sheck. It is the clash of two fantastic packs.

:11:55. > :11:59.England's strength is through the centre of the field. The halves of

:12:00. > :12:04.the back of that, if you're forwards play well on Rugby League, then the

:12:05. > :12:09.half-backs's job is much easier. That will be the key in the context.

:12:10. > :12:13.Are New Zealand a bit more undercooked than England, given

:12:14. > :12:19.where their respective seasons have finished? I think the England team

:12:20. > :12:23.has nine grand finalists. That would be a big advantage. That was a

:12:24. > :12:31.couple of weeks ago. The Kiwis will be strong because they played a warm

:12:32. > :12:34.up game against Leeds last week. For me, England will just edge it today.

:12:35. > :12:40.We can see the players in the tunnel. I might see them -- struggle

:12:41. > :12:46.to see them when they come out, because it is pitch black. What are

:12:47. > :12:50.you struggling? Some fantastic players, Issac Luke and

:12:51. > :12:58.Tuivasa-Sheck. But George Williams for me, a huge opportunity for him.

:12:59. > :13:02.I am outnumbered three to one here, but I am going to bet on the Kiwis

:13:03. > :13:08.here. Really quick through the middle. I is that loot is the one

:13:09. > :13:15.you want to have a look at. We have got to be lightning there. There are

:13:16. > :13:23.lights and spotlights everywhere. Shortly, we will join our commentary

:13:24. > :13:38.team. That is after the anthems, which are on their way here.

:13:39. > :13:45.Ladies and gentlemen, will you please be upstanding for the

:13:46. > :14:00.# E Ihowa Atua tonight by Victoria Gray!

:14:01. > :15:40.Ladies and gentlemen, please remain standing for the national anthem of

:15:41. > :15:44.England, led by Victoria Ground and the chance community choir!

:15:45. > :16:49.New Zealand are kings of one code, crowned in London yesterday, but it

:16:50. > :16:54.is a nation of immense rugby talent. The men in Black today also

:16:55. > :16:58.represent the world's best Rugby League side. England need to stand

:16:59. > :17:03.up to the ultimate test over the next three weeks. But the

:17:04. > :17:09.indications are that they can. We are going to have the lights dimmed

:17:10. > :17:14.again in just a little. We are going to see the hacker. Two captain 's

:17:15. > :17:19.leading New Zealand in this season dashed this series, Issac Luke and

:17:20. > :17:24.Adam Blair. Sharing those responsibilities. They will lead

:17:25. > :17:33.spine tingling hacker in what is already a spine tingling atmosphere.

:17:34. > :17:39.We are celebrating Rugby League in this city of Hahn. I am not sure

:17:40. > :17:43.they had shirts like this back in 1865, and very rarely in the 150

:17:44. > :17:44.years since have we had an atmosphere quite like the one

:17:45. > :19:10.tonight. It never fails to stun. They have a

:19:11. > :19:15.few young bloods in that New Zealand side. They have some seasoned

:19:16. > :19:23.Warriors as well. But likewise England. It is a case of black and

:19:24. > :19:30.white tonight. The land of Hope and Glory is bursting out over the PA

:19:31. > :19:35.system. In the absence of the injured Sam Tomkins, Hardaker is in

:19:36. > :19:40.fullback. He has been outstanding in that position all year. No Sam

:19:41. > :19:47.Burgess, but little brother Tom will come on at some point. Lots of star

:19:48. > :19:52.quality in that England side. New Zealand are missing some established

:19:53. > :20:01.star quality because of injuries, but Roger Tuivasa-Sheck has taken

:20:02. > :20:06.New Zealand by storm this season. Young Kodi Nikorima can come off the

:20:07. > :20:17.bench and light up the pitch at any point. That is to mention just two

:20:18. > :20:24.of them. We have video referees as well. The last two games between

:20:25. > :20:29.these two sides have seen a last second World Cup semifinal win for

:20:30. > :20:35.New Zealand and a dramatic late Four Nations win. There are some New

:20:36. > :20:39.Zealand players who are still twitching at the lost opportunities.

:20:40. > :20:44.Here, the England players have the chance to get the job done. I have a

:20:45. > :20:50.Welshman and an Englishman alongside me. Jonathan Davies, the Welshman,

:20:51. > :20:55.first of all. Rugby is all about results. For me, they have created

:20:56. > :21:00.opportunities but they have not had the cutting edge behind. With the

:21:01. > :21:06.English backline, the should have been rectified now. Try scorers week

:21:07. > :21:11.in, week out in the Super League. New Zealand, especially in the

:21:12. > :21:18.half-backs, I think England start as favourites. A tremendous talent in

:21:19. > :21:21.the New Zealand ranks. Tremendous work there for England with that

:21:22. > :21:29.defensive set, which has allowed them to start this the halfway after

:21:30. > :21:36.three tackles. 188 caps for New Zealand against England's 154. They

:21:37. > :21:41.are out there, they've got the T-shirt, and it is time for England

:21:42. > :21:46.to earn the T-shirt. You can bet that John has spent many hours

:21:47. > :21:50.checking those figures! Kallum Watkins has not been mentioned in

:21:51. > :21:57.the build-up, who could be an absolute star in this series. It is

:21:58. > :22:02.Nightingale who runs away with it. That is what England have got to do.

:22:03. > :22:07.They have got to complete their sets. Not panic, keep the compote.

:22:08. > :22:15.Just going through the early motions here. The softening up. Forwards

:22:16. > :22:23.tried to establish some kind of foothold.

:22:24. > :22:32.Isaac Luke at dummy half. He is an absolute star performer. He is

:22:33. > :22:40.pivotal to that New Zealand effort. Here is the kick from Peta Hiku. He

:22:41. > :22:48.was a fullback last time England played against New Zealand. But a

:22:49. > :22:52.stand-off tonight. Burgess, the same name but a different clan. No

:22:53. > :22:58.relation to the famous Burgess brothers. The New Zealand team will

:22:59. > :23:02.be happy because that was a pretty good kick. It found the space, and

:23:03. > :23:15.it is making England work from their own line. Elliott Whitehead, another

:23:16. > :23:33.who is Australia-bound next season. Going to Canberra. Quick feet.

:23:34. > :23:46.England have been dubbing themselves the Wall of white. It was there in a

:23:47. > :23:50.very straight line. You are not going to score every time. You have

:23:51. > :23:56.to build pressure, have a bit of patience. The first 20 minutes will

:23:57. > :23:59.be very physical. When the opportunity comes, from either

:24:00. > :24:09.brilliant play or a mistake, that's when you have to seize it. Proctor

:24:10. > :24:14.has been a 1 club player throughout his career, with Melbourne Storm.

:24:15. > :24:23.Had plenty of success with that club throughout beginners.

:24:24. > :24:34.New Zealand press and probe. This is where they are dangerous, the

:24:35. > :24:43.off-loading game. The quick feet of Tuivasa-Sheck.

:24:44. > :24:51.That was an important piece of play by Ryan Hall, the wing man. It had

:24:52. > :24:59.to get back in the field of play. You sense that the Kiwis are now

:25:00. > :25:07.upping the ante a bit in defence. The Kiwis came about 70 metres

:25:08. > :25:10.there. Graham has been wowing it in Australia for the past few years.

:25:11. > :25:20.Arguably the best prop forward in the world at the moment.

:25:21. > :25:26.Bateman is a makeshift centre. He has played in that position a lot

:25:27. > :25:41.for Wigan this year. But he is more comfortable in the second row.

:25:42. > :25:50.Nightingale got the latest away. You have to wrap those off-loads up.

:25:51. > :25:55.That's where those boys are really, really dangerous. They made about 20

:25:56. > :26:02.yards there with those off-loads. Really driven England back. England

:26:03. > :26:11.are committing numbers into tackles. One of the ways of diffusing that is

:26:12. > :26:16.by off-loading. If you are chucking numbers in, they have two wrap it

:26:17. > :26:22.up. If you are chucking numbers in and the float comes you are short. A

:26:23. > :26:29.chance for Harris to run for the line and scored the opening try of

:26:30. > :26:34.the series! He -- it has taken New Zealand six minutes. Harris, who

:26:35. > :26:39.famously missed out on the World Cup trip here a couple of years ago

:26:40. > :26:47.because Williams made himself available again. Very, very

:26:48. > :26:58.clinical. There's the off-load. Nightingale takes it in. Another

:26:59. > :27:04.off-load. That buys field position. Some lovely shape work. The

:27:05. > :27:08.half-backs went right to the line. Off-loaded to Harris. Despite

:27:09. > :27:13.Hardaker's best attempt, he managed to ground the ball. They got the

:27:14. > :27:18.numbers wrong. Williams was called in. He ran into a very, very big

:27:19. > :27:25.hole. They will not be happy with that very simple play. They got the

:27:26. > :27:33.numbers wrong and paid the price. A very, very good start for the Kiwis.

:27:34. > :27:38.The crowd seemed a bit nervous in the opening minutes. It has just

:27:39. > :27:47.been silenced. Issac Luke has the chance to add the two. He was one of

:27:48. > :27:53.the players who survived from the 2008 World Cup winning side. Issac

:27:54. > :27:58.Luke has been a star performer for some years now, but he was not a

:27:59. > :28:07.star with that kick. Wide by some distance.

:28:08. > :28:17.It's nothing, really. Just round the back. It was a short ball. They

:28:18. > :28:25.numbered off wrongly. They read very well executed. I like the way they

:28:26. > :28:29.played that play at the line, which obviously engages and interests the

:28:30. > :28:32.defenders, and makes them make decisions. Unfortunately for

:28:33. > :28:36.England, they made the wrong decisions in that instance. First

:28:37. > :28:51.blood to New Zealand, then. England are looking to hold a bit of

:28:52. > :28:58.ground here, to try to get that ball back and put some pressure on inside

:28:59. > :29:09.the New Zealand half if they can. Stephen Keeling, with his staff

:29:10. > :29:13.there. You listen a lot to the New Zealand talk, about culture, legacy

:29:14. > :29:18.and respect for the jersey when they represent their country. The

:29:19. > :29:23.youngsters have too performed to that, and attain the levels that

:29:24. > :29:33.people have previously. That's very important. As a New Zealand team,

:29:34. > :29:38.you will be very happy there, when you receive the kick off from

:29:39. > :29:46.England's first tackle, to be ten metres from their own goal-line.

:29:47. > :29:50.He looks like a prop and runs with the power of a prop, but he's a

:29:51. > :30:00.winner. Whitehead threatens to make a

:30:01. > :30:06.telling break. Hodgson now at dummy half, Williams on his inside.

:30:07. > :30:24.It was read superbly well. You don't want to get on the end of those long

:30:25. > :30:31.passes. Hoisted high. Knocked back. It's into Kiwi hands. Here is danger

:30:32. > :30:36.again, the break is on, the cover across. Hardaker does well at

:30:37. > :30:37.full-back. Great tackle, lovely break, good play by England and New

:30:38. > :30:49.Zealand there. New Zealand find themselves 30 yards

:30:50. > :30:55.away again. It is Harris who will drive it in. But England have work

:30:56. > :31:00.to do. Making easy yards, the New Zealand forwards, at the moment.

:31:01. > :31:02.Playing outstanding at the minute. Pretty much error-free, but still

:31:03. > :31:21.ball movements within the set. The referee had shouted... Had it

:31:22. > :31:27.got over there, it wouldn't have counted anyway. Momentum after the

:31:28. > :31:33.event. A kick into the in-goal area, Burgess watches it away. If be a tap

:31:34. > :31:39.on the 20. The line speed has increased, they are passive at the

:31:40. > :31:47.moment, England. Easy yardage from the Kiwis. That is a great, great

:31:48. > :31:50.hit. Here comes Hall. You can hear the anticipation from the England

:31:51. > :31:56.supporters as he came across. Bateman down the middle. Good to see

:31:57. > :32:00.the three from England getting in there and taking some weight of the

:32:01. > :32:04.forwards. It's developing into a decent set from England, they find

:32:05. > :32:05.themselves inside New Zealand territory, still three tackles to

:32:06. > :32:32.come. New Zealand have it back again. You

:32:33. > :32:36.will see that tactic employed a great deal because Ryan Hall is an

:32:37. > :32:39.exceptional wing man at claiming the high ball. It stands to reason if

:32:40. > :32:43.you've got somebody who does that, as coach McNamara will have

:32:44. > :32:50.indicated, but the ball up there, make it a contest time after time.

:32:51. > :32:56.The float has gone forward. -- the float. Forced the error, again for

:32:57. > :33:06.the off-loaded. The first attacking opportunity for England. -- for the

:33:07. > :33:10.off-load. That is a ridiculous off-load, paid the price for it, now

:33:11. > :33:16.England have to capitalise on it. The first real attacking situation

:33:17. > :33:23.for them, about 30 metres out. Jimmy Tupou right of McNamara. Paul

:33:24. > :33:32.Wellens is part of the coaching staff as well. He has a lot of

:33:33. > :33:47.experience talents. -- Jimmy, right of McNamara.

:33:48. > :33:54.Four tackles still to come, England get a penalty, make it six tackles

:33:55. > :34:01.still to come. Unless they choose to kick for goal here. A conversation

:34:02. > :34:05.going on... They built up this, it's the first time they've been on the

:34:06. > :34:10.New Zealand line. England need to build pressure. They haven't tested

:34:11. > :34:15.the New Zealand defensive line yet, now it's a good opportunity.

:34:16. > :34:25.Great tackle again. Right into him, didn't he? He's had two pickets

:34:26. > :34:32.already, hasn't he? Is spotting has been brilliantly so far. Hill is put

:34:33. > :34:48.down. Less than ten away. Hodgson with a short flat wanted O'Loughlin.

:34:49. > :34:56.Still got tackles in the bag, a couple still to come. The bruising

:34:57. > :34:59.shoulders were waiting and the ball has gone to ground forward, a lost

:35:00. > :35:06.opportunity from England's point of view. Was it Luke with the head? I

:35:07. > :35:09.think it was. It's all about composure. They need to organise, in

:35:10. > :35:14.this position the half-backs and full-back need to organise and

:35:15. > :35:22.coordinate, too many players running one man up. Exactly right, but what

:35:23. > :35:28.tremendous defence. Tremendous tackles from the New Zealand.

:35:29. > :35:34.They've let New Zealand off the hook when the pressure seems to be

:35:35. > :35:43.building. He produced that magic in the semifinal at Wembley when the

:35:44. > :35:49.ball seemed to be going out of play. England need a bit of pressure in it

:35:50. > :35:53.here. Throw the ball in behind the in goal, get a repeat steps to build

:35:54. > :36:00.the pressure, make them tackle in their own 20 metre area. Luke

:36:01. > :36:10.wandering into dummy half. That's right hand side, the step is

:36:11. > :36:17.dangerous again. He looks a very comfortable player on the ball,

:36:18. > :36:18.Lolohea. An England touch. Back to one, New Zealand will risk their arm

:36:19. > :36:30.and test the defence again. Out of dummy half goes Bromwich.

:36:31. > :36:35.Very comfortable with ball in hand, the half-backs, the young

:36:36. > :36:45.half-backs, very comfortable. Here is Tuivasa-Sheck. And it is Sam Moa

:36:46. > :36:48.who is somehow brushed away. Brushes away the England resistance and

:36:49. > :36:54.touches down by the side of the sticks, a second New Zealand try and

:36:55. > :36:59.what a pole. They are making. It's the coach was my decision, do you go

:37:00. > :37:02.for the charge down or not? England have practised it, but it didn't

:37:03. > :37:07.work for them that time, it came to the New Zealanders. They retained

:37:08. > :37:11.composure. Tuivasa-Sheck attracts defenders because of his footwork,

:37:12. > :37:25.but just a little off-loaded to Sam Moa to cross into the... Tremendous

:37:26. > :37:29.try. Tuivasa-Sheck is known as a runner, but he stepped in like a

:37:30. > :37:35.stand-off, takes the ball to the line, attracts defenders, a late run

:37:36. > :37:39.from Sam Moa. He breezes under the posts. I thought the defences were

:37:40. > :37:44.passive. Standing off, you can't allow these players to come at you

:37:45. > :37:52.with tricky feat, then the supporting runners. Yes, is that

:37:53. > :38:01.Luke. He shouldn't miss this one and he doesn't. -- Issac Luke. They were

:38:02. > :38:08.fortunate on the ricochet. He'll be very happy, the ricochet, they got

:38:09. > :38:15.back. They off-loaded. Look at this, you've got to get off the line very

:38:16. > :38:19.quickly, unfortunately... He just runs at O'Loughlin, Farrell doesn't

:38:20. > :38:26.step in, it's an easy hold for Sam Moa. A good finish. Again, off-loads

:38:27. > :38:31.when the opportunity came. A very sluggish start by England here, is

:38:32. > :38:35.it sluggish by England or is it not playing due deference to the way New

:38:36. > :38:39.Zealand have started? We are not failing due deference to the way

:38:40. > :38:44.that New Zealand started. It was as if they were turning up as bit part

:38:45. > :38:47.players before the game started, it's a quality team, world

:38:48. > :38:53.champions, they are demonstrating exactly why. I think Hiku and

:38:54. > :38:59.Lolohea are controlling the game at the moment. You've got Issac Luke

:39:00. > :39:03.stepping in. It's a bit of both. They've started, they are making

:39:04. > :39:07.good yardage, I don't think the intensity is there from England. At

:39:08. > :39:11.the start of a home Test match series. They should be smashing into

:39:12. > :39:19.these Kiwis. It's the other way around at the moment. Trying to get

:39:20. > :39:21.momentum in England and get the crowd going, because they haven't

:39:22. > :39:28.gone yet. Watkins showing his fine

:39:29. > :39:35.athleticism. 40 yards away from the New Zealand line, O'Loughlin driving

:39:36. > :39:38.it forward again. It wasn't about structure, it was about playing

:39:39. > :39:42.quick, pushing up. I'd like to see more of that. Hill hammers in, get

:39:43. > :39:57.it away to Williams. It is play on! Hodgson claims the

:39:58. > :40:06.try. Now the critical factor here is, did it hit the legs of Hardaker

:40:07. > :40:10.or the arms of Hardaker? If it's the legs, we're fine, if it's the

:40:11. > :40:13.arms... He thinks he's knocked it back. That's here from the video

:40:14. > :40:25.referee we've got two today. Make sure. There's a knock-on

:40:26. > :40:31.against England. Big sure he's not touched by New Zealand, please. We

:40:32. > :40:41.are looking for a knock-on, possibly by England.

:40:42. > :40:53.Off-loaded backwards. Just need to see that one again, does it come off

:40:54. > :41:01.his knee? Does it come off the knee of Hardaker?

:41:02. > :41:22.OK, we've got it off any of Hardaker. We've got a knock-on at

:41:23. > :41:28.this moment in time from New Zealand, so we've got play on from

:41:29. > :41:45.this moment in time. We need to see the grounding first.

:41:46. > :41:58.That's a try, that's a try. It's a little slice of fortune that England

:41:59. > :42:03.desperately needed. It looks like it's going to go England's way here.

:42:04. > :42:08.The means of Hardaker, the hands of Hodgson, between them they've given

:42:09. > :42:15.England a foothold back in the game. For England ten for New Zealand. --

:42:16. > :42:24.four for England. Ten for New Zealand. They've had the fortune in

:42:25. > :42:31.this instance. No doubt in my mind it came of Hardaker's me.

:42:32. > :42:37.Consequently, it was play on. And there is a try. And here comes a

:42:38. > :42:43.conversion. Yeah, it's clearly come of Hardaker's me, play on. Hodgson

:42:44. > :42:49.picks it up. The Kiwis stopped playing. An easy try, but the right

:42:50. > :42:55.decision. No video referee, no cry, the referee on the field thought it

:42:56. > :42:59.was a knock-on. Thank heavens for technology on that occasion. -- note

:43:00. > :43:08.video referee no try. England right back in the game, England 6-10 New

:43:09. > :43:12.Zealand. Lovely pass from George Williams to Elliott Whitehead,

:43:13. > :43:17.trying to get the off-loaded away, Hardaker signals to the referee, he

:43:18. > :43:22.was confident it came off his knee, the pictures showed that, Hodgson

:43:23. > :43:27.scores. You see the two experienced players, the Kiwi players, going to

:43:28. > :43:33.the referee. In any sport, as a schoolboy, you play the revelry's

:43:34. > :43:38.whistle. That was it, they both turned, the referee... They've gone

:43:39. > :43:41.for the short restart. England got it back. Another bit of fortune,

:43:42. > :43:46.maybe the tide is changing from black to white here.

:43:47. > :43:55.What does it do for confidence in terms of the England players? The

:43:56. > :44:00.Kiwis had been the best team to that point. You sense that England lads

:44:01. > :44:05.are getting at ease with the speed and intensity of the game, they

:44:06. > :44:11.really are building. They are certainly coming on the ball a lot

:44:12. > :44:14.harder after that try. They had a warm up test last week against

:44:15. > :44:22.France, which they absolutely devoured, the French. It was no test

:44:23. > :44:25.at all. New Zealand a pretty similar team to what we're watching today.

:44:26. > :44:31.Up against a side that gave them a real battle. Maybe that has given

:44:32. > :44:37.the Kiwis a bit of an edge. And court England cold. England having

:44:38. > :44:48.to ram themselves up to this level of opposition again. I think Kallum

:44:49. > :44:52.Watkins is a very good battle. New Zealand looking to bring it clear.

:44:53. > :45:00.Having suffered that little setback. It Issac Luke at dummy half. Sam Moa

:45:01. > :45:07.will drive it on again towards the halfway line. Luke on a spinning

:45:08. > :45:14.away. Away by Lolohea. Trapped by Hardaker. Elected by Hall. England

:45:15. > :45:25.beyond the 20 metre mark again. -- collected by Hall. Let's hear from

:45:26. > :45:28.Earl Crabtree on the touchline. I've been studying the forward battle.

:45:29. > :45:33.It's obvious the Kiwis are challenging there, challenging the

:45:34. > :45:37.big boys from the England team. They've looked really good.

:45:38. > :45:41.Offensively, England have, but they scare me with the line speed, the

:45:42. > :45:48.intensity isn't there, it needs to be sharper. Ben Matulino has come on

:45:49. > :45:53.for the Kiwis. Here is Bateman. He catches and is tackled. A

:45:54. > :45:57.significant interchange is James Roby, he'll attempt to speed the

:45:58. > :46:01.play-the-ball up for the England side. Josh Hodgson took a bang. The

:46:02. > :46:10.quick, little short restart. He went down the ground, he got injured in

:46:11. > :46:15.that incident. We've got some information on that injury from an

:46:16. > :46:19.year. Josh Hodgson took a knock to his left chimp he's been taken to

:46:20. > :46:30.the dressing room to be assessed by the doctor. -- injury update from

:46:31. > :46:33.Tanya. An off-load has gone backwards, England got a hand to it.

:46:34. > :46:39.New Zealand have another six tackles. Looking at the game plan,

:46:40. > :46:45.I've no doubt off-loads will have featured pretty prominently. They

:46:46. > :46:51.are trying everything, any time they can get an off-load.

:46:52. > :47:01.New Zealand 30 yards away. Great tackle from James Roby, any lady

:47:02. > :47:06.defending and he was true. New Zealand threatening again. Pushing

:47:07. > :47:12.at the line. Tap out. Standing to the left of the ruck here, he'll

:47:13. > :47:19.take the pass and hammer it forward. England defenders are drawn to him.

:47:20. > :47:26.New Zealand have one last chance... The final tackle, O'Loughlin judged

:47:27. > :47:34.to have stolen the ball. Just done all that work defensively. It's the

:47:35. > :47:41.same as when I penalised them,". Mr Taylor is exactly right there. New

:47:42. > :47:45.Zealand looked as if they will take the two points available, it's a

:47:46. > :47:55.guinea, that one, under the posts. It's a killer, last tackle. -- that

:47:56. > :48:00.is a gimme. They will say, let's settle its down, England have come

:48:01. > :48:06.back at us but we have an opportunity of two points. We'll

:48:07. > :48:12.take it. Interesting what Earl said about the forwards taking it up the

:48:13. > :48:18.middle. An inexperienced half-backs and Hiku and Lolohea. They can't

:48:19. > :48:22.bring the youngsters into the game and be on the back foot. They are

:48:23. > :48:32.laying the platform. They've stepped up to the plate. Isaac Luke looking

:48:33. > :48:40.to give New Zealand the advantage here. England 6-12 New Zealand.

:48:41. > :48:48.Stephen Tierney looking down from his lofty eerie. -- Stephen Kearney

:48:49. > :48:53.looking down. They wanted the England crowd to play its part, it's

:48:54. > :48:57.not the tub thumping atmosphere you would hope for. The balloon has

:48:58. > :49:04.deflated with the first 20 minutes, we got excited. They've done their

:49:05. > :49:08.best, the Kiwis, to deflate the atmosphere. They've succeeded. When

:49:09. > :49:12.you go away from home, that's what you've got to do, get early tries,

:49:13. > :49:17.couple of big hits in, that's what they've done. The crowd has gone a

:49:18. > :49:21.little bit quiet. This is where the crowd needs to get up now. The ball

:49:22. > :49:33.has gone to ground, the referee says, play on. Luke is able to motor

:49:34. > :49:39.a couple of yards further downfield. Martin Taupau wheel drive it in

:49:40. > :49:46.again. He's been playing for Manly Sea Eagles. A bit of embarrassment

:49:47. > :49:50.about his contract being e-mailed to the wrong person, who let the news

:49:51. > :49:58.out on Twitter. They failed to keep it under wraps. Hardaker is a cross

:49:59. > :50:02.safely to watch it out of play, didn't need a touch. Joe Burgess

:50:03. > :50:09.earlier had done really well with a similar kick. That is the element of

:50:10. > :50:16.composure. It gained him 20 metres straightaway for the tap. They can't

:50:17. > :50:23.give him the space, he's not going to go, great hit! James Graham sized

:50:24. > :50:33.up, still got the ball away. Here comes Bateman down the middle. Might

:50:34. > :50:35.have been a big shoulder. Stopped England momentarily, snatched

:50:36. > :50:43.another eight yards or so. This is Williams. He has the skill, given

:50:44. > :50:51.the opportunity. Cooper will drive it in. The front row of England have

:50:52. > :50:59.been replaced, let's see what impact it can have on the game. O'Loughlin

:51:00. > :51:05.goes left, widow on the inside. Williams searching on the right

:51:06. > :51:11.side, Kallum Watkins ghosts past. Fix it back to Williams. Williams

:51:12. > :51:20.heads back towards the centre. Wrapped up by that black blanket of

:51:21. > :51:24.defence. This is the final tackle. It is Ferres, delicate flick towards

:51:25. > :51:30.Joe Burgess will stop knock-on by England. I would like to see

:51:31. > :51:38.Williams and Widdop on the last tackle take control. They've got to

:51:39. > :51:42.bring the expertise into it. Whether it is directing play or putting a

:51:43. > :51:50.little kick in, high kick. Slightly disorganised there. I would have

:51:51. > :51:54.preferred once again a test for Kenny-Dowall, saying, can you catch

:51:55. > :52:01.it when Ryan Hall is hunting you down? 19 Gayle, the winger, who has

:52:02. > :52:09.haunted England many a time over the past few years. -- Nightingale, the

:52:10. > :52:13.winger. Nightingale with all his experience didn't find his feet to

:52:14. > :52:25.play-the-ball. England get a bonus here. Is this fair enough? Playing

:52:26. > :52:30.it. On all fours, the referee says. I think it's an unlucky call. I

:52:31. > :52:38.agree with you. He wasn't on the ground, he played the ball. It

:52:39. > :52:45.looked perfectly legal to me. So, England with a platform, led by Tom

:52:46. > :52:49.Burgess. He scored a try with extraordinary strength against the

:52:50. > :52:57.French last week. Roby out of dummy half. Back to Hardaker! He lost it.

:52:58. > :53:03.Couple of knock ones in there. Early in the tackle you have to build the

:53:04. > :53:09.pressure. Some people may see this as poetic justice, certainly plenty

:53:10. > :53:13.of pressure from the defence of New Zealand, coming abandoned, really

:53:14. > :53:23.putting the ball receiver under pressure. You expect a whack, from

:53:24. > :53:28.what we've seen early in the game, when he's coming in. He hasn't

:53:29. > :53:37.missed so far come he comes in looking for the hit. Kiwi fit very

:53:38. > :53:41.close to their own line, England defence looking to step it up. Kiwis

:53:42. > :53:48.will be looking for those off-loads to break things down. New Zealand is

:53:49. > :53:55.need to get some field position back. The big captain -- they've

:53:56. > :54:05.been captain in their own half. Plundering down the left-hand side.

:54:06. > :54:12.Nightingale is getting very involved at this end. I think they've been

:54:13. > :54:16.told, keep up the jumper this time. Again, you cannot do that. That was

:54:17. > :54:22.on the fourth tackle, I think, defended very well, if they'd

:54:23. > :54:27.returned the ball and got into the Kiwi half... They get messy in the

:54:28. > :54:33.tackle, it is Farrell and O'Loughlin. They are going to put

:54:34. > :54:38.themselves under pressure. It's just a piggyback, easy for them. They

:54:39. > :54:43.virtually had a full set, get a penalty, and start a second set on

:54:44. > :54:49.the halfway line. Here comes Harris. From the point of view of Steve

:54:50. > :54:53.McNamara, it's been a disappointing performance by England in the

:54:54. > :54:59.opening 31 minutes. The fact they are only trailing by 12-6 will be

:55:00. > :55:04.some consolation. There is a silver line. England still very much in the

:55:05. > :55:08.game. Luke, looks one-way, passes the other. They look a lot more

:55:09. > :55:27.threatening when they are attacking. He had to do the job of two men to

:55:28. > :55:32.make sure the overlap wasn't used. We've seen his footwork, now his

:55:33. > :55:35.float, Tuivasa-Sheck. Tremendous. Now it comes to Luke with the

:55:36. > :55:41.bicycle kick and the inside pass. Harris unloads again. The England

:55:42. > :55:47.defence being tested again. They are dealing with it, just, at the

:55:48. > :55:53.moment. Luke away with a very good kick to the in-goal area, which

:55:54. > :55:58.forces James Roby to defuse. That's the difference so far, whether it is

:55:59. > :56:03.one of the half-backs, the hooker, as Robbie said before the game, I

:56:04. > :56:06.tell you what, Tuivasa-Sheck, he's a player you have to watch all the

:56:07. > :56:14.time. His quick feet, his off-loading, he has a great pace

:56:15. > :56:21.about him. He's the dynamo of rugby league, he is, he's a magician. Well

:56:22. > :56:27.you going with this? It's another line he's been working on. He's been

:56:28. > :56:30.googling all day. We saw steam is coming out of his ears, we thought

:56:31. > :56:39.he was just counting the caps he got. The drop tickles the touchline,

:56:40. > :56:43.doesn't quite get there. New Zealand is that themselves in a decent

:56:44. > :56:53.position. Five tackles to have a go at this England line. England

:56:54. > :56:59.resetting themselves in defence. Luke collect and goes left. Back to

:57:00. > :57:06.Tuivasa-Sheck, who doesn't need to stop. He just went through the gap.

:57:07. > :57:13.Off-loads. They might have a try here. Might have a try. They're

:57:14. > :57:19.looking for the obstruction. Dynamo has conjured up a trick. If this

:57:20. > :57:26.isn't an obstruction, it's a third New Zealand try, let's hear from the

:57:27. > :57:32.video referee. Two Leeds Rhinos... Gretchen Agro two lead

:57:33. > :57:44.-- two lead runners. Can we see it from behind, please? We've got two

:57:45. > :57:58.lead runners here, George Williams can't get across. Clear obstruction,

:57:59. > :58:02.no try, penalty to England. They'll be disappointed when they look at

:58:03. > :58:07.that screen, they are pretty sure they've got a try. Look at that

:58:08. > :58:11.reaction. That is a nonsensical decision. What are you going to do?

:58:12. > :58:16.Drop on the floor and get out of the way of the defender? It's a

:58:17. > :58:23.ludicrous decision, John, this game now... You'll have to disappear. The

:58:24. > :58:37.only one who should disappear is DTM oh, the video referee. Needed to run

:58:38. > :58:42.on the inside shoulder. -- the TMO. It was well, well deep was

:58:43. > :58:48.Tuivasa-Sheck as he received it, that the other factor they needed to

:58:49. > :58:52.consider. He had time to go inside or outside the defensive line, got

:58:53. > :58:54.his angles wrong, didn't get in the way. New Zealand were very

:58:55. > :59:02.unfortunate for that try to be given. It's all about talking point

:59:03. > :59:04.in this game, there is another one. If you are wondering what you'll be

:59:05. > :59:10.talking about on the red button, that is one of them, on the red

:59:11. > :59:14.button forum after the game. Here comes a chance for Brett Ferres.

:59:15. > :59:21.Underneath the sticks. No doubts about that one. England get a lucky

:59:22. > :59:30.let off. At the other end, they take advantage. Brett Ferres the score.

:59:31. > :59:33.There could be 11 in a moment. That's a 12 point turnaround, that

:59:34. > :59:40.decision is now a 12 point turnaround, they are doing very

:59:41. > :59:47.well. They just switch off. I think it's... Hiku, isn't it, who drifts

:59:48. > :59:56.across? Tremendous work, George Williams right to the line. It

:59:57. > :00:01.interests Harris, and a lovely, soft pass to Ferres, whose orders over,

:00:02. > :00:06.virtually, underneath the post for a really well worked try. I'm with

:00:07. > :00:11.you, Jonathan, it's a 12 point turnaround. A great angle by Ferres,

:00:12. > :00:16.though. He was ball watching a little bit, he went right. When

:00:17. > :00:24.Ferres came... A lovely, lovely angle.

:00:25. > :00:31.So Gareth Widdop, to give us a situation that we haven't had from

:00:32. > :00:37.the six minute. Over it goes. It is all square. 12 points apiece.

:00:38. > :00:45.England not just clinging on here. They are in parity. Steve McNamara

:00:46. > :00:53.will certainly be happy with that. It was a money ball there from

:00:54. > :00:59.Williams. Great line, great timing, great angle of the line from the

:01:00. > :01:03.second row are there. McNamara will be delighted, because he will feel

:01:04. > :01:10.that they have underperformed, but they are level on the scoreboard.

:01:11. > :01:14.Coaches like to talk about performances, but fans are only

:01:15. > :01:19.bothered by the win and lose columns. There will be a lot happier

:01:20. > :01:24.England fans in the KC Stadium right now than there was about three

:01:25. > :01:28.minutes ago, when it looked like England where going two scores

:01:29. > :01:35.behind. How does this fuel confidence?

:01:36. > :01:49.Robi is out of dummy half. That's what he's good at.

:01:50. > :02:00.That's it. Play quick and push! Farrell for the line. Just had his

:02:01. > :02:05.ankles taken away. Great play by Widdop and Williams. Taking the ball

:02:06. > :02:13.to the line. Good support play. Very, very unlucky. Great tackle to

:02:14. > :02:20.thwart Farrell. England are finishing the half on top here. And

:02:21. > :02:27.the crowd are finding their voice. To Barca Scheck showing that he can

:02:28. > :02:32.make good tackles. Some of these eager New Zealand forwards now are

:02:33. > :02:42.being left on the ground. That is what England need to do more off,

:02:43. > :02:48.pick up from dummy half and take it. Good play by the English half-backs.

:02:49. > :02:58.Liam Farrell nearly came up with the second try. Was that and

:02:59. > :03:08.obstruction? You never know these days. I don't know where I am with

:03:09. > :03:14.it! John Bateman has a real tenacity about him. Might lack the subtle

:03:15. > :03:18.skills of Kallum Watkins in the other centre's position, but what he

:03:19. > :03:29.lacks in skills he makes up for in sheer determination.

:03:30. > :03:39.They have numbers over on the left. Widdop puts a kick downfield. That

:03:40. > :03:44.is intelligent play. Finds touch. Puts New Zealand on the back foot

:03:45. > :03:47.again. Would up and Williams have played well the last ten minutes.

:03:48. > :03:58.That's what this man will be wanting from them. I think England can feel

:03:59. > :04:03.very confident after this. They were rocking. They fought their way back

:04:04. > :04:08.in. Their finishing is stronger. I am sure they will feel they can play

:04:09. > :04:12.better the second half than they have in the first. We will see

:04:13. > :04:18.better halves in this series. It hasn't been a classic half by any

:04:19. > :04:18.stretch of the imagination. Both sides have taken their

:04:19. > :04:29.opportunities. New Zealand are having to dig deep

:04:30. > :04:47.again. The great off-load again keeps them

:04:48. > :04:48.going, keeps them rolling. England have two respond likewise in

:04:49. > :05:02.defence. Young Kodi Nikorima, with the

:05:03. > :05:07.Brisbane Broncos, flies out at dummy half again. Taupau is 15 yards away

:05:08. > :05:25.with one tackle to go. England's defence holds up well.

:05:26. > :05:31.Half-time. The hooter sounds. 40 minutes. It has been scrappy at

:05:32. > :05:38.times. England have had some good play, but maybe one or two referee

:05:39. > :05:43.decisions, but they are still in the game, without any shadow of the

:05:44. > :05:47.doubt. New Zealand will be asking a few questions of themselves and of

:05:48. > :05:54.others at half-time. Let's hear from James Graham now. James, do you feel

:05:55. > :05:58.a bit fortunate to be tied at half-time? Both teams are working

:05:59. > :06:03.hard. The decision went in our favour and became up with the try at

:06:04. > :06:11.the other end. Looking forward to the second half. You need to tie up

:06:12. > :06:19.those off-loads. Yes, that second one stopped them getting the late

:06:20. > :06:27.off-load. James, thank you. James Graham going into the dressing room

:06:28. > :06:37.for the half-time team talk. 12-12. When you take a look at some of

:06:38. > :06:42.those match stats... England have had a bit more territory. Only one

:06:43. > :06:50.more off-load for England than New Zealand. The set completion is a

:06:51. > :06:55.difference of 3% as well. Yet at times, it has felt like England are

:06:56. > :06:58.playing second fiddle. They started became slowly, especially

:06:59. > :07:03.defensively and in their kicking game. There was a lack of

:07:04. > :07:06.communication between players. They haven't kicked as well as they

:07:07. > :07:12.wanted to do at the start of the game. I thought the kicks lacked

:07:13. > :07:17.aim, purpose and a determined chase. It took the law while to get into

:07:18. > :07:24.the game. They got more confident as they grew into the game. Two port

:07:25. > :07:30.kicks. England are trying to kick away from Tuivasa-Sheck, which is

:07:31. > :07:34.sensible. But a couple of kicks didn't get the right field

:07:35. > :07:43.position, nor the right end result. That leads to built pressure on the

:07:44. > :07:46.England side. If you give the Kiwis broken field and give them the

:07:47. > :07:51.ability to have the ball in the right part of the field, they create

:07:52. > :07:55.opportunities. Off the back of this, you see the Harris tried. All

:07:56. > :08:01.forwards in rugby League need to be able to pass the ball. We get big

:08:02. > :08:09.Moa, which makes Elliott Whitehead become interested. Williams decides

:08:10. > :08:14.to come in to make the tackle, and that is the gap that Harris runs

:08:15. > :08:19.into. Kallum Watkins cannot come in to make the tackle. That is the try.

:08:20. > :08:26.New Zealand built pressure through the kicks. A fantastic piece of

:08:27. > :08:31.play. When you are analysing that, you are talking literally a matter

:08:32. > :08:36.of metres. You are talking a matter of millimetres, a matter of body

:08:37. > :08:42.weight. As soon as your body weight goes to a certain point, you are

:08:43. > :08:46.out. You are talking merely seconds. That play is designed to make a

:08:47. > :08:50.defender turn in and become interested enough to commit himself

:08:51. > :08:57.to make a tackle. Whitehead did that, Watkins followed him. That is

:08:58. > :09:01.why the try scored. That is why I'm talking about communication. They

:09:02. > :09:05.are a new team. It is the end of a long season and there are new

:09:06. > :09:10.combinations in there. Robbie was complaining about the line speed not

:09:11. > :09:14.going forward, and that comes with confidence, speaking to each other

:09:15. > :09:22.and nominating which players you have. The second try for New

:09:23. > :09:27.Zealand. Came off a break. Charged down on play five. This was a bit of

:09:28. > :09:33.fortune, I felt. The kick charged down. Good pressure from Chris

:09:34. > :09:38.Hill, that created an opportunity. This is where England are dangerous.

:09:39. > :09:43.Once they get -- where New Zealand are dangerous. Once they get a

:09:44. > :09:52.session in the England half, they are dangerous. We have highlighted

:09:53. > :09:58.Liam Farrell. Has to come in and take Moa. Between the three of

:09:59. > :10:02.them, Sean O'Loughlin and Liam Farrell, Moa picks his whole. He is

:10:03. > :10:08.a great runner and very hard to stop. But a bit of communication

:10:09. > :10:15.there, and who is going to pick out Moa. In the commentary they made the

:10:16. > :10:19.point that the Kiwi forwards have made sure there is a platform for

:10:20. > :10:26.the inexperienced half-backs to work with. They have done exactly that.

:10:27. > :10:31.They have punched holes in the England defence. England had to get

:10:32. > :10:36.up to speed with it. You saw them finish the stronger out of the two

:10:37. > :10:42.teams, New Zealand, and they had to do that if they were going to give

:10:43. > :10:49.Lolohea yak and he to time to respond. New Zealand were at Test

:10:50. > :10:57.match intensity for the first ten minutes. England took awhile to get

:10:58. > :11:01.there. And they needed a bit of luck, albeit the right decisions.

:11:02. > :11:08.This will be a consistent feature of the second half, big men able to

:11:09. > :11:12.pass the ball. England need to challenge New Zealand on the

:11:13. > :11:16.inside. You get tired, lazy defenders, with guys who are

:11:17. > :11:26.overworking. England played on there. Hodgson react, and scores a

:11:27. > :11:30.try. A moment of luck. It is a half-backs dream here. Moa was on

:11:31. > :11:40.his inside and couldn't make that space. A half-backs's dream is to

:11:41. > :11:48.get defenders moving so they can pick holes out of that. Looking at

:11:49. > :11:53.Harris and Peta Hiku. Peta Hiku is used to defending on the edge and

:11:54. > :11:59.not in the middle of the park. There was a bit of disjoint between him

:12:00. > :12:03.and Harris. The way England are kicking, they are trying to avoid

:12:04. > :12:08.kicking the ball to him. James Graham said they have to work on

:12:09. > :12:12.stopping the off-loads. We are seeing an unnatural kicking game

:12:13. > :12:18.from England. Every time Tuivasa-Sheck runs with the ball, he

:12:19. > :12:22.asks questions of the defence. Generally, the first defender is

:12:23. > :12:27.missing him. You have to get him -- to him in numbers and he draws

:12:28. > :12:32.players to him. He was able to promote the ball to Moa when he's

:12:33. > :12:41.caught that second try. No try here. It was unfortunate. It shows his

:12:42. > :12:46.ability to run with the ball, and use skills to really deceive Kallum

:12:47. > :12:50.Watkins. I thought that was an lucky not to be a try. I thought Watkins

:12:51. > :12:55.had the opportunity to make the tackle and stop it, but he chose not

:12:56. > :13:01.to. He is relying on George Williams to make that lay on his inside

:13:02. > :13:10.shoulder. In fairness to the video referee, he got that right. George

:13:11. > :13:14.Williams was impeded. The rule goes you either have to pull up short of

:13:15. > :13:20.the line or you have to go through the line to the defender. If Kallum

:13:21. > :13:26.Watkins attempts to make that tackle and misses it, and it is a try, it

:13:27. > :13:32.is given as a try. Another question about Tuivasa-Sheck. I understand

:13:33. > :13:39.how you are meant to stop off-loads, but when a bloke is popping out from

:13:40. > :13:44.all angles, how do you stop that? Firstly, it is footwork. He gives

:13:45. > :13:50.himself the ability to make a defender get into a wrong position.

:13:51. > :13:53.His centre of the gravity is low, he is strong, and he holds the ball

:13:54. > :13:58.like that which means he can get out and all over the place. There's not

:13:59. > :14:08.many players in World Rugby who can change direction and not lose

:14:09. > :14:12.speed. He is one of those. It was a massive swing, because as soon as

:14:13. > :14:18.that was disallowed, they went down the other end. That is potentially a

:14:19. > :14:26.huge turning point in the game. Williams gets the ball. There is

:14:27. > :14:33.cut. A beautiful line. Peta Hiku. He took one step out and, rang. There

:14:34. > :14:38.is punches his inside shoulder and scores the try. The play is designed

:14:39. > :14:45.to isolate the third defender, Peta Hiku, who is not different -- used

:14:46. > :14:49.to defending in that position. When there are three players around you,

:14:50. > :14:55.you have to make that decision. You have to make it on the guy who is

:14:56. > :15:03.leading in front of you. Harrison dealt with the half-backs in front

:15:04. > :15:06.of him. You have to give Brett Ferres some credit there, because

:15:07. > :15:13.his timing to go through the whole was exceptional. We will now go from

:15:14. > :15:20.Hull to Kilimanjaro. Not a line you get to say very often! A group of

:15:21. > :15:24.former players and Rugby League supporters have been to climb the

:15:25. > :15:28.rug -- the mountain in aid of the Steve Prescott foundation. Not only

:15:29. > :15:40.did they climb it but they played a rugby game on top of it as well!

:15:41. > :15:48.38 Rugby League players and supporters of the Steve Prescott

:15:49. > :15:53.Foundation head up Kilimanjaro to play the highest ever game, in

:15:54. > :15:58.memory of the player who died two years ago. It isn't easy, but it is

:15:59. > :16:02.an opportunity to test ourselves. Knowing what Steve was like, because

:16:03. > :16:07.for the last seven or eight years of his life, he pushed his body to the

:16:08. > :16:13.limits. It is just a shame, knowing that he will not be able to do this.

:16:14. > :16:20.That he can't be here. Because he would be leading the pack. I thought

:16:21. > :16:27.it would be tough. I am used to tough things. But I am all over the

:16:28. > :16:32.place. I am trying not to cry. As soon as you are a bit down, because

:16:33. > :16:37.someone at you have lost, and that will spur you one. If you can't dig

:16:38. > :16:50.of anything else, think of Steve Prescott. What that man achieved, we

:16:51. > :16:57.can't even come close to. Finally, Gilman 's point. On the rim of the

:16:58. > :17:05.crater of Kilimanjaro, 5685 metres above sea level, just below the

:17:06. > :17:11.summit. For Adrian Morley, this achievement marks the end of a 20

:17:12. > :17:16.year playing career. We are that high up now, the air is so thin,

:17:17. > :17:20.everything is very laboured and it is very hard to get your breath. We

:17:21. > :17:26.got through it. We managed to get there. It was quite emotional at the

:17:27. > :17:30.end. There was people really, really pleased to have made it. A few

:17:31. > :17:37.tears, a few hugs. Really pleased everyone got through it. After a

:17:38. > :17:44.night in the crater of Kilimanjaro, we are getting ready for the match.

:17:45. > :17:48.A full, measured, marked out pitch with inflatable posts, in a bid for

:17:49. > :17:55.the world record for the highest ever game of Rugby League. Freezing

:17:56. > :18:00.cold, and to add to that, out at sickness. Apart from that, we are

:18:01. > :18:06.all OK. When will we have the chance to do this again? Job done. And so

:18:07. > :18:13.for the last push to the summit. We've made it. The highest point in

:18:14. > :18:20.Africa. There's been some dark, dark times. It is the hardest thing I

:18:21. > :18:25.have ever done. I pride myself on being a fit, physical lad, but the

:18:26. > :18:30.altitude played havoc with me. They took me down on the stretcher,

:18:31. > :18:35.which, being a proud mail, I didn't want to. Getting to the top was

:18:36. > :18:41.easily the toughest thing I've ever done. My body is tired, but my heart

:18:42. > :18:49.is full. I feel very enriched for it. A sensational effort by all

:18:50. > :18:55.involved, and a sensational effort by the Rugby League community, who

:18:56. > :19:00.came together and raise over ?100,000 for the Steve Prescott

:19:01. > :19:04.Foundation, in sponsoring everybody who did that trip. You do have to

:19:05. > :19:09.fear for the local guide who had to wheel Adrian Morley down in a

:19:10. > :19:17.wheelbarrow! It took about 18 of them! He is that heavy. Back to this

:19:18. > :19:23.game. When the teams are coming out, you said that the second half

:19:24. > :19:26.would be all about the off-loads. I think England troubled New Zealand

:19:27. > :19:32.when they started to play with a bit more off-loads. There is an old

:19:33. > :19:37.coaching adage, what you are good at is difficult to handle. I think

:19:38. > :19:40.England will get New Zealand at their own game. New Zealand will

:19:41. > :19:47.continue to trouble England after defending their own line. Two things

:19:48. > :19:52.for me, kick better and more off-loads. With the tough games they

:19:53. > :19:58.have played, I would expect England to finish stronger, but only if they

:19:59. > :20:02.controlled the ball and control Tuivasa-Sheck and Issac Luke. I

:20:03. > :20:09.think England are more fluid than New Zealand, that New Zealand have a

:20:10. > :20:19.bit more game time, 1.5 games under their belt. You can get in touch

:20:20. > :20:23.with us on Twitter. On full-time, we will discuss the Sam Burgess

:20:24. > :20:29.situation. There wasn't enough time at half-time to discuss that.

:20:30. > :20:31.Jonathan Davies and John Keel will join John, Bryant and Robbie to talk

:20:32. > :20:45.about that. COMMENTATOR: Thank you very much.

:20:46. > :20:50.This is a stadium that England have liked over the years, especially

:20:51. > :20:55.against New Zealand. Their last win against New Zealand was here in

:20:56. > :20:59.2011. Great written's biggest ever win before it was restyled England

:21:00. > :21:08.in rugby League terms. That was against New Zealand here as well.

:21:09. > :21:12.44-0 that day. It is a very different team here that England are

:21:13. > :21:16.up against. They have grown and grown in stature over the last few

:21:17. > :21:22.years, to the point where they are the top of the Rugby League table.

:21:23. > :21:27.They have dispossessed Australia of the title of the top team over the

:21:28. > :21:33.last year or so. England are hanging in there. Not the prettiest of first

:21:34. > :21:39.halves. Not the most effective performances by England in that

:21:40. > :21:46.first half. Steve McNamara will be delighted. England have got the

:21:47. > :21:52.Kiwis on the back foot. That is allowing George Williams to have a

:21:53. > :21:57.look at him. Look where they are playing the ball on tackle five.

:21:58. > :22:03.That is a great set from the first kick-off for England.

:22:04. > :22:11.I would like to see Williams taking the ball on the line. That is what

:22:12. > :22:17.he has done for Wigan all year. A disgruntled. When he has done that,

:22:18. > :22:25.on the last tackle, you expect your partner, the hooker, to put the kick

:22:26. > :22:29.in. Williams had one or two moments of inconsistency earlier in the

:22:30. > :22:35.year. But the Wigan coach stuck with him and had faith in him, and that

:22:36. > :22:40.faith was repaid. He never thought he would be in this position at the

:22:41. > :23:08.start of the season. He has worked extremely hard.

:23:09. > :23:22.Cooper, his days at St George-Illawarra. What an off-loads

:23:23. > :23:26.from Tom Burgess. Bateman is ripped up and put down. England again

:23:27. > :23:55.advancing with menace. I thought Williams was in again. I

:23:56. > :24:00.thought he was over. A great start for England, this really has been.

:24:01. > :24:04.They started very brightly with a load of intent. I have been

:24:05. > :24:09.particularly impressed with the start from Tom Burgess. A much

:24:10. > :24:16.better start to the second half than the first, from England's point of

:24:17. > :24:19.view. Down to the try-line. Steve McNamara has asked his side to start

:24:20. > :24:25.the second half the way they finished the first, sharpen up the

:24:26. > :24:29.passing and have men in support, and speed up generally across the game.

:24:30. > :24:33.New Zealand, the message was a simpler. He was happy with them, but

:24:34. > :24:45.said we needed to toughen up in defence.

:24:46. > :24:51.Watkins really challenged with that tackle. He has earned his team a

:24:52. > :25:00.scrum 40 metres from the New Zealand line. I would like to see him trying

:25:01. > :25:05.to isolate him one-on-one with his opposite number. Watkins is such a

:25:06. > :25:10.brilliant runner. At some stage it will happen, and we will all be

:25:11. > :25:18.excited. A match at the Olympic Stadium next Saturday. Then at

:25:19. > :25:30.Wigan's DW Stadium, which might be a decider.

:25:31. > :25:44.He is dragged back, under fairly, and the referee says penalty against

:25:45. > :25:51.Matulino. 12-12 in a Test match, nose in front. It isn't often in a

:25:52. > :25:57.Rugby League game that a cheer goes up because he elects to kick a

:25:58. > :26:03.penalty. It will be the first time England goes ahead, should it be

:26:04. > :26:08.successful, and it puts doubt into the New Zealand team. Pretty good

:26:09. > :26:12.work from Cooper there. Really asking questions with his aggression

:26:13. > :26:17.and his desire in that collision. That's what's and this penalty. It

:26:18. > :26:23.is up to Gareth Widdop to convert it. Who would have thought, when we

:26:24. > :26:31.were waiting for the video referee's decision on Kahu's try,

:26:32. > :26:36.that five minutes into the second half, England would have the chance

:26:37. > :26:52.to take the lead in this match. England take the lead. 14-12. For

:26:53. > :26:59.that very first time tonight. Coach Steve McNamara's request has been

:27:00. > :27:02.answered by the England team. The first five minutes after half-time

:27:03. > :27:09.have certainly been in England's favour. That is why they have gone

:27:10. > :27:20.ahead on the scoreboard. Maintain it - that will be the request now. Tom

:27:21. > :27:26.Burgess isn't that much smaller than Sam, isn't he? They don't do small

:27:27. > :27:27.in that family. Twin brother George not in this series because of

:27:28. > :27:48.injury. It is a far better start to the

:27:49. > :27:51.second half than the first half. The kicking game is a lot better. A

:27:52. > :28:07.clever kick from Rob E. They are going to take the tap here.

:28:08. > :28:14.Earl Crabtree, what do you make of this so far? For me, this is a

:28:15. > :28:20.different England team. The intensity has already lifted up.

:28:21. > :28:24.They need to stop these off-loads. Great play by New Zealand. If

:28:25. > :28:31.England are to do anything, they need to remain in tents, and get in

:28:32. > :28:34.their faces in this second half. Plenty of encouragement from

:28:35. > :28:36.England's point of view. But New Zealand will have a response, no

:28:37. > :29:10.doubt. The pass from Kenny-Dowall looked to

:29:11. > :29:19.go forwards. I think the rectory has agreed. -- the referee. No doubt

:29:20. > :29:47.about that. It was an American football pass, that one!

:29:48. > :29:52.It's not 40-20, but still an excellent kick, because the Kiwis

:29:53. > :29:59.will have to start ten yards from their own line. The perfect kick,

:30:00. > :30:03.it's away from Tuivasa-Sheck, the threat is dealt with. Throws it over

:30:04. > :30:08.the sideline, England can then walk to the scrum, get a defensive line

:30:09. > :30:12.set and get off the line and attempt to wallop the Kiwis. Force the

:30:13. > :30:17.error, that's where they need deeply in this area, they've really

:30:18. > :30:21.dominated the nine minutes so far, the forwards have taken the ball up,

:30:22. > :30:26.kicking has been good, more control from the half marks. I'm aching

:30:27. > :30:30.familiarity from the England point of view. England fans will be

:30:31. > :30:37.developing a little knot in their hammock.

:30:38. > :30:46.-- not in their stomach. Not much difference between the sides, there

:30:47. > :30:52.hasn't been. They've just got it over the line, the Kiwis, on the

:30:53. > :30:56.last few occasions. Luke picks up and looks to the right-hand side of

:30:57. > :31:04.the Kiwis, rolling forward again. He's a young player to out for. Sio

:31:05. > :31:10.Siua Takeiaho has had a cracking season with the Sydney Roosters. Who

:31:11. > :31:17.just lost the ball? No excuse for that. He'll be very disappointed

:31:18. > :31:23.with that. He understands that, put his hands up, great off-load. His

:31:24. > :31:28.right knee came in touch with the ball as he carries it. Carrying the

:31:29. > :31:33.ball, thinking about what his options are, his neat hits the ball

:31:34. > :31:40.and it let England off the hook. England need to maintain this

:31:41. > :31:45.pressure. But then in the corner and build pressure. -- put them in the

:31:46. > :31:57.corner. I don't think the front row were in contact... Doesn't matter.

:31:58. > :32:04.It's like having a seventh forward on the field. Ferres the try scorer

:32:05. > :32:15.in that first half. James Roby. Tom Burgess down the middle, every

:32:16. > :32:20.time he takes on that line, he really test them, to the point when

:32:21. > :32:26.Sam Moa gives the penalty away. Do they go for two from here? I would.

:32:27. > :32:31.I'd put it in the corner, have a go for four. The game is so close

:32:32. > :32:36.between these sides, any chance you have, take them. A slight question

:32:37. > :32:41.over New Zealand's goal-kicking game. An 8-point lead would be

:32:42. > :32:45.valuable. If England can convert this next five tackles into a try.

:32:46. > :32:59.What a platform. There he is again. If you are going

:33:00. > :33:06.to come down my channel, I'm going to smash you. Bateman trying to get

:33:07. > :33:11.over through brute force, brute force winds out. From the defensive

:33:12. > :33:18.point of view, he's tackled out of play. -- brute force winds out.

:33:19. > :33:28.Tremendous note. You have to write a note, don't run, know where he is.

:33:29. > :33:33.He comes up out of the line very quickly, cuts off the pass, no

:33:34. > :33:41.option, then he smashes you. He's going to have sore shoulders in the

:33:42. > :33:46.morning, he really will. That's, you know, I felt they should have gone

:33:47. > :33:49.to build the pressure. Perhaps when you see the outcome, they'd have

:33:50. > :33:58.been better doing what you said, Jonathan. I think it's a wonderful

:33:59. > :34:03.thing, I really do. In hindsight, you'd have made so many different

:34:04. > :34:08.decisions. New Zealand rolling it forward again. But England's

:34:09. > :34:13.defensive duty is to keep them pinned as deep inside their own half

:34:14. > :34:18.as possible. This is Jesse Bromwich. Another who can lay into being the

:34:19. > :34:27.best prop forward operating in the world at the moment.

:34:28. > :34:38.Creeping towards the halfway line. And doesn't creep anywhere. A loose

:34:39. > :34:46.pass again, can't keep it in. England get it back from the scrum.

:34:47. > :34:51.Again, a little bit loose. England have just got to take it up on that,

:34:52. > :34:59.keep the ball, keep playing in the right areas, as they've been doing.

:35:00. > :35:02.In the first half I thought the New Zealand is to mark the forwards were

:35:03. > :35:07.making easy yardage, now it is tougher due to the English defence.

:35:08. > :35:13.Caen the areas New Zealand have cut a point, it's given England the

:35:14. > :35:21.field position. -- the areas New Zealand have come up with. It's not

:35:22. > :35:25.been a fantastic game so far, it certainly hasn't, it's been

:35:26. > :35:30.intriguing. It's been a good Test match, a very good Test match. It'll

:35:31. > :35:33.get even better. Quick hands, suddenly, England through Joe

:35:34. > :35:42.Burgess, rolling down the right-hand side. James Roby brings it back

:35:43. > :35:49.middle. Williams, Widdop, has runners here. Steps inside,

:35:50. > :35:55.Kenny-Dowall, and Hall is on his way. Guess who plan to the shoulder?

:35:56. > :36:05.A couple of tackles still to go from England. Making this next play one

:36:06. > :36:10.with more options for England. Right or left. James Roby goes left.

:36:11. > :36:22.Widdop is in position. Is that an accidental offside? Yes, it is, it's

:36:23. > :36:27.a New Zealand leg, kicked up by a man in front of him, the referee has

:36:28. > :36:33.given a penalty for a real offside, not accidental. Touched your man,

:36:34. > :36:37.the man offside. I thought it was accidental, then head and feet for

:36:38. > :36:42.England, but he's given the penalty. It's a reaction from the New Zealand

:36:43. > :36:49.player, the scruffy end, it comes off then. It's in your DNA to pick a

:36:50. > :36:53.ball like that, isn't it? The bounce has gone the way of England, they

:36:54. > :36:57.have to make the most of the opportunity, get some points on the

:36:58. > :37:00.board from this pressure. Just a note, I think we've got an

:37:01. > :37:05.Australian referee refereeing the next game, just a note. England

:37:06. > :37:22.coming on in numbers. That's a dangerous play, that, he

:37:23. > :37:29.turns and throws a blind pass. Did well though, didn't he, Widdop? Here

:37:30. > :37:35.comes James Roby out of dummy half. England pushing all the buttons

:37:36. > :37:41.here. It's intercepted by Kenny-Dowall, a big, searching pass

:37:42. > :37:47.from Widdop. Great, great line speed committee read the play, came up.

:37:48. > :37:53.Just watch, he's off. -- great line speed, he read the play. New Zealand

:37:54. > :37:56.were under the cosh on their own line, they've handled it

:37:57. > :38:01.defensively, now it's a matter of looking after the ball, clearing

:38:02. > :38:05.their own lines, putting a good kick in and starting again. Nightingale

:38:06. > :38:13.suggested he might go to dummy half. Burgess got the kick away.

:38:14. > :38:23.It's taken by Hardaker, Hardaker runs it back to the 40 metre mark. A

:38:24. > :38:30.high tackle. Hardaker gets up, doesn't say anything, it's a

:38:31. > :38:33.penalty. Issac Luke has been called out in his role as joint captain.

:38:34. > :38:46.Two skippers named for New Zealand on this tool, Luke is one of them.

:38:47. > :38:56.Tidy back up... INAUDIBLE Keep going. That is the rules, can't

:38:57. > :39:04.take his head off, Isaac. It the shoulder, went high. It's a fair old

:39:05. > :39:07.penalty count in England's favour, that one. It really has contributed

:39:08. > :39:13.to the amount of possession the men in white are having. They need to

:39:14. > :39:22.capitalise upon it. The starting props back out together, Graham and

:39:23. > :39:26.Hill. James Roby started on the bench but has figured prominently

:39:27. > :39:31.following the injury to Hodgson. Ruby again, England with tackles in

:39:32. > :39:38.the back, Roby gets a pass to Williams. -- James Roby again. Hill

:39:39. > :39:43.saw a gap, went for it, closed quickly. James Roby still down and

:39:44. > :39:47.looking shaky. Williams takes over at dummy half. Running away from

:39:48. > :39:54.Proctor, towards the right-hand side. Very rarely do you see James

:39:55. > :40:01.Roby staying down. It's a concern for England, Hodgson is off injured,

:40:02. > :40:11.James Roby clearly rattled. Two specialist hookers on the night...

:40:12. > :40:16.Sam Moa. Yeah. It's a great tackle. Really takes it at the line, doesn't

:40:17. > :40:21.he? As a hooker and half-backs, he'll take the ball on the line,

:40:22. > :40:26.possibility to get walloped. Rate player, he knows when to run with it

:40:27. > :40:29.on a fast play-the-ball. When you get hit by an entire country, you

:40:30. > :40:35.are bound to get a bit of a headache. Sam Moa on the blindside.

:40:36. > :40:40.Lots of people will have missed that. Let's not labour the point,

:40:41. > :40:44.let's carry on with the game, see what the referee has to say. I'll

:40:45. > :40:50.put it on report, I'm playing tackle four. I'm happy with tackle four,

:40:51. > :40:57.it's going on report. Wait there, please, tackle four. Hibs put the

:40:58. > :41:04.Sam Moa on report because there might have been a shoulder charge.

:41:05. > :41:11.22 minutes of the game remaining, England leading by two. Rolling up

:41:12. > :41:16.is Ferres, has he got over the line? He has, Brett Ferres, second try of

:41:17. > :41:22.the match. Not the prettiest of tries he'll ever score, but who

:41:23. > :41:28.cares? It is four vital points for England fans and a chance for a 2

:41:29. > :41:33.score lead for England. His first try was a brilliant angled run. He

:41:34. > :41:41.rolls just as he hit the defensive line. Let's have a look at it. Just

:41:42. > :41:48.the first man out. I don't think he was expecting it, but he slides and

:41:49. > :41:54.rolls, a very good finish. Caen it is. Overrides the ball, excellent

:41:55. > :41:58.finish, came from a quick play-the-ball once again. It's come

:41:59. > :42:03.from the amount of possession and the New Zealanders having to do so

:42:04. > :42:08.much defending, great opportunity not just think them to take a 2

:42:09. > :42:17.score lead, but to close the Test match out. Widdop, right in front of

:42:18. > :42:25.the sticks. Looking to add another two here that would give England an

:42:26. > :42:32.8-point lead. Here comes Widdop, England have their 8-point lead.

:42:33. > :42:36.Here is Earl Crabtree. What a massive start to the second half of

:42:37. > :42:39.the England boys come walking back onside, thinking about the next

:42:40. > :42:43.moment in the game, it's a voice or point, they can't afford to drop the

:42:44. > :42:50.ball, and peace in here, keep the ball, keep the intensity. He

:42:51. > :43:00.Earl would love to be on the field for real, but he's suited and booted

:43:01. > :43:04.for us tonight. Can England close this out now? Daesh they've

:43:05. > :43:13.dominated the second half. They've turned the pressure into points. At

:43:14. > :43:26.some stage New Zealand will get field position. They've dominated

:43:27. > :43:30.field position and the territory. Farrell will try to repeat that

:43:31. > :43:36.exercise. England on the third tackle already up to the halfway

:43:37. > :43:44.line. Hodgson back on the field, as John was saying earlier.

:43:45. > :43:50.Ferres scored a hat-trick last week against the French, he might have

:43:51. > :43:55.got four, but he is certainly in the tries at the moment, prolific. Five

:43:56. > :44:08.tackles gun, England pressing again, 15 yards again. Hodgson goes right.

:44:09. > :44:14.Tuivasa-Sheck is there. That's more like it, lovely it will kick.

:44:15. > :44:20.They'll have a repeat that, momentum is certainly with England now. It

:44:21. > :44:24.certainly helps with carriers like that from James Graham. You get to

:44:25. > :44:29.the end of the set, lovely little kick through, space behind the wing

:44:30. > :44:35.man, Tuivasa-Sheck has to go across and the England chase is good enough

:44:36. > :44:41.and it earns another repeat. 70% possession England, 30% New Zealand.

:44:42. > :44:47.And the territory, that dominant in possession, is really allowing

:44:48. > :44:53.England to put foot down on this game, a great chance to close this

:44:54. > :45:00.game out. Graham again finding great position can England with five

:45:01. > :45:09.tackles to go from here. Whitehead held up 20 yards away, four tackles

:45:10. > :45:14.to go, England leading by eight. And another chance for Hill through that

:45:15. > :45:19.sizeable gap, but dragged down from below the knees once more. Graham,

:45:20. > :45:23.what a role he is playing in the last few minutes, almost willed

:45:24. > :45:27.himself over the line. Hodgson looks around, he goes right. The ball went

:45:28. > :45:32.where it needed to, Whitehead still holding onto it. Tuivasa-Sheck

:45:33. > :45:36.running away, the referee says there's no advantage there.

:45:37. > :45:40.Tuivasa-Sheck teasing them. They'll go back to the scrum with New

:45:41. > :45:45.Zealand's... We've got news about injuries from Tanya. The England

:45:46. > :45:49.doctor has been kept busy, he is assessing James Roby for concussion

:45:50. > :45:53.but Mike Cooper has been in the dressing room. He's been sent out

:45:54. > :45:59.but with a heavily strapped right knee. He's been told to see how it

:46:00. > :46:08.goes. We'll keep an eye on that. 18 minutes, 17. 17.5 minutes of this

:46:09. > :46:12.international remaining. The rugby league number one nation, New

:46:13. > :46:17.Zealand, being beaten by England, by 20-12. As it stands New Zealand have

:46:18. > :46:23.to score twice if they are to get themselves out of this hole. England

:46:24. > :46:28.have to hang on. New Zealand will come back with some aggression, you

:46:29. > :46:31.would have thought. They've played exceptionally well, England. They've

:46:32. > :46:39.really dominated, 23 minutes of this. I can't remember a time New

:46:40. > :46:44.Zealand were in the England half. New Zealand need to look after the

:46:45. > :46:49.ball. They need to hope they get a penalty at some stage, that will not

:46:50. > :46:58.help that. They are forcing its now. Sam Moa. It's a downward spiral,

:46:59. > :47:03.isn't it, with penalties? Not competing through errors like that,

:47:04. > :47:04.playing at the line. Good defence from Widdop, giving Sam Moa no

:47:05. > :47:16.chance to reel the ball in. There was talk about what the

:47:17. > :47:23.partnership would be here from England. What have you made of the

:47:24. > :47:27.Widdop and Williams combination? It's growing as the game goes on, it

:47:28. > :47:31.really is, they look more and more at ease with one another. They are

:47:32. > :47:35.not only ballplayers and kickers, both of them like to take the line

:47:36. > :47:43.on. Here comes Hodgson out of the dummy half roll again in England

:47:44. > :47:49.pressing forward once more. Hardaker at dummy half. Brett Ferres will

:47:50. > :47:56.drive it in, England edging closer again here, 16 minutes to go.

:47:57. > :48:02.Graham, inside ball. Hardaker. He was waiting, so worthy Kiwi

:48:03. > :48:06.defenders. Hard work and New Zealand on their own line as New Zealand

:48:07. > :48:13.continue to press. As it opened the door? Not quite. Brilliant,

:48:14. > :48:17.brilliant defence. Hodgson speeds away, interception on the sixth

:48:18. > :48:23.tackle, New Zealand have it back again. It was an opportunity, a well

:48:24. > :48:26.worked a ploy by New Zealand. Tremendous tackle, I thought he was

:48:27. > :48:31.in, didn't think they could stop him, what a brilliant tackle, double

:48:32. > :48:36.tackle. It was a game saver. Looked as though it would slide over,

:48:37. > :48:39.didn't it? But Tuivasa-Sheck across and all of the sudden the

:48:40. > :48:43.play-the-ball is quicker for New Zealand, great passage of play. We

:48:44. > :48:45.talked about 12 point turnaround in the first half, our New Zealand

:48:46. > :48:51.about to execute something similar here? Having saved the try, they are

:48:52. > :48:56.in the best position they've been in for a long time. Luke goes out of

:48:57. > :49:01.dummy half. He's cracked down. Only ten yards or so. Only one play to go

:49:02. > :49:09.in this set. It's kept alive here, kept alive. Kicked into English

:49:10. > :49:11.hands. Taken by Hardaker. Another England player in trouble, strife.

:49:12. > :49:24.Is it Brett Ferres? I'm not sure. I think there was a trip there.

:49:25. > :49:31.There is a trip there, I think. Hardaker responded to it. There's

:49:32. > :49:40.nothing in it, but I think he reacted to it. Referee says, play

:49:41. > :49:48.on. Was it the swinging arm? Anyway... It's a Test match, isn't

:49:49. > :49:55.it? Not a touch rugby competition. You will get that. Farrell down this

:49:56. > :50:00.left-hand side. Ferres across, grabs hold of two others, who are there to

:50:01. > :50:06.join in. New Zealand turning up the heat. They've realise they've got to

:50:07. > :50:11.make something happen. The clock is against them. Graham with a dig

:50:12. > :50:16.effort in the muddy referee says it was around his shoulders. Hill will

:50:17. > :50:27.take it on. The forwards have really stepped up, Hill has taken the game

:50:28. > :50:36.to them. Graham is another one. New Zealand looking for the return.

:50:37. > :50:44.Nightingale. Kenny-Dowall at dummy half. Plenty of New Zealand players

:50:45. > :50:47.walking badly. They look highly fatigued after having to defend so

:50:48. > :50:54.much in this third quarter of the game. Running on empty at the

:50:55. > :51:00.minute. They have to score twice in the 12 and a bit minute that

:51:01. > :51:09.remains. It is England's job to keep them out. Luke. Sam Moa. It's hard

:51:10. > :51:17.not to say his full name every time, isn't it? Last tackle coming

:51:18. > :51:21.up. Hardaker backpedals. Up and down, safe as houses, the safest

:51:22. > :51:26.full-back in the English game on those high balls. O'Loughlin did

:51:27. > :51:31.really well, I watched him, gets in the way. It doesn't change his run.

:51:32. > :51:34.What he does, the guys chasing the ball have to run around him, it

:51:35. > :51:44.makes it easier for Hardaker to take the high ball. England struggling to

:51:45. > :51:50.make ground towards the halfway line at the moment. Good work by Burgess

:51:51. > :51:55.coming in to help the forwards out. Joe Burgess, the winner. Hodgson

:51:56. > :52:01.goes left, Widdop with the kick. It was on the fifth tackle to

:52:02. > :52:05.Tuivasa-Sheck. Always the potential danger when Tuivasa-Sheck brings it

:52:06. > :52:13.back because of his step. Brings it wide for team-mates. It was an

:52:14. > :52:16.excellent line, chasing that kick from the England team. A very good

:52:17. > :52:31.chase. Off-loaded! Almost intercepted. This will be tackle

:52:32. > :52:35.one. The tackle camp starts here. If and when Kenny-Dowall is put down.

:52:36. > :52:41.England have to be disciplined, New Zealand are finding it difficult to

:52:42. > :52:44.get good field position. If they can keep the discipline, keep the

:52:45. > :52:52.defensive line in place, try to close this game off. The knot will

:52:53. > :52:57.be tightening a little more in English stomachs now. These are

:52:58. > :53:04.crucial moments. Need a good England touch. Another set of six for New

:53:05. > :53:08.Zealand. They are starting to get a bit of ball, the Kiwis, it's whether

:53:09. > :53:14.they have the energy left to execute some good plays. There is Harris,

:53:15. > :53:15.who is put down. Whether they've got the experience in their hearts as

:53:16. > :53:30.well. It was knocked down by Hall, it's

:53:31. > :53:34.going to be another set for New Zealand from the base of the scrum.

:53:35. > :53:44.All quite clearly got a touch. They worked that so well, Tuivasa-Sheck

:53:45. > :53:50.created the danger again, and Ryan Hall did exceptionally well to get

:53:51. > :53:54.his hand to that. This is the time for New Zealand, it really is,

:53:55. > :53:57.they've had three sets now, consecutively, they've got great

:53:58. > :54:01.field position. If they are going to win this game, and Stephen Kearney

:54:02. > :54:07.will know that, they need some points from this debt. This is why

:54:08. > :54:10.we have three Test series, whatever happens from here running, we want

:54:11. > :54:14.to see these two come together again. There be unanswered questions

:54:15. > :54:19.at the end of this 80 minutes. One or two questions still to be

:54:20. > :54:25.answered at the end of the 70 minutes. The referee says play on.

:54:26. > :54:35.The ball went out with no touch to it. Hiku held up ten away.

:54:36. > :54:44.Hardaker and Farrell working hard. Isaac Luke spins it towards the

:54:45. > :54:48.middle. Blair with an untidy past that is not done by Tuivasa-Sheck,

:54:49. > :54:56.no fault with the full-back. It was his co-captain, Blair's pass. Very

:54:57. > :55:00.difficult running onto the ball when it's dribbling around your ankles. A

:55:01. > :55:09.very difficult take. Poor execution from Blair. I think it's the error

:55:10. > :55:14.count, the penalty count, that has killed New Zealand in the second

:55:15. > :55:19.half, it really is. England should be growing in confidence. As the

:55:20. > :55:24.half goes on. Eight and a half minutes to go. For the next 40

:55:25. > :55:27.seconds England should have the ball in their hands as they grind their

:55:28. > :55:36.way back towards New Zealand territory. Applause because Tom

:55:37. > :55:41.Burgess comes back on the field, fresh from his time on the

:55:42. > :55:50.sidelines. Extra energy and extra power down the middle. Here he

:55:51. > :55:56.comes. It's a good carry. Hodgson, Graham to his white. Graham has a

:55:57. > :56:04.lovely soft pass. He couldn't quite get it away. Here comes the sixth

:56:05. > :56:08.tackle. Widdop will put it high. Tuivasa-Sheck will catch it, but

:56:09. > :56:13.he's surrounded by English players again. He'll be happy with that set,

:56:14. > :56:18.disappointing with the kick, they wanted to compete for it. Now switch

:56:19. > :56:23.on, defend, make him work for the hard yardage. What they are doing,

:56:24. > :56:27.turning the ball over consistently near the New Zealand line. Making it

:56:28. > :56:32.really difficult for the Kiwis to come away and create anything. That

:56:33. > :56:37.had the Burgess trademark stamped all over it. Offensively and

:56:38. > :56:42.defensively they've picked the tempo up, haven't they, England, in the

:56:43. > :56:45.second half? New Zealand working towards the halfway line. They've

:56:46. > :56:49.already got to the fifth tackle, they are going to have to kick

:56:50. > :56:55.here, kick and hope. Luke carries it, they are going to run it. At the

:56:56. > :57:01.desperation stage. This looks much too big. England will take that

:57:02. > :57:06.every day of the week. Six and a half minutes to go. They don't need

:57:07. > :57:09.a quick tap, let everybody get onside, then we'll restart. The

:57:10. > :57:13.clock is their enemy now, New Zealand. You have to score the next

:57:14. > :57:24.one, gets the ball. James Roby back on the field. Robson

:57:25. > :57:34.and James Roby both injured, both have been involved since there are

:57:35. > :57:40.bangs. Quick play-the-ball, darting runs, he has kicked, there he goes

:57:41. > :57:44.again. Dummy half early in the tackle count. Let's put New Zealand

:57:45. > :57:49.on the back foot, will be the England call. Tuivasa-Sheck has been

:57:50. > :57:53.a sweet step, not able to sidestep through a wall of England defence.

:57:54. > :57:58.New Zealand walking back. That would be a great vision for England, it

:57:59. > :58:03.really would, they know they are winning this battle of attrition.

:58:04. > :58:09.Five and a half to go, not quite the desperation of a semifinal or four

:58:10. > :58:14.Nations game, New Zealand know that they've got two more bytes of the

:58:15. > :58:17.cherry, they know there is plenty of improvement in them. England will

:58:18. > :58:22.also know from the winning position that there is 20 of improvement in

:58:23. > :58:32.them, too. That is a huge hit, another Burgess moment. Tom taking

:58:33. > :58:36.up the family mantle. Two South Sydney stars. The ball has gone to

:58:37. > :58:41.ground, the referee says it was knocked on, the fifth, sorry, the

:58:42. > :58:47.sixth, tackle, a turnover, England get it back again. Tremendous

:58:48. > :58:53.tackle, isn't it? I think he's had a massive impact, he really has, big

:58:54. > :58:58.impact in the first half, returning again after a good stint early in

:58:59. > :59:03.the second half. He's been tremendous, he's carried the ball

:59:04. > :59:10.and defended. He's been very, very good in the second half. Everyone

:59:11. > :59:15.has done their share. Hill, Graham, and Burgess has been good as well.

:59:16. > :59:19.They've known their jobs and done their jobs. James Roby has been

:59:20. > :59:24.influential as well on the back of their performance. This is James

:59:25. > :59:29.Roby. He has Graham to his right, Graham with a step, look at that! At

:59:30. > :59:33.this stage of the game. Big man down the middle who's got through so much

:59:34. > :59:37.work, still channelling all that energy. Here comes with, Farrell

:59:38. > :59:40.stepping, waiting for him was Kevin Proctor.

:59:41. > :59:49.A couple of tackles to come. England. Ten away. Widdop. With a

:59:50. > :59:55.little kick through, it's a Kiwi leg, the referee says, play on. It

:59:56. > :59:58.England to have it back again! Proctor couldn't keep old, zero

:59:59. > :00:08.tackle, six to go can England only five yards out.

:00:09. > :00:20.Surely England are in a winning position now? Surely they cannot let

:00:21. > :00:29.this slip? Another score seals it. But they are just happy to run that

:00:30. > :00:37.clock down, it seems. The skipper has won it for England! Sean

:00:38. > :00:43.O'Loughlin! It is a captain's knock! It is a victorious evening in

:00:44. > :00:48.Hull for England Rugby League. They have got the first test signed,

:00:49. > :00:53.sealed and delivered. That's right. It is fitting that one of the

:00:54. > :01:04.forwards scores again to just end this game. I thought he had it. He

:01:05. > :01:17.just lost control. This is it. Roby take it out. He just bumps him off.

:01:18. > :01:21.That's a good finish, O'Loughlin. Blair came across there and had

:01:22. > :01:30.every right to smash O'Loughlin. He's come off worse! He went into

:01:31. > :01:34.the big hit. England have been relentless this second half, they

:01:35. > :01:38.really have. They've looked after the ball well, they've defended

:01:39. > :01:42.well, and they've taken their chances. They will be really happy

:01:43. > :01:51.with this second-half performance, and the result of the game. Adam

:01:52. > :01:57.Blair is still receiving treatment here, I think. He came flying

:01:58. > :02:03.across. O'Loughlin was standing stock still. Blair came flying

:02:04. > :02:08.across to smash him, and just the sheer presence of O'Loughlin...

:02:09. > :02:14.Blair has come off second best by a different -- by a distance. Two

:02:15. > :02:22.different captains, two different teams. One needs treatment. Here is

:02:23. > :02:27.a relieved man, a happy man, but he knows there's still a big job to be

:02:28. > :02:35.done for this to be sealed. This is only part one. They come in all

:02:36. > :02:44.shapes and sizes, the Rugby League fans here. They are, for the most

:02:45. > :02:49.part, very happy Rugby League fans. Blair limps to the sidelines.

:02:50. > :02:57.England are marching towards victory here. Once Gareth Widdop has kicked

:02:58. > :03:09.this goal, there will not be much time left in the game.

:03:10. > :03:15.He will take all the time in the world. All the drama, all the

:03:16. > :03:22.tension, has gone out of this game here. It has. They've really earned

:03:23. > :03:27.this. They started off the first 20 minutes tentatively. Got better.

:03:28. > :03:34.They started the second half quickly. It is the next step by

:03:35. > :03:39.England. They have got themselves within touching distance of New

:03:40. > :03:43.Zealand and Australia over the last couple of years. Here in Hull,

:03:44. > :03:48.they've got themselves over the line. It might have gone awry when

:03:49. > :03:59.they were losing 10-0 in the first half, but Dave Douglass read deep.

:04:00. > :04:05.They are now leading by 26-12. You two have a duty of picking the man

:04:06. > :04:13.of the match. Gareth Widdop, and the front row hill, and Graham have done

:04:14. > :04:25.well. But for his man -- for his impact, and two tries at crucial

:04:26. > :04:29.times, rat ferries. -- Brett Ferres. He hasn't had the easiest of

:04:30. > :04:35.seasons, a suspension along the way. What about this ban as well?

:04:36. > :04:40.Tom Burgess has been a solid figure down the middle. England do not

:04:41. > :04:47.looked nervy now. They look as though they are enjoying it. They

:04:48. > :04:51.are energised. They know what they did well in the second half. They

:04:52. > :05:00.will take it to the next two Test series. The most powerful pack, it

:05:01. > :05:04.gives a platform for the half-backs. We haven't seen Kallum

:05:05. > :05:10.Watkins much tonight, or Hardaker, that that will come in the next two

:05:11. > :05:15.tests. I think there were eight England players all up there. And it

:05:16. > :05:27.was the kicker who made the tackle, Gareth Widdop. The intensity has

:05:28. > :05:32.been lifted in the second half. It has not lacked intensity in the

:05:33. > :05:37.second half. They have come away as comfortable winners, having been ten

:05:38. > :05:46.points down. I would suggest you might see better games of Rugby

:05:47. > :05:55.League in this Test series". You are not going to score all the time. You

:05:56. > :06:02.have to win every point. The hooter sounds in the background. Sean

:06:03. > :06:07.O'Loughlin's late try sealed a very good, a very good England win. They

:06:08. > :06:13.take the 1-0 lead in the Test series. All roads lead to the

:06:14. > :06:19.Olympic Stadium in London. What a night that's going to be! England

:06:20. > :06:23.have started things off very well. On the back of this performance, I

:06:24. > :06:31.hope they will go in with confidence and try and rock the series up. Try

:06:32. > :06:36.and do the same performance as the second half. Good kicking from the

:06:37. > :06:39.half-backs and good finishing. They took every opportunity that was

:06:40. > :06:47.given to them, and they are worthy winners. England have really grown.

:06:48. > :06:53.As this game went on, they grew in confidence and execution. They will

:06:54. > :06:58.be absolutely delighted, and they will feel they can finish this off

:06:59. > :07:03.now. There will be seeds of doubt in the guys wearing the black. What

:07:04. > :07:11.about Jonathan Davies talking about England and using the word we? I

:07:12. > :07:16.slipped up! Did not go unnoticed. Man of the match, Brett Ferres, two

:07:17. > :07:24.tries tonight in England's winning performance. Congratulations.

:07:25. > :07:31.There's the man of the match champagne. You've become a prolific

:07:32. > :07:37.scorer. I am happy with that. A great start to the test. How

:07:38. > :07:43.important for you to win this first test? We started well, and put in a

:07:44. > :07:51.good performance there. Something to build on. How tough was it for you

:07:52. > :07:55.forwards? They mash them up front, and that laid a platform for us. How

:07:56. > :08:01.did you think the team grew through the match? It wasn't the best start

:08:02. > :08:05.for us, but we kicked on after about 25 minutes, and started to get on

:08:06. > :08:15.top of them. Those outside backs flourished. Congratulations, Brett.

:08:16. > :08:20.Sean, congratulations. How much did you talk about the importance of

:08:21. > :08:25.winning this first match? We knew it was good to get off to a good start,

:08:26. > :08:32.and we needed that. We wanted to put in a good performance, and play as

:08:33. > :08:38.well as we thought we could. I think we will see two improved sides next

:08:39. > :08:42.week. Really happy with what we did today. How important to prove to

:08:43. > :08:47.yourselves and everybody that you can beat teams like Australia and

:08:48. > :08:52.New Zealand? Definitely. We've been coming up for a couple of years now.

:08:53. > :08:59.This series, trying to get a trophy now. Well done, Sean. Steve

:09:00. > :09:03.McNamara, your coach. Congratulations. How pleased were

:09:04. > :09:10.you with how the team developed through that game? Very pleased. We

:09:11. > :09:16.put ourselves under a lot of pressure, and to come back out the

:09:17. > :09:21.back end of the first half, really set us up for the second half. The

:09:22. > :09:25.second half, we played completely different, and finished the game

:09:26. > :09:30.very strong. You upped the intensity in the second half. They delivered

:09:31. > :09:35.on all the things you said to them in the first half. I think they were

:09:36. > :09:42.away at it. I just had to support their feelings. We just needed to

:09:43. > :09:49.change their mind set from the start. Thankfully, we did. It is a 3

:09:50. > :09:54.match series, so what will you be working on next week? Both teams can

:09:55. > :09:59.perform a lot better than that. It showed, both teams at times, were a

:10:00. > :10:05.bit out of sync with each other. It was a very tough, physical game.

:10:06. > :10:10.We've got a lot to work on. It's a six-day turnaround, so recovery is

:10:11. > :10:16.the priority right now. We will see you in London. We will see him in

:10:17. > :10:21.London next Saturday. They were excellent bomber England, in that

:10:22. > :10:26.second half. They grew into the game, dominated possession and

:10:27. > :10:33.dominated the game. The front row were magnificent. Burgess and Roby

:10:34. > :10:41.turned the game for England. With Chris Hill and Brett Ferres who came

:10:42. > :10:44.from the bench. I thought James Roby particularly, he prodded James

:10:45. > :10:51.Graham around and the front rows around. It changed the game for

:10:52. > :10:55.England. When you get it physically right, you run hard and played the

:10:56. > :11:00.ball quickly, you bring the likes of James Roby to the game. Tom Burgess

:11:01. > :11:10.came up with some big defensive plays as well. The middle of

:11:11. > :11:15.England, in O'Loughlin, Graham, Roby and Hill, were sensational in the

:11:16. > :11:20.second half, and outdid a Kiwi pack that was and outdid a Kiwi pack that

:11:21. > :11:27.was an doubted. A tweet says, the England team is so strong, we have

:11:28. > :11:32.not seen a squad with that much debt for a while. That strength and depth

:11:33. > :11:38.probably did for New Zealand, didn't it? In the second half of the second

:11:39. > :11:44.half, the New Zealand forwards were walking back quite a lot, and that

:11:45. > :11:48.will have spurred England on. New Zealand came back into the game with

:11:49. > :11:52.about five minutes to go, but because they had been doing 25

:11:53. > :11:59.minutes of defending their own try-line, they had no energy left.

:12:00. > :12:04.In that 25 minutes after half-time, they were having to save tries all

:12:05. > :12:08.over the place, running from one side of the field to the other. The

:12:09. > :12:12.energy battle that England poured on New Zealand is why they were

:12:13. > :12:17.successful, punching holes, playing to their strength, turning New

:12:18. > :12:25.Zealand around. Smart play from James Graham for the Ferres try.

:12:26. > :12:30.Ferres pushed with support from James Graham, reloaded very quickly,

:12:31. > :12:36.and what a smart piece of body shaping. He had no right to get the

:12:37. > :12:40.ball down from that position, but ultimately, Brett Ferres'

:12:41. > :12:44.contribution to the game, two International tries, that made the

:12:45. > :12:49.difference. England got them on the front foot and played quickly. Blair

:12:50. > :12:58.really tried to clean O'Loughlin out. They went bang, and Sean

:12:59. > :13:04.O'Loughlin came over the top. That first tackle in the second half

:13:05. > :13:10.might be what you get used to in test rugby. Exactly. Both teams will

:13:11. > :13:17.only get better. Thank you to the three of you on BBC Two. We are

:13:18. > :13:22.going to continue on the red button. #bbcrl if you want to get in touch

:13:23. > :13:23.with us. We will see you in the Olympic Stadium for the second test

:13:24. > :13:51.next weekend. Brett Ferres! Underneath the sticks.

:13:52. > :13:54.O'Loughlin, straightening up. The skipper has won it for England. All

:13:55. > :13:59.roads lead Live At The Apollo... ..is back.

:14:00. > :14:02.Yay! Yeah! Back for a brand-new...

:14:03. > :14:05...series...