England v New Zealand - Match 2

:00:41. > :00:47.Welcome to the stadium at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park for the

:00:48. > :00:55.second test between England and New Zealand. One of the sport's biggest

:00:56. > :01:02.fans, Colin Welland, who passed away this week said Rugby League provides

:01:03. > :01:07.a cultural adrenaline. It is a physical manifestation of our rules

:01:08. > :01:08.of life. Comradeship, honest endeavour, and an allegiance to

:01:09. > :01:50.Fairplay. Welcome back. MUSIC: "Have Yourself A Merry Little

:01:51. > :02:18.Christmas" An early Christmas present. We will

:02:19. > :02:25.talk about the game in a moment but we will talk about Sam Burgess first

:02:26. > :02:31.of all. Did you get goose bumps watching that? Yes. It is exciting

:02:32. > :02:36.for the game. He is a genuine superstar and to get him back in

:02:37. > :02:40.Rugby League is very good. One of my pet hates is wasting talent and I

:02:41. > :02:46.think he is back in the game that will allow him to maximise his

:02:47. > :02:52.potential. The only thing is he needs to get his 80s perm here do.

:02:53. > :02:57.Has he wasted his talent? Rugby League is a difficult game for his

:02:58. > :03:02.talent to shine. He needs to have the ball in his hands 20 times a

:03:03. > :03:07.game. Rugby League is a better sport to allow him to do that. You talk to

:03:08. > :03:13.him a lot. How difficult has he found the last few weeks? Any big

:03:14. > :03:17.decision would be difficult but he has made the right decision for him

:03:18. > :03:24.and his family. I heard rumours from all sorts of corners. There has been

:03:25. > :03:28.a lot of hysteria. He is back in the game that reveres him, that loves

:03:29. > :03:34.him, that wanting to do well. The courts are very different and it

:03:35. > :03:41.would have taken time to get up to speed -- the sports. Was he given

:03:42. > :03:47.enough time? You have a foot in rugby union and Rugby League. What

:03:48. > :03:55.is your overriding emotion? I care for both games, believe it or not.

:03:56. > :04:03.There are a minority who want people to feel. A lot of the people don't

:04:04. > :04:08.know much about what is going on in that position. For me, it has been a

:04:09. > :04:14.shambles and I'm very sad, everybody has been writing about it. If they

:04:15. > :04:18.did not think he was right to play, that was their decision. I went back

:04:19. > :04:22.to rugby union after seven years in Rugby League and I did not think I

:04:23. > :04:28.was good enough but yet I played for Wales, I would have not turned that

:04:29. > :04:37.down. For me, the balance, the selection was wrong. When Sam was on

:04:38. > :04:41.the field for England they were winning. If he had stayed on they

:04:42. > :04:48.would have won. A lot has been written about it and a lot of

:04:49. > :04:52.rubbish. What is disappointing for all of us is he has not made the

:04:53. > :05:00.stellar impact we thought he would but that takes time. I believe, I

:05:01. > :05:05.wanted England to win the Rugby Union World Cup, I wanted everybody

:05:06. > :05:11.to do well. The scapegoat attitude from some quarters has been

:05:12. > :05:18.embarrassing, we all want to do well in English sport and get over the

:05:19. > :05:29.line. The fact he has made this decision now is a good decision. I

:05:30. > :05:37.did not have a choice to go back. If I did not make it then I was gone, I

:05:38. > :05:41.was history. You pick Sam to do a job. His job is to get over that

:05:42. > :05:48.gain line. You pick him in a position where he plays for his

:05:49. > :05:53.club, with Jonathan Joseph at 13. What happens, the selection goes

:05:54. > :06:03.wrong, when I went to Rugby League, they knew what job I needed to do. I

:06:04. > :06:08.knew my role. It is not his fault. England have just come out to warm

:06:09. > :06:15.up find us. Hopefully next year we will be seeing others in an England

:06:16. > :06:21.shirt. If we want this sport to grow and more people to watch about it --

:06:22. > :06:27.watch it and have more articles in the paper, does Rugby League suffer

:06:28. > :06:34.through Sam Burgess deciding to leave after a short period of time?

:06:35. > :06:39.I don't think you can replace that responsibility on his shoulders.

:06:40. > :06:45.There are a number of reasons why he has not had success but that is not

:06:46. > :06:49.one of them. All the people Colin him a quitter, saying he has gone

:06:50. > :06:55.back early, they don't even know him. If you look at his story, he is

:06:56. > :07:01.not a quitter, he is a great bloke. What he's done is he has said, I am

:07:02. > :07:08.Robert I will put my faith in the coaches and the people who have

:07:09. > :07:18.signed me and put me in the right areas and that has not worked. Sam

:07:19. > :07:25.wanted to be the world's best, he wanted to come to rugby union. To

:07:26. > :07:29.me, the backdrop to all this is something that makes him recognise,

:07:30. > :07:35.I might be better off back in Australia, I might be better off

:07:36. > :07:46.back in my own game. Let me read you a quote. He says, I say good

:07:47. > :07:58.riddance, there is a decent, honourable England coach, he decided

:07:59. > :08:04.he might fancy a crack at rugby union but then did not fancy it at

:08:05. > :08:10.all. I don't agree with that, ultimately it is Stuart Lancaster's

:08:11. > :08:13.job, and his neck is on the block. If he does not think a player is

:08:14. > :08:19.good enough he does not pick him. Kyle Eastmond comes from Rugby

:08:20. > :08:24.League. The balance and selection was wrong. Sam Burgess came to this

:08:25. > :08:30.rugby to play for England in the World Cup. If they thought he was

:08:31. > :08:35.ready then they picked him. If they did not think he was ready then they

:08:36. > :08:47.do not pick him. Stuart Lancaster is a decent bloke. If you had switched

:08:48. > :08:53.codes after a year do you think you would be ready to play International

:08:54. > :09:00.Rugby Board and, and if you did not feel ready would you say it? I would

:09:01. > :09:10.not have been ready, I don't have the talent he has. What this has

:09:11. > :09:13.shown us is even though I have met people with great values there is an

:09:14. > :09:17.element of snobbery that comes through that game, and you can tell

:09:18. > :09:27.from that article, they look down on the sport of Rugby League. You wrote

:09:28. > :09:30.your eyes at me, so go on. I get it. Rugby League fans think I am not a

:09:31. > :09:34.Rugby League player because I was born and bred in Wales, I played

:09:35. > :09:41.union and I worked on the union game. When he came into Rugby

:09:42. > :09:45.League, we wanted to kill him because they had taken all our money

:09:46. > :09:51.and livelihoods and we spent every day of the week thinking, we are

:09:52. > :09:57.playing against this... Were you jealous? Not jealous, it was a crazy

:09:58. > :10:05.element of, we want him to fail because he is not that good. But he

:10:06. > :10:12.was that good. All the players would have wanted Santa be a success. --

:10:13. > :10:20.would have wanted Sam Burgess to be a success. That was not his fault.

:10:21. > :10:26.You don't think there was any envy? I would be disappointed if there

:10:27. > :10:33.were rugby union players who did not want him to succeed. Ultimately I

:10:34. > :10:38.would hope they would want him to be successful and raise the profile of

:10:39. > :10:52.the game, as he would have done for rugby union. They have moulded him

:10:53. > :10:58.and he does a job for New Zealand. You become revered after that.

:10:59. > :11:05.Becomes revered and accepted. Sam Burgess had the talent to be that

:11:06. > :11:11.revered. It would not surprise me if he went through to the 2017 World

:11:12. > :11:17.Cup and tried to come back for the rugby union World Cup to prove

:11:18. > :11:25.people wrong. You can get in touch because this will obviously be a

:11:26. > :11:28.huge part of the forum later on. We are talking to Steve McNamara

:11:29. > :11:33.earlier and he said he has had a conversation with Sam Burgess this

:11:34. > :11:38.morning. He said it is the first time he has spoken to him. He will

:11:39. > :11:42.not be back for this series. Getting away from the controversy and from

:11:43. > :12:01.the sport that we cover, it is exciting for this England team. I am

:12:02. > :12:04.really excited about the four nations next year and the prospect

:12:05. > :12:18.in the World Cup the next year after that. A quick word of where we are.

:12:19. > :12:21.We will focus on the match now. Jonathan and Brian will be part of

:12:22. > :12:26.the commentary team. Jamie will be with me as well. If you cannot play

:12:27. > :12:31.well in a stadium like this then you cannot play well anywhere. You would

:12:32. > :12:35.thrive on this, wouldn't you? Absolutely. I played 12 years for my

:12:36. > :12:43.country and never got to play in a stadium like this. They are going to

:12:44. > :12:49.twitch today coming in here. You have had to twitch today coming in

:12:50. > :12:54.here. You have had when I came to Rugby League I played in Anfield,

:12:55. > :12:59.Old Trafford, Wembley. These are the stadium is that when you grow up as

:13:00. > :13:09.a kid, irrespective of the sport, you want to play in these venues.

:13:10. > :13:27.Thank you. We will get underway at 2:30pm.

:13:28. > :13:38.Suddenly a chance to run for the line, and score!

:13:39. > :14:08.Those England players will be arriving at the Queen Elizabeth

:14:09. > :14:11.Olympic Park, buoyed by that second-half performance. Fans will

:14:12. > :14:19.be arriving hoping that England can go 2-0 up. They need to win today to

:14:20. > :14:30.level at before we head to Wigan next Saturday. It is the same

:14:31. > :14:36.starting 13 and the same bench for England. New Zealand are a little

:14:37. > :14:44.more interesting. We were not expecting the same starting 13 for

:14:45. > :14:55.them. They have added a bit of experience to the bench. That is the

:14:56. > :14:59.England players going on with their warm up routine. We will find out

:15:00. > :15:05.how they will play this afternoon. For 30 minutes last week it was a

:15:06. > :15:13.bit of arrest, New Zealand were getting on and then Steve McNamara

:15:14. > :15:18.played the super substitute. Came off the bench and scored two Mac

:15:19. > :15:22.tries. I want to focus on two players. One of them is Tom Burgess.

:15:23. > :15:29.He is a man mountain. When he carried the ball he is a man

:15:30. > :15:34.mountain. Another player to look at, coming to the other side of the

:15:35. > :15:38.play, James Roby. He is an 80 minute player but they've got him coming

:15:39. > :15:41.off the bench. That means he has got a little bit more energy. That means

:15:42. > :15:47.they can do the exciting things really well, leave people in bits

:15:48. > :15:52.and pieces. Just going to see whether I can get a quick word with

:15:53. > :15:55.Sean O'Loughlin. Today has been a big competition for you guys to see

:15:56. > :16:00.if you can seal of the series against New Zealand. We had a good

:16:01. > :16:09.start last week. Got the series off to a good start. Both teams

:16:10. > :16:18.improving today. Does it make sense for you to go with the same 17? Just

:16:19. > :16:24.about. I would like to have seen Ben Webster fit into these. He treads

:16:25. > :16:41.that line nice and thinly along there. Let's go to John Wilkins. How

:16:42. > :16:47.are they going to play today? I think they played fantastically well

:16:48. > :16:57.in the middle of the field. All the big men in this side have got a lot

:16:58. > :17:02.to do. Looking to stop the likes of James Graham, Chris Hill, who got

:17:03. > :17:10.that England team going. A couple of really important guys for this New

:17:11. > :17:19.Zealand side. Issac Luke, a powerful guy. But this guy here today, a

:17:20. > :17:24.young guy coming into the team. There is a lot of pressure on this

:17:25. > :17:28.young man. He needs to control this side, give them leadership, game

:17:29. > :17:35.management, but kick the ball and take pressure. A big favour this man

:17:36. > :17:44.and the big day for New Zealand. Thank you very much. They have been

:17:45. > :17:51.taking in the sights of the city courtesy of their guide, New

:17:52. > :17:55.Zealand. Ahead of the must win second test, they are taking some

:17:56. > :18:03.time out to see the sights of London. You've got one of the most

:18:04. > :18:11.interesting hairstyles in Rugby League, how long have you been

:18:12. > :18:18.growing that? Since I was about 16. As the captain, had you got your own

:18:19. > :18:42.sweet? I do! Who is the worst to list you've got? It would be Jordan

:18:43. > :18:47.Kahu, he has got the selfie stick. Are you enjoying looking at the

:18:48. > :18:55.sights of London? Myself, I don't normally leave my room. You would

:18:56. > :18:59.have been a young teenager watching some of these guys play. Now you've

:19:00. > :19:16.got to come in and direct them around. I used to be quiet but the

:19:17. > :19:22.boys have made me feel welcome. A lot of talk has been made about the

:19:23. > :19:30.England bench. Is that something you guys are highlighting? Maybe we

:19:31. > :19:36.lacked it a little bit but credit to them, they came on and played some

:19:37. > :19:42.good rugby. No excuses, obviously this is a must win game for us. We

:19:43. > :19:45.know the game plan now and we just need to knuckle down this week and

:19:46. > :20:05.nail it on Saturday. Just dropped the lads off, next

:20:06. > :20:19.stop, the Olympic Stadium. If you believe he actually drove that bus

:20:20. > :20:23.off, you will believe anything. If we look at New Zealand, did they

:20:24. > :20:32.look a little bit undercooked last week? They had a good game under the

:20:33. > :20:40.belt but they did not show enough urgency. That is game management.

:20:41. > :20:51.That allowed England to play exceptionally well. A lot of that

:20:52. > :20:56.manages to... You look at this, you have got guys coming back onside.

:20:57. > :21:01.The reason you would do that with urgency is to get some shape. They

:21:02. > :21:06.did not do that. A lot of people on the wrong side of the ball. This is

:21:07. > :21:10.New Zealand chasing the ball, they needed to create opportunities and

:21:11. > :21:14.this is a prime example. You needed to throw a blanket over this team.

:21:15. > :21:21.If I am in the England team I am thinking, let's be aggressive and

:21:22. > :21:30.thwart them. You can see that there is very little options, and that

:21:31. > :21:40.allows England to really press. Is it mental fatigue? Physical fatigue?

:21:41. > :21:48.I think it is physical. What we saw, they were chasing the game.

:21:49. > :22:00.What that does, it draws the energy out, the structure falls apart, it

:22:01. > :22:03.does not happen. He is tired, he loses his tackle technique, then it

:22:04. > :22:17.is a penalty. What are you doing again? It is a vicious cycle. Those

:22:18. > :22:22.are the problems. Those were lacking in New Zealand. If one of those bits

:22:23. > :22:27.fall down, it gets into a vicious cycle. I think we need to give

:22:28. > :22:31.England credit because they absolutely nailed all three of those

:22:32. > :22:35.in the second half. They were very disciplined, I don't think they gave

:22:36. > :22:42.away a penalty, many errors, the game management was superb. We don't

:22:43. > :22:50.have an Ingush referee, that will change things. There is a slight

:22:51. > :22:54.difference. -- English referee. The word has been coming out of the New

:22:55. > :23:00.Zealand camp that they were not used to having only one referee. Normally

:23:01. > :23:07.they have two referees. I think you will find, New Zealand are going to

:23:08. > :23:14.throw numbers into defence and test this one referee. I'm not going to

:23:15. > :23:17.let you say anymore because, much as I could listen to you talk all

:23:18. > :23:23.afternoon I want to hear from both coaches. You have changed your

:23:24. > :23:33.half-backs pairing, what is the thinking behind that? With this week

:23:34. > :23:40.I thought it was a benefit for us, I just thought by the end of the week,

:23:41. > :23:43.he would be a better fit for us. You stuck with the same 13, you must be

:23:44. > :23:48.pleased with what they did last week. I think we are all aware that

:23:49. > :23:51.there are areas for improvement and when you know there are areas for

:23:52. > :23:57.improvement you've got everything, your team, your bench, you're

:23:58. > :24:01.practising. We have decided to go with the same 17 that started last

:24:02. > :24:07.week. What are the areas you have been looking at? We never got a grip

:24:08. > :24:13.on the game from the beginning, we put ourselves on the back foot,

:24:14. > :24:19.credit to us, we found a way back but would not want to do that again

:24:20. > :24:23.this week. No second chances after today. If you lose this, the Test

:24:24. > :24:28.series has gone. Has that changed the mindset? From our point of view

:24:29. > :24:31.it is always about taking the best performance to the stadium, that is

:24:32. > :24:38.the challenge and the full quiz for us today. We will deal with the

:24:39. > :24:45.results after that. -- the focus. We feel we can give ourselves a good

:24:46. > :24:49.chance today. Has there been an element of keeping feet on the

:24:50. > :24:53.ground? They understand exactly what a tough game it was last week. Six

:24:54. > :25:04.days later we got to go again, we got to be very good to win this

:25:05. > :25:11.game. The big men got a lot of credit last week. They were very

:25:12. > :25:15.smart. It allowed them to continue the late drive and make

:25:16. > :25:23.opportunities. You see here, he carries the ball. Look at the

:25:24. > :25:34.shape. Subtle difference between the sides. That was my position. It is

:25:35. > :25:42.down to the work at the back. England have that in abundance.

:25:43. > :25:50.Those guys relied on support play. Reload is quickly. Should not be

:25:51. > :25:59.scoring this try. Make no mistake. That is bad defence.

:26:00. > :26:13.That is the key area they need to sort out. They need to retain the

:26:14. > :26:19.ball. It is a mindset, you are never as tired as you think you are. You

:26:20. > :26:25.can show that urgency to get back. If they don't get that right it is

:26:26. > :26:31.all over. They need to show that mindset. You can talk yourself into

:26:32. > :26:40.being tired in big games. Energy is infectious. The atmosphere will be

:26:41. > :26:53.infectious here. That man has been cheerleading the crowd. He took off

:26:54. > :26:59.his England Rugby League shirt. It is coming. Another T-shirt

:27:00. > :27:10.underneath. We all breathe a sigh of relief. The crowd will be getting

:27:11. > :27:17.behind both sets of teams. Credit to Steve McNamara for knowing where to

:27:18. > :27:20.make the interchange. In the first half that might have been forced by

:27:21. > :27:23.the lack of intensity but you've got to give him credit for his half-time

:27:24. > :27:40.team talk because they looked different in the second half. I

:27:41. > :27:51.thought James Roby was exceptional. I think it was a smart move. Stephen

:27:52. > :27:56.Tierney knows what Kodi Nikorima can offer. What New Zealand lacked last

:27:57. > :28:09.week was a kicking game and I think he might be the answer to that. Do

:28:10. > :28:17.you expect a different mentality? They showed their dominance this

:28:18. > :28:22.year. I tell you what, they got run ragged last week. What they will be

:28:23. > :28:34.looking to do is prove that they can play a full 80 minutes. I think they

:28:35. > :28:40.will be confrontational. England forwards need to start better. One

:28:41. > :28:44.of the issues with that comes you've got Tom Burgess, he has got no fear.

:28:45. > :28:51.He will run over the top of anything.

:28:52. > :29:00.I thought the game management was pure last week. -- bad last week.

:29:01. > :29:06.The game management, they front-loaded all their energy into

:29:07. > :29:13.getting in chasing, and the England side got off to a great start. The

:29:14. > :29:17.start is so important. International rugby, it is difficult to come back.

:29:18. > :29:27.England did that and finished very strongly. This is a big day for

:29:28. > :29:33.England. This is a moment to seize the day. This could allow them to

:29:34. > :29:38.win a series of the first time since 2007. I am feeling really lonely

:29:39. > :29:46.next to these two because obviously I want New Zealand to win. I hate to

:29:47. > :29:57.break it to you but I am not neutral either. Here come the teams.

:29:58. > :30:11.Please welcome New Zealand and England.

:30:12. > :30:23.As the teams come out, somewhere through the smoke and the fireworks,

:30:24. > :30:30.delivering the match ball is a member of the city of the Regiment,

:30:31. > :30:38.a single leg amputee who was injured during his second tour of Janus

:30:39. > :30:43.than, serving in the Army bomb disposal team. -- second tour of

:30:44. > :30:47.Afghanistan. Here she comes, Stewart Gemmill.

:30:48. > :31:00.-- here he comes. Delivering the match ball, please welcome Staff

:31:01. > :31:07.Sergeant Stewart Gemmill of the city of the Regiment. He is a single leg

:31:08. > :31:11.amputee who was injured during his second tour of Afghanistan whilst

:31:12. > :31:30.serving with the Army bomb disposal team.

:31:31. > :31:42.Could you please stand for the Last Post to remember the men and women

:31:43. > :31:45.he gave their lives in two world wars, and conflicts in Afghanistan

:31:46. > :31:53.and around the world. We would like to respect the sad passing of

:31:54. > :34:25.Chris, a grade one match official taken before he could fill his

:34:26. > :34:34.potential. APPLAUSE.

:34:35. > :34:43.Thank you ladies and gentlemen, could we ask you to remain standing

:34:44. > :34:46.for the national anthems. In a moment the national anthem of

:34:47. > :35:01.England, but first the national anthem of New Zealand.

:35:02. > :35:04.# E Ihow? Atua, O ng? iwi m?tou r?

:35:05. > :35:07.# ?ta whakarangona; Me aroha noa

:35:08. > :35:11.# Kia hua ko te pai; Kia tau t? atawhai;

:35:12. > :35:20.# Manaakitia mai Aotearoa

:35:21. > :35:39.# God of Nations at Thy feet, In the bonds of love we meet,

:35:40. > :35:41.# Hear our voices, we entreat, God defend our free land.

:35:42. > :35:44.# Guard Pacific's triple star From the shafts of strife and war,

:35:45. > :35:53.# Make her praises heard afar, God defend New Zealand. #

:35:54. > :35:58.# May the goodness bear fruit; May your kindness come;

:35:59. > :35:59.# Please give protection to Aotearoa

:36:00. > :36:03.# God of Nations at Thy feet, In the bonds of love we meet,

:36:04. > :36:05.# Hear our voices, we entreat, God defend our free land.

:36:06. > :36:21.# Guard Pacific's triple star From the shafts of strife and war,

:36:22. > :36:43.# Make her praises heard afar, God defend New Zealand. #

:36:44. > :37:35.# Happy and glorious, Long to reign over us,

:37:36. > :38:34.Time for the second test between England and New Zealand, from the

:38:35. > :38:42.stadium at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Bryan Noble, Jonathan

:38:43. > :38:44.Davies and Dave Woods. COMMENTATOR: Wonderful reflection in

:38:45. > :38:50.that minute's silence for those fallen heroes who have saved Britain

:38:51. > :38:57.and the Commonwealth. Also the rugby league referee Chris Leva Barra who

:38:58. > :39:04.sadly passed away this week, and his daughter, at the tragically young

:39:05. > :39:17.age of 27. Also Gary Carter, a Sun newspaper reporter in hospital this

:39:18. > :39:26.week in a coma. A tragic accident. We are willing him to get better.

:39:27. > :40:20.Nose shortage of pomp and ceremony, and emotion in the build-up of these

:40:21. > :40:24.two tests. -- no shortage. The game at Hull came with its light show,

:40:25. > :40:29.today reflection. It should be a terrific game today. Exactly the

:40:30. > :40:37.same for England as one week ago, no temptation to tinker from Steve

:40:38. > :40:44.McNamara. Look at the England bench, some real impact to come off there.

:40:45. > :40:53.A couple of tries last week from them. Late change for New Zealand.

:40:54. > :40:59.Kodi Nikorima coming in. His first start in international. Lewis Brown

:41:00. > :41:05.and Alex Glenn give the Kiwis extra experience on the bench. Change of

:41:06. > :41:09.referee, the Australian Gerard sat and the man in the middle today. We

:41:10. > :41:16.will see what different interpretation he puts on what

:41:17. > :41:19.should be a super game. A venue that has given British sport lots special

:41:20. > :41:26.memories over the last couple of years. The English rugby league team

:41:27. > :41:30.looking to join that we have what would be a series winning victory

:41:31. > :41:37.today. The Kiwis get the first touch of the ball. The first Ryback, met

:41:38. > :41:45.by that voracious English pack. All about the start for the English. We

:41:46. > :41:52.will see how physical they can be with the defensive line. They

:41:53. > :41:58.started slowly last week. They all realise that, that is why they went

:41:59. > :42:02.behind. A very impressive start is what we are looking for. As you

:42:03. > :42:16.said, the bench made a hell of an impact last week. That is what they

:42:17. > :42:20.will be looking for this week. Kodi Nikorima, he had Jon Wilkin 's in

:42:21. > :42:25.the warm up telling him how much pressure he would be under.

:42:26. > :42:31.Immediately England lining up to bring it three. Ryan Hall. The Kiwis

:42:32. > :42:36.will make the start of this game physical. Issac Luke kicking

:42:37. > :42:40.brilliantly out of dummy half to give the full with the chance to

:42:41. > :42:47.chase and show their physical play. It is important where England play

:42:48. > :42:51.the game. Cannot see the Kiwis changing their style with the

:42:52. > :42:58.off-load, the errors in the Kiwi half will be key. Midway inside

:42:59. > :43:07.their own half. Hodgson is away at dummy half. James Graham lingering

:43:08. > :43:12.alongside. Hardaker. Williams gets the kick away. This will fall into

:43:13. > :43:19.English hands. Still the sixth tackle. No Kiwi touch. Very

:43:20. > :43:27.intelligent kick. Little kick off does not bounce the English way. If

:43:28. > :43:33.he could have kicked about into in goal, there was a chance. Creating

:43:34. > :43:39.nothing from the bouncing ball. Whitehead gets it back, especially

:43:40. > :43:44.to kick, it was on. Good vision. Nowhere else to go, lovely kick. He

:43:45. > :43:52.could have caught that, more time than he realised. You two guys are

:43:53. > :43:57.investing more time and space than he had. He did well to get anything

:43:58. > :44:01.on the ball. Penalty New Zealand. Chance for them to settle their

:44:02. > :44:11.nerves. All or nothing as far as the Kiwis are concerned. They lose, it

:44:12. > :44:17.is series over. There is Luke, putting it out of play. Restarting

:44:18. > :44:25.on the halfway line. The first drive by Kevin Proctor. Now Issac Luke

:44:26. > :44:30.multiply quickly. The rain has stopped, by the way. Horrendous

:44:31. > :44:35.morning in London. The rain hammering down, the wind howling. It

:44:36. > :44:44.has settled for the kick-off of the match. Off-loaded temps. Harris was

:44:45. > :44:52.waiting, did not come his way. -- off-load attempted. It is the fourth

:44:53. > :44:56.tackle. Remember they made a fast start last week, the Kiwis. Looking

:44:57. > :45:07.for something similar here. Pushing and pushing. Moa held up, not the

:45:08. > :45:11.best pass from Blair. Hardaker taking no chances, putting it away

:45:12. > :45:18.for a drop out underneath the sticks. The start New Zealand

:45:19. > :45:24.wanted, good build-up, the kick batted away. Hardaker had to

:45:25. > :45:33.play-the-ball. Six more plays for the New Zealanders. I know the Kiwis

:45:34. > :45:39.got the ball from a penalty, discipline will be crucial today.

:45:40. > :45:44.The atmosphere will be interesting. It lacked a little bit at Hull last

:45:45. > :45:49.week. Again today, not on fire at the moment. Needs England to make a

:45:50. > :45:59.strong start to get this majority English crowd into their voices. New

:46:00. > :46:04.Zealand have camp at the moment. Luke swiftly moving it left. Jesse

:46:05. > :46:14.Bromwich that the head down, driving forward. Into England. Moa has

:46:15. > :46:20.missed. That was very well read. Brilliant from Kallum Watkins. Still

:46:21. > :46:31.a position to work from for the Kiwis. Luke is standing in waiting

:46:32. > :46:36.behind. Last tackle coming up. Kodi Nikorima putting the kick into the

:46:37. > :46:40.in goal area will stop this time England get the tap back on the 20.

:46:41. > :46:47.Not the best kick, little bit too much on it. EasyJet. England will be

:46:48. > :46:55.relieved to take it out. Interesting character Kodi Nikorima, he has a

:46:56. > :47:00.younger brother, who has signed for the Sydney Roosters, and it looks

:47:01. > :47:04.like rusty play for Australia! They qualify for both countries, he's a

:47:05. > :47:20.proud Kiwi commit his brother and Aussie! -- and his brother is an

:47:21. > :47:25.Aussie! England get the penalty. Too much anyone. What influence is the

:47:26. > :47:32.referee having so far? He will definitely try and keep the ruck

:47:33. > :47:43.clean. Adam Blair slowing it down, trying to buy team Daly time for the

:47:44. > :47:47.Kiwis to get back. The Kiwis conceding a lot of penalties last

:47:48. > :47:57.week. England looking to build this one this week. Into the 20.

:47:58. > :48:04.Hodgson, standing in waiting. Hell, they drive forward. Excellent work

:48:05. > :48:08.by the England starting front row. A little push after the tackle was

:48:09. > :48:14.completed. The Kiwis should know. One thing in the Australian Rugby

:48:15. > :48:20.league, they do play-the-ball a lot quicker. They should know that, the

:48:21. > :48:25.Kiwis. Yes, you can play the referee little bit. He has been consistent

:48:26. > :48:32.from the start. A conscious decision from the Kiwis, not leaving too many

:48:33. > :48:42.people on the floor. Moa not letting him play-the-ball. They may be

:48:43. > :48:49.prepared to this -- prepared to accept another six. Interesting.

:48:50. > :48:56.First time England have the attacking opportunity, they have

:48:57. > :49:01.gone for the two points. New Zealand conceded seven penalties last week,

:49:02. > :49:06.England only conceding two. Already the penalty can begin to rack up.

:49:07. > :49:10.Part parcel of why they the game. They were giving the penalties away

:49:11. > :49:25.in the second half. Also fumbling the ball. Not controlling it as well

:49:26. > :49:30.as they should. Knocking on. Roddick putting boot to ball, England have

:49:31. > :49:35.the early lead. Interesting reaction from the crowd when England elected

:49:36. > :49:40.to kick. They were hoping they were going to run the ball. Conservative

:49:41. > :49:46.ploy at this stage, is it the better approach? I think it is so important

:49:47. > :49:50.for the English Rugby league that they win this test. On the back of

:49:51. > :49:56.last week, when they have a dominant second-half, they need to clinch the

:49:57. > :50:05.series. 2007, eight years ago since England last won series, against the

:50:06. > :50:12.Kiwis, that was 3-0. A for what might happen in 2015? Whitehead,

:50:13. > :50:59.looking to build forward again. Only three players survive from that

:51:00. > :51:07.period Roby, over -- Sean O'Loughlin and Williams. We need to see some

:51:08. > :51:17.movement, for me. It is mourning this library than Olympic Stadium.

:51:18. > :51:20.-- it is more of an English library. They have come over, not much

:51:21. > :51:29.gametime, the advantage is with England. They are scampering

:51:30. > :51:35.forward, this is a good carry. But not in the end. He has had it

:51:36. > :51:41.stolen, the referee decides, from a distance. Jason Nightingale is a

:51:42. > :51:45.good player, nobody talks about him. Brilliant things in the back of the

:51:46. > :51:52.field. Practically winning them the four nations last year. Great

:51:53. > :51:57.player. Ball out of play for the tap restart for New Zealand. Getting

:51:58. > :52:08.closer again. Here is Harris, the big fella. Luke, 3 to his left, goes

:52:09. > :52:13.right, down the middle. Surging, trying to get the arm in. Whitehead

:52:14. > :52:19.making sure he cannot get the off-load away. A little step, reach.

:52:20. > :52:29.The English defence is desperate, just about good enough. Nikorima,

:52:30. > :52:35.has detect the high ball. John Bateman holds onto the tackle. Good

:52:36. > :52:44.play, they numbered up. Back to the middle they surge. Keeping it alive,

:52:45. > :52:47.flooding along the line. Touched by another English and, in the shape of

:52:48. > :52:54.Burgess. Another set of six for New Zealand. Burgess' intervention

:52:55. > :52:57.preventing the try scoring pass. That is where they are dangerous,

:52:58. > :53:02.the little off-load, creating the extra man. Very good defence by

:53:03. > :53:08.Kallum Watkins to get back onto his man.

:53:09. > :53:20.Fingertips taking it away from Nightingale. Joe Burgess, not from

:53:21. > :53:24.that family, of which so much publicity seems to have swelled in

:53:25. > :53:37.this last week month. Nikorima, cross the line. Nikorima in a dummy

:53:38. > :53:50.half. Jesse Bromwich, big surge. He is a handful. He has been wrapping

:53:51. > :53:56.it up for Melbourne in the NRL. Trying to run into the gap. He

:53:57. > :54:06.received it may have been there. " he. Penalty for New Zealand. --

:54:07. > :54:16.might have been there," he. They have had a view sets, yes, going for

:54:17. > :54:23.the two points. Scratch the chin for Stephen Kearney, the New Zealand

:54:24. > :54:31.coach. Hoping his side can level things up there. With 30 minutes

:54:32. > :54:39.played, very nearly. Issac Luke, the man who will take this penalty

:54:40. > :54:41.attempt. It needs firing up. It needs stroking by something. A

:54:42. > :54:55.little bit flat. He is off to Auckland, to join the

:54:56. > :55:04.New Zealand Warriors. After a very successful spell with Souths. He has

:55:05. > :55:14.had his disciplinary issues. He levels things up, all square with 13

:55:15. > :55:21.and a half minutes played. Not a real pattern emerging as of yet.

:55:22. > :55:25.Nobody on top. The forwards, maybe territory, the Kiwis Javier. All

:55:26. > :55:32.about the discipline, that will be key today. They are just feeling

:55:33. > :55:36.each other out, still. We may see that for another ten, 20 minutes.

:55:37. > :55:43.Both teams so conscious about getting a good start, frightened to

:55:44. > :55:49.express themselves. Here we go with the restart. It is sent high by

:55:50. > :55:58.Hardaker, good kick as well. Have them guessing. Nikorima catching it

:55:59. > :56:03.at the end. Brilliant kick. One thing I would like to see, targeting

:56:04. > :56:08.one of the forwards. The half-backs, they will have a better chance of

:56:09. > :56:16.carrying Daly catching. Ie saying the forwards cannot catch? No, but

:56:17. > :56:24.not as well as the half-backs. Good off-load by Adam Blair. Here is

:56:25. > :56:28.Jesse Bromwich. Out to Proctor. That is what they will do, they will

:56:29. > :56:33.off-load, that is why it is important if England can keep them

:56:34. > :56:48.in their own half, they will off-load, and look for the mistakes.

:56:49. > :56:57.The kick downfield by Peta Hiku, safely fielded. Pushback, by the

:56:58. > :57:09.arriving reinforcements of New Zealand defenders. Tony's down the

:57:10. > :57:13.touchline, keeping an eye on things. How conscious were you keeping a

:57:14. > :57:18.good start, not giving New Zealand a good start in this game? Always

:57:19. > :57:22.important to get a good start, get our forwards Kevin, kicking off the

:57:23. > :57:27.back of it. Not kicking as well as we would like. It is about kicking

:57:28. > :57:32.long when the weather is like this, completing your sets you can put New

:57:33. > :57:41.Zealand on the back foot, standing a chance of winning. Watson's Chase,

:57:42. > :57:45.involved again. He will go off. There is Matty Smith, who we just

:57:46. > :57:53.heard from. Almost lost by the Kiwis. Lovely little flick. Off they

:57:54. > :58:01.go again. Bateman is up there, good spotting. Out he comes. Mistake.

:58:02. > :58:05.Jesse Bromwich has lost it. Sharp pick-up by Watson, looking to get

:58:06. > :58:10.Whitehead going forward immediately. England were patient, staying up

:58:11. > :58:16.only off-loads. At some stage they will get some ball. Jesse Bromwich,

:58:17. > :58:21.trying to get the ball back, ricocheting off an England player.

:58:22. > :58:26.They get position. England encroaching inside New Zealand

:58:27. > :58:32.territory. Sean O'Loughlin, with the tough stuff down the middle. Here is

:58:33. > :58:40.Graham. Back it goes to Williams. Farrell coming on. Hammering it in.

:58:41. > :58:47.The situation is set from England to work from. Hill goes forward again.

:58:48. > :58:57.Final tackle coming up in this play. I will claim. Over kick. -- Plume

:58:58. > :59:06.I will claim. Over kick. --Plume Plume Sean O'Loughlin.

:59:07. > :59:15.Again, the defence doing extremely well. The speed is good. That is

:59:16. > :59:20.probably dominating at the moment, that is why it is Elizabeth flat.

:59:21. > :59:25.The flow is not working for the Kiwis because of that. Both defences

:59:26. > :59:30.more up to speed than last week, that is the key. We saw a few soft

:59:31. > :59:33.tries against England at the start of the game. They are clearly on

:59:34. > :59:40.their mettle. Suddenly the crowd has got the message, the atmosphere is

:59:41. > :59:48.livening up. Driven forward by Moa, good carry. It is the fifth tackle

:59:49. > :59:57.as he goes down. It comes off in England foot. Another set of six.

:59:58. > :00:06.Riding their luck. Five yards out, New Zealand have an opportunity to

:00:07. > :00:16.really hammer at the English line. They get another set, it is a

:00:17. > :00:22.penalty. Some discipline will be required by England in defence. They

:00:23. > :00:28.don't want the two. They fancy England may be rocking and rolling a

:00:29. > :00:41.little. Blair, unexpected recipient of that ball. Gaze back to Nikorima,

:00:42. > :00:47.skipping back. Here comes Harris. Searching left, but finding only

:00:48. > :00:55.white shirts will stop -- white shirts. Nikorima carrying it

:00:56. > :01:00.further. Proctor. English defenders doing well at the moment. Sweeping

:01:01. > :01:05.it back to Nightingale, searching for the centre ground, the winger.

:01:06. > :01:11.Last tackle for England to hold out. A series of defensive hard work.

:01:12. > :01:17.They come up with the ball again. Dropped on by James Graham, terrifc

:01:18. > :01:21.by Danish defence. Well done by Danish defence, clear your lines.

:01:22. > :01:23.Not the greatest of kicks. Trying to thread the needle. Could not get

:01:24. > :01:39.through. England can be very happy,

:01:40. > :01:43.possession and territory, 61%. That is for New Zealand and yet they have

:01:44. > :01:53.not looked like scoring a try. England will be very happy after 20

:01:54. > :01:59.minutes. There has been a change for New Zealand. I wonder how long until

:02:00. > :02:06.the props are rotated as well. There is a lot of defending they need to

:02:07. > :02:12.do. We'll let him run along as long as he can. Watch James Roby, on the

:02:13. > :02:18.back of a quick play, he can be devastating. Like last week, the

:02:19. > :02:31.impact was made from the bench, and I think he will be looking for the

:02:32. > :02:42.same again. That is a knock-on, is it? Martin Talbot has come on for

:02:43. > :02:54.New Zealand. Off he goes with that magic footwork. I think the Kiwis

:02:55. > :03:04.are very lateral. England are coping comfortably. Spun away into space,

:03:05. > :03:10.but a great recovery. Must be running close to empty at the

:03:11. > :03:16.moment. Pushing and pushing. England's defenders are pushing

:03:17. > :03:25.back. On the sidelines you can see Burgess. New Zealand are throwing

:03:26. > :03:30.everything at this English line. There has been a tangle in the

:03:31. > :03:37.favour of England. Kodi Nikorima with the pass. Another set of six.

:03:38. > :03:44.It will be New Zealand with the chance. England are under the cosh.

:03:45. > :03:54.They will need to work hard. They are at sixes and sevens. This

:03:55. > :03:59.deflection means it is a defensive scrum for England. You cannot

:04:00. > :04:06.interchange in the scrum and they will not want to interchange whilst

:04:07. > :04:15.England are defending like this. They will need to run on empty

:04:16. > :04:28.little bit longer. They need to put some pressure on in that half. Here

:04:29. > :04:41.comes another wave of black to test resolve. England will need to be

:04:42. > :04:51.careful. James Roby came from a long way back to get that. He gets it

:04:52. > :05:05.away. Just dragged down. How many tackles to go? Another drive by

:05:06. > :05:11.Harris. Big effort by him but an even bigger effort by the four

:05:12. > :05:18.players in white. Will they find a way through this time? They will

:05:19. > :05:28.not. The ball is dropped and England survive.

:05:29. > :05:50.Kiwis bashing at the door, going Route one. Trying to release a

:05:51. > :06:05.player. Great effort. They will be very happy with that. Brilliant

:06:06. > :06:29.penalty. We saw him trudging along the sideline. That means Burgess is

:06:30. > :06:34.on. The tenacity we have shown in defence has been absolutely

:06:35. > :06:39.brilliant. You can sense that. I am concerned about the energy, they

:06:40. > :06:48.have taken a lot out of them. But let us see what he can do. This

:06:49. > :07:00.could get interesting. This could be a big moment, psychological blow.

:07:01. > :07:15.There has been a slip and suddenly the traffic is going the other way.

:07:16. > :07:32.They want to get on with it. England thought they were getting a

:07:33. > :07:40.reprieve. Little bit of the execution from England. He has a

:07:41. > :07:53.little ambled forward to see what he might find. Kiwis look more

:07:54. > :08:03.individual. They have still got a tackle in the tank. This is the last

:08:04. > :08:28.one coming up now. Jordan Kahu spinning it to Kodi Nikorima. He can

:08:29. > :08:48.take it as quick as he likes. Usually comes towards the halfway

:08:49. > :09:06.line. I would attempt to describe it as mouse but at the moment...

:09:07. > :09:12.Communication was good leader. You can see that in New Zealand are

:09:13. > :09:21.utterly dominating in both respects. That is the problem. This is the end

:09:22. > :09:32.of this half, but also in the next half. Defensively, they have been

:09:33. > :09:35.awesome. Issac Luke is such an important player for that New

:09:36. > :10:09.Zealand side. It cannot be overestimated. Getting away with

:10:10. > :10:25.murder. He is not happy. He has got it wrong. There we are. All up

:10:26. > :10:29.there, big effort. This is what happens when the other side has the

:10:30. > :10:37.ball more often. Testing out the resolve of that New Zealand line. He

:10:38. > :10:52.is carrying well. Has had a great couple of seasons. Spinning it back.

:10:53. > :11:03.Alp they come towards Williams. England look more organised and

:11:04. > :11:25.fluent. It is more individual play from the Kiwis. Just stepping away.

:11:26. > :11:30.Might be the best thing since anybody else played in that

:11:31. > :11:35.position. It is the nature of the game, it is very forward orientated.

:11:36. > :11:50.They are still testing each other out after 40 minutes. Steve McNamara

:11:51. > :11:55.knows all about the danger he poses. Joe Burgess, on his own line. It is

:11:56. > :12:09.a great chase by New Zealand. Really good chase.

:12:10. > :12:38.That is Bateman. They have been under the cosh. That penalty will

:12:39. > :12:50.give him a full set. I think they have far more cohesion. This would

:12:51. > :12:56.be a great opportunity. Don't forget on the red button, you can get the

:12:57. > :13:06.forum afterwards. Once this match has finished. That is a solid drive,

:13:07. > :13:17.very sound effort by him. This is the Kiwis back another yard. This is

:13:18. > :13:35.Tom Burgess. England striding closer and closer. Sean O'Loughlin... Very

:13:36. > :13:38.nearly made short work of the Kiwi defenders, but they did well to hang

:13:39. > :13:42.on. But England have got the numbers.

:13:43. > :13:57.He puts the kick in. It is Tohu Harris who gets there first.

:13:58. > :14:19.Adam Blair was loitering behind the line.

:14:20. > :14:35.Just had the cheque. There is the knock-on. What a big moment this is

:14:36. > :14:40.in the game, seven minutes of the half remaining. England with six

:14:41. > :14:48.tackles to pummel this New Zealand line. They have marshalled Kallum

:14:49. > :15:06.Watkins well. He is such a brilliant player. He plays it relatively

:15:07. > :15:18.quickly. He had two men on the outside and could not get the ball

:15:19. > :15:23.away. Needed to go wide. Making a name for himself.

:15:24. > :15:36.That is five tackles, and they have got that close. How much closer can

:15:37. > :15:44.they get. Desperation, fingernails... But he beat Tom

:15:45. > :15:57.Burgess. That is very good play by England. See how much they've got

:15:58. > :16:01.left in the tank. How much has Sam Burgess's time in rugby union served

:16:02. > :16:07.from well? He has come out of the spotlight and claim a place in this

:16:08. > :16:14.team. He was getting gametime along with his brother. They've got three

:16:15. > :16:18.of them again this year. I understand what you're saying and it

:16:19. > :16:28.is a fear, but I think he was getting plenty anyway. He has done

:16:29. > :16:34.an extremely good job today. I think England have got the Kiwis on the

:16:35. > :16:45.fringes. They need to keep their composure. He will cut in and almost

:16:46. > :16:52.cut through! Almost. Back again, across the line.

:16:53. > :17:07.That was a forward pass. Just overran. I've been impressed by this

:17:08. > :17:16.kid. He's done well. He is doing well, controlling the game. He is

:17:17. > :17:32.key. He is controlling the kicking game. Very solid. These days, there

:17:33. > :17:58.is a stellar start at St George. Trying to keep them inside their own

:17:59. > :18:01.half. They are experienced campaigners, they are making a

:18:02. > :18:05.conscious decision to stay strong throughout the game. We've not seen

:18:06. > :18:13.a drop-off when they've introduced people from the bench.

:18:14. > :18:27.Penalty for New Zealand. With a bit too much interference after the

:18:28. > :18:32.tackle was completed. So, a penalty. Just a shadow of the World

:18:33. > :18:37.Cup semifinal and the penalty given away by Burgess. Let us not linger

:18:38. > :18:43.long on that one. A few people will never get over that.

:18:44. > :18:56.The inside pass. Not for and picking at the moment.

:18:57. > :19:25.Was aiming to the referee. It was a shocker. Fantastic defence by

:19:26. > :19:30.England. A couple of times I thought they were over for the try but

:19:31. > :19:39.brilliant last ditch attempt before a dreadful kick. That was crucial.

:19:40. > :19:52.One opportunity. This game might just be about a

:19:53. > :20:04.missed tackle, one effort not quite there to break it up. If he holds

:20:05. > :20:07.his depth he can put one of the wingers over in the corner. They are

:20:08. > :20:28.doing their job and holding the midfield. It is like a chess match

:20:29. > :20:42.but all the pieces are kings. We need some football. The kicking game

:20:43. > :20:46.is important, just got to keep the game solid, try and cut out your

:20:47. > :21:04.mistakes. When an opportunity comes you take it. Can England give

:21:05. > :21:06.themselves a lead? Enough of a touch to convince the referee it was a

:21:07. > :22:12.knock-on. One chance for the Kiwis. Temporary absence of Issac Luke,

:22:13. > :22:27.standing on the sidelines at the moment. The referee shouting to make

:22:28. > :22:40.sure he was onside. Slowly but surely making decent ground here.

:22:41. > :22:43.This is going to go up in the air. Can he beat one? He's done a

:22:44. > :22:59.terrific job to get back in the field of play. It is a greasy ball,

:23:00. > :23:11.put it up in the air. I think England will take great confidence

:23:12. > :23:17.in this, they have held out Burma. The hooter sounds at the end of a

:23:18. > :23:27.tight and tense first half, just one penalty kick. There has been no

:23:28. > :23:36.tries in that opening 40 minutes. England just about having the

:23:37. > :23:40.advantage of that half. Absolute chess match, this. What will make

:23:41. > :23:47.the difference? The defence has been holding up rate. If we keep turning

:23:48. > :23:52.up, the points will come. Will the kicking game be key for you? Yes, if

:23:53. > :23:59.we can do that we will get the result. You dominated possession for

:24:00. > :24:03.much of that. Are you disappointed you cannot get over the line? Not

:24:04. > :24:16.really, we were trying to build something, we defended. Obviously we

:24:17. > :24:24.would like to get across. Thank you. Let's take a look at the stats from

:24:25. > :24:32.that first half. This is Rugby League, New Zealand with more

:24:33. > :24:49.possession and territory. There are nine penalties. Is this flat? Yellow

:24:50. > :24:59.mac I am quite enjoying it. It is very physical. We spoke about how it

:25:00. > :25:06.was to be a physical encounter. The speed of the game has changed for

:25:07. > :25:09.England. They brought to my players on and it kicked it up another

:25:10. > :25:16.level. They've got to deal with it in the second half. I would

:25:17. > :25:26.disagree, I don't think it has been hugely physical. The game has needed

:25:27. > :25:30.one of those big men to kick-start the game. Both sides have been

:25:31. > :25:35.conservative, they have played possession, statistics, all of these

:25:36. > :25:44.things, ultimately, both sides are quite toothless. From New Zealand

:25:45. > :25:53.point of view, thrown everything at the England line and England need to

:25:54. > :25:59.dig in. You've got to commend both sets of defences. You can see where

:26:00. > :26:09.the emphasis has been on defending the line and being committed. It has

:26:10. > :26:17.been a drab affair. Would you agree with Sue at home who says the match

:26:18. > :26:24.could do with a bit of beef. Two you've got to agitate them. I like

:26:25. > :26:32.to see some emotion and fire in the belly, but... I think both teams

:26:33. > :26:37.look nervous. There are showing one another respect and they know what

:26:38. > :26:41.they can offer. New Zealand saw exactly what they can throw at them.

:26:42. > :26:46.That is why you're seeing a more conservative approach. Are all the

:26:47. > :26:52.talk about how much that has been an enjoyable first 40 minutes or not,

:26:53. > :27:06.the defence for England deserves a lot of praise. Yes, they had a lot

:27:07. > :27:11.of opportunities. Did not do that once, they did it twice. Another

:27:12. > :27:23.example here. Showing his athletic ability. He trusts his athletic

:27:24. > :27:32.ability. What we are seeing from him, he is one of the most difficult

:27:33. > :27:35.positions to defend in. This is showing England's willingness to

:27:36. > :27:46.stick together. I know for a fact they've actually worked very hard on

:27:47. > :27:58.these. England really turned up for this one. England have not had many

:27:59. > :28:05.blips. It is difficult to break that defence down. To break that defends

:28:06. > :28:09.down unique smart players who can create space. If I am brutally

:28:10. > :28:22.honest, they have not been able to create space. England struggled in

:28:23. > :28:31.that department as well. They could go north a little bit more. They are

:28:32. > :28:36.running laterally. On the flip side, England are creating a lot of space

:28:37. > :28:44.on the right hand side. They have drawn a lot of players at him, he's

:28:45. > :28:53.needed to do a lot of defending. England are finding their space. The

:28:54. > :28:59.England players might be taking on the messages, but as the guys have

:29:00. > :29:04.alluded to, the defence of work will have taken it out of them. I agree

:29:05. > :29:10.with you. That will have sapped some of the energy. We spoke about the

:29:11. > :29:14.bench coming on and being strong. They've got the depth and quality to

:29:15. > :29:18.manage that and come out and play well in the second half. England

:29:19. > :29:27.came out in the second half, had a lot of energy and were focused. If

:29:28. > :29:41.New Zealand kicked better could they be ahead? The kicking game from New

:29:42. > :29:48.Zealand was shambolic. We were chatting and Jamie Peacock made a

:29:49. > :29:59.point. They never come up with kicks as bad as this. England's kicking

:30:00. > :30:08.game was not great but this was lacking a lot. There was no clear

:30:09. > :30:15.vision. That has been identified as a problem. One of the issues, they

:30:16. > :30:21.have experience and time on the ball. Those special players, looking

:30:22. > :30:34.at building more pressure. At this level, six tackles at the

:30:35. > :30:40.goal line is not enough. That is what you need to do, kicked well,

:30:41. > :30:46.make sure six becomes 12, becomes 18 and you get your try. England's best

:30:47. > :30:55.chances have come from kicks? England's kicking game was not

:30:56. > :31:03.great. Thanks further. -- thanks for that. Let's not sugar-coat that.

:31:04. > :31:08.They created chances through wayward kicks. Williams puts up and nothing

:31:09. > :31:18.kick, but in the unstructured part of the game, the any period which

:31:19. > :31:24.was, England looked dangerous. For me, Robbie made a smart point, both

:31:25. > :31:33.sides were a bit too lateral with the ball. James Roby kicking out a

:31:34. > :31:37.dummy half, the best chances. A marked difference between the two

:31:38. > :31:43.attacking styles, England moving the big attacking pack around, England

:31:44. > :31:47.expending energy, even though they have been defending their line a

:31:48. > :31:54.lot, very direct, not had to move the lot. The fact that the New

:31:55. > :31:57.Zealand pack are having to go from one side of the field to the other

:31:58. > :32:09.means they are burning up more energy than England, even though ...

:32:10. > :32:13.You think more could have been taken out of the Kiwi defence because of

:32:14. > :32:19.that? They're setting up the play, moving it well. New Zealand picking

:32:20. > :32:23.up the lead runner every time. They may change the game plan in the

:32:24. > :32:29.second half, putting a guy in front of the England defence. I think the

:32:30. > :32:34.New Zealand strength is the off-loading game. It is the chase

:32:35. > :32:39.between the forwards, they come up with the off-load. That is where

:32:40. > :32:43.England need to defend well. The interplay between the forwards,

:32:44. > :32:47.bending the line, allowing the off-load. You can only get two

:32:48. > :32:53.defenders in utmost, that is where they come in. The pass to the

:32:54. > :32:57.off-load. Your strength is the weakness in sport. Off-loading the

:32:58. > :33:04.ball in contact is also the weakness. Two or three errors,

:33:05. > :33:10.gifting possession to England. I agree with JP, I cannot see this New

:33:11. > :33:12.Zealand side breaking England down anywhere other than off-loading the

:33:13. > :33:20.ball and speeding it up. Structure will not work for them. They have a

:33:21. > :33:25.big pass play at right, it is the off-loads, off-the-cuff that will

:33:26. > :33:29.break England down. They have guys who are amazing on their feet, you

:33:30. > :33:34.can find the outside players providing they keep their shape. Do

:33:35. > :33:38.you accept that in sport. If something is your strength,

:33:39. > :33:46.sometimes it will not come off and struggle? You adapt your started

:33:47. > :33:51.super personnel. If you are tired, or whatever game you play, you

:33:52. > :33:56.revert to a style you have always had. BBQ we forwards won to off-load

:33:57. > :34:01.the ball, they have done it all their lives. If they get the

:34:02. > :34:05.opportunity they will do it. The reason they have been strong over

:34:06. > :34:09.the years is the off-loading game. We saw last week they fell in a hole

:34:10. > :34:14.at the end of the game, I don't think they have got any theatre this

:34:15. > :34:19.week. At the Rhinos, we have the emphasis on passing and off-loading.

:34:20. > :34:23.But you always need to defend. You have to be committed to defend. That

:34:24. > :34:28.is what we did not see from the Kiwis last week. The double edge of

:34:29. > :34:33.the sword, although you can score points, you need to be committed and

:34:34. > :34:39.make the tackle. We have had an awful lot of correspondence about

:34:40. > :34:44.this. Paul Walsh, Danny Lomax, Matt O'Connor, saying the way the

:34:45. > :34:49.refereeing is going, a lot of penalties around the ruck, could see

:34:50. > :34:55.someone go. Also affecting the flow of the game. Part parcel of the two

:34:56. > :34:59.teams being nervous, trying to control the speed of the ruck,

:35:00. > :35:06.wanting the energy reserves to win the game. It is 2-2, I reckon this

:35:07. > :35:09.game will go to the wire, a game of attrition, and he will have the most

:35:10. > :35:17.Jews in the tank come the last test minutes. -- ten minutes. This is a

:35:18. > :35:21.Test match, the referee 's should be talking to the players, saying he is

:35:22. > :35:26.scrutinising the ruck, make it quick. Instead of everybody being

:35:27. > :35:34.caught out in the game. Nine penalties have contributed to why

:35:35. > :35:40.the game is dull. They should be selling our sport, sometimes... Nine

:35:41. > :35:46.penalties and one half. That is too many. Thank you for the moment. As

:35:47. > :35:51.I'm sure you are aware, watching this afternoon, a sad week for the

:35:52. > :36:08.Rugby league family. The passing of two individuals who played a big

:36:09. > :36:27.part in it. The young referee Chris leather -- Leatherbarrow, we also

:36:28. > :36:31.lost Colin Welland, writer, scriptwriter, he was part of the BBC

:36:32. > :36:36.Challenge Cup coverage, including when he received access all areas.

:36:37. > :36:40.For any rugby league fan to be standing in the tunnel is marvellous

:36:41. > :36:44.enough. I can hear the crowds cheering for the kids. To be going

:36:45. > :36:51.into the dressing room is beyond my wildest dreams. A unique experience

:36:52. > :36:58.for you, as well. I will just not. I use medically insured? Can I come

:36:59. > :37:11.in? Last year you played a great game, like a force-fed five. I said,

:37:12. > :37:20.this guy can really play, he was standing. Every time I watch Leeds

:37:21. > :37:32.play you get on. Do you have an arrangement with said? I don't know.

:37:33. > :37:36.Last time Saint Helens won the cup, they had an old man's pack,

:37:37. > :37:40.everybody said they would get beaten because they are too old. You have

:37:41. > :37:44.had to replace them with some young players. Good players, we are

:37:45. > :37:53.confident they can win again for us not I once played in a side that

:37:54. > :37:57.lost 83-3 to Cowley. Newton grammar. You did something I always wanted to

:37:58. > :38:02.do, country rugby union and the rugby league player, never good

:38:03. > :38:06.enough. Always nice to do it. The best of luck lads come I hope the

:38:07. > :38:15.best team wins. I hope I will enjoy it as well. Colin Welland, sadly

:38:16. > :38:18.missed. We were shown more of that remarkable archive footage on the

:38:19. > :38:23.red button. Let's go to pitch side, Tanya. Ben Westwood, what was the

:38:24. > :38:27.mood in the dressing room at half-time? Very positive. New

:38:28. > :38:32.Zealand have come out and put pressure on our line. Defensively we

:38:33. > :38:38.have been fantastic. Pleasing to see. What will make a difference in

:38:39. > :38:42.the second half? I think we need to step up in our attacking. Once we

:38:43. > :38:47.have offended, we need to go forward, take them on, hopefully

:38:48. > :38:51.these big boys will get tired and we can run away like last week.

:38:52. > :38:56.Frustrating to be watching on, do you wish you were out there? Not

:38:57. > :39:00.nice, but mostly part of the squad, I love being around the boys.

:39:01. > :39:05.Although I would love to be playing. I am enjoying my time here.

:39:06. > :39:12.Hopefully next week we will see what happens. About to get back under

:39:13. > :39:20.way. Let's return to Jonathan, Brian and Dave Woods.

:39:21. > :39:25.COMMENTATOR: We need entertainment in the second half, tight and tense,

:39:26. > :39:31.a lot of attritional staff, tough defence from both sides. We could do

:39:32. > :39:36.with some star factor. I have picked up on what the boys were saying, in

:39:37. > :39:42.the half-time analysis. I think England have a chance to move the

:39:43. > :39:45.Kiwi team around in another way. Around the fringes, releasing

:39:46. > :39:49.Watkins and Hardaker, move them laterally before going forward. That

:39:50. > :39:55.will be part of the England's team thinking. It needs more expansion

:39:56. > :40:02.from one team to break the game up. Go forward first. Very lateral. A

:40:03. > :40:07.poor pass. That is what they have to do. I am convinced if they keep a

:40:08. > :40:17.bit of composure as Brian said, on the fringes, Hardaker holding his

:40:18. > :40:24.line of bit. Opportunities for them. Almost an apology by Tom verges, he

:40:25. > :40:31.knew it was forward. Fireworks night this week, we could do with some

:40:32. > :40:34.fireworks here this afternoon. It is 2-2 at the moment, with a Test

:40:35. > :40:41.series in the balance. England winning the first game at Hull last

:40:42. > :40:46.week. It would be their first Test series win in eight years, and that

:40:47. > :41:02.was against the Kiwis back in 2007. A luck at stake. -- a luck.

:41:03. > :41:13.Nikorima doesn't do with it. It has gone backwards, the Kiwis get away

:41:14. > :41:22.with it. A standing start for the Kiwis' front man. Let's see if the

:41:23. > :41:30.kick is better. Nikorima, on the sixth tackle, taking it to the line,

:41:31. > :41:37.the offload. Was it a knock-on? It is a reach by Kenny-Dowall. A big

:41:38. > :41:46.question mark hanging over this. He reckons a try. Having a look at the

:41:47. > :41:51.knock-on. Let's hear from our video referee team, James Child and Phil

:41:52. > :42:03.Bentham. We are checking for a knock-on on the offload. He is in

:42:04. > :42:10.there. Or backwards. The pick-up is caught, that is fine, play on.

:42:11. > :42:19.Everything looking towards a try. We go towards the grounding. The

:42:20. > :42:29.grounding is fine. We are happy that is a try. What looked like a fumble

:42:30. > :42:41.by Aris, turned out to be a sensational piece of handling. And

:42:42. > :42:45.it off to Shaun Kenny-Dowall. There was nothing young, they did not go

:42:46. > :42:50.for the kick, keeping the ball alive, brilliant skills to finish.

:42:51. > :42:56.Nikorima decides to have a punt, looking for the offload. What a

:42:57. > :43:02.catch by Harris. Shaun Kenny-Dowall stretches in. A bit of a soft start

:43:03. > :43:08.by England, the forward pass giving them possession. Great skill level

:43:09. > :43:17.from Paris. Simple finish for Shaun Kenny-Dowall. In the continued

:43:18. > :43:20.absence of Issac Luke, and our touchline team are on the case to

:43:21. > :43:41.find out if it is a problem for Issac Luke, or if it is permanent.

:43:42. > :43:52.Not a bad replacement ticket. Jordan Kahu. New Zealand lead 8-2. After

:43:53. > :43:54.brilliant defending in the first, New Zealand unlock the game.

:43:55. > :43:59.Brilliant handling by Harris, and the finish. The restart has been

:44:00. > :44:04.knocked on. Bateman has it for England. England on the attack

:44:05. > :44:14.straightaway. Great chase by England, little look. Six tackles

:44:15. > :44:22.from here. That was a 0 tackle. James Roby organising things. Five

:44:23. > :44:28.tries in his last two internationals. Williams with a

:44:29. > :44:34.short pass. Penalty for England underneath the sticks. They will not

:44:35. > :44:40.go FIFA here. They will carry on with a tap and test. Sean

:44:41. > :44:49.O'Loughlin. Widdop sashaying to the left. Sashaying inside. He has been

:44:50. > :44:59.held down. The referee says play on. Hardaker with the high ball.

:45:00. > :45:07.Burgess, close. Williams. Good if it by Jesse Bromwich. It is shrugged

:45:08. > :45:12.away by Ferres. England remain camped on the New Zealand line.

:45:13. > :45:20.Williams, rather telegraphing the step. The re-weighting in response.

:45:21. > :45:32.James Roby started. Still tackles in the bank. Farrell tried, and Widdop

:45:33. > :45:38.have knocked it on. England fancy the right-hand offence. They want to

:45:39. > :45:43.isolate Nikorima. They have not executed it properly, taking too

:45:44. > :45:48.many players forward. Get the ball to the fringes and have a look. They

:45:49. > :45:53.need to execute better than that. Tanya has some half-time

:45:54. > :45:57.information. Stephen Tierney telling his side they need 40 more minutes

:45:58. > :46:01.of commitment in defence, telling his side to keep it simple in

:46:02. > :46:07.attack, building up with faster balls to stretch England. Issac

:46:08. > :46:12.Luke, he was substituted, nothing wrong with him, just not brought

:46:13. > :46:16.back on. Steve McNamara said his team has been given the fence, but

:46:17. > :46:20.doing too much of it. The last them to be tidier in attack, feeling they

:46:21. > :46:26.are kicking too early, and the handling needs to be better.

:46:27. > :46:34.Nightingale, involving himself again. Two tackles gone. There is

:46:35. > :46:44.Issac Luke, poised and ready to come back imminently. The danger returned

:46:45. > :46:49.when he returns. Meantime, England look to keep the New Zealand

:46:50. > :47:01.advanced to a minimum. Brown out of dummy half. Not the best of balls.

:47:02. > :47:06.Knocked on. England get a bonus it. Not sure what they were trying to

:47:07. > :47:21.do. All coming across, easy for the English defence. Poor passing. This

:47:22. > :47:25.is still anyone's game. Up to some anti gravity a the scruff of the

:47:26. > :47:31.neck. Take it around the side of the field. Still Kallum Watkins and

:47:32. > :47:37.Hardaker, one-on-one, they have the opportunities. They have to create

:47:38. > :47:48.the opportunities. There is Bateman, held up. Burgess, trundling forward

:47:49. > :47:57.with great intent. Looking to play quickly again. Another family trait.

:47:58. > :47:58.Now with Bateman running into the shoulder. Don't want to do that too

:47:59. > :48:13.often. Williams unable to get away. John

:48:14. > :48:20.right, left and right again without any great advancement. England

:48:21. > :48:26.trying to punch a hole, finding themselves desperately close to the

:48:27. > :48:33.touchline. Just about kept in play. Sixth tackle, what can they conjure?

:48:34. > :48:38.Up it goes. A lot of Kiwis, Ryan Hall tries to knock it back. Play

:48:39. > :48:43.on, the referee says as the Kiwis have it in their hands. It has

:48:44. > :48:49.become really nervous, the Kiwis have their noses in front,

:48:50. > :48:52.understand what they need to do. Someone has to make a mistake,

:48:53. > :48:58.missed a tackle, it needs to be England that get the next score. If

:48:59. > :49:09.you feel everyone being sent nervous, England need to score next.

:49:10. > :49:16.-- so nervous. Momentarily there was an injury concern for New Zealand.

:49:17. > :49:29.Nikorima has been having treatment. Just behind the line coming back on.

:49:30. > :49:36.Does not look 100%. Hall doing his job efficiently. England trying to

:49:37. > :49:44.batter their way forward. Defending inside their own half. Bateman has

:49:45. > :50:01.plenty of grants and energy. England need more than that at the moment.

:50:02. > :50:14.Was that high? Looking to return the kick. England's offensive line moves

:50:15. > :50:19.up collectively. Nightingale. The red button forum after this

:50:20. > :50:25.programme, once we are fair, you carry on with the rugby league chat.

:50:26. > :50:33.Joining in as well. Next week may be the decider. As it stands, it may

:50:34. > :50:39.be. If you are looking for tickets, don't bother, absolute sell-out.

:50:40. > :50:48.That is a penalty for New Zealand. Do you think they will kick? I think

:50:49. > :50:57.it is too far for him. I do think he has the legs for that. If they get

:50:58. > :51:01.another try under their belts, puts them in a very commanding decision.

:51:02. > :51:09.They have dominated possession and territory. They must think this is

:51:10. > :51:20.the chance. Jesse Bromwich, down. Harris reaching, offering a real

:51:21. > :51:25.threat. They hang on, they think about spinning is wide. They are

:51:26. > :51:33.trying to isolate the English defenders. Great tackle. Brilliant

:51:34. > :51:47.step. Back to the middle it comes. The English line advancing quickly.

:51:48. > :51:54.Nikorima has lost it. He was in. What have you made of young Kodi

:51:55. > :52:00.Nikorima? He has looked dangerous. If he that, in the clear. He has

:52:01. > :52:16.added something. More threatening than a man he replaced. The speed

:52:17. > :52:31.has made it dangerous. James Roby. Inside the New Zealand half. Little

:52:32. > :52:40.kick, the defence in their face, led by Williams. It has become such a

:52:41. > :52:59.tense affair. Someone has to break it up. It is so tense. The New

:53:00. > :53:08.Zealanders just want to play in the right areas. Off-loading in the

:53:09. > :53:13.opposition half. Not trying anything in their own half. Good handling

:53:14. > :53:22.from the Kiwis. The ball is flicked back inside. Shaun Kenny-Dowall

:53:23. > :53:33.picks it up. No England hand. They comes the last tackle. What can they

:53:34. > :53:41.do from a? Burgess, prodigious leap. A good clearing run. Very good play

:53:42. > :53:47.by Burgess. To keep his concentration, go up early,

:53:48. > :53:52.brilliant take. Burgess and Watkins, would love to see them in harness

:53:53. > :54:00.attacking in the second half. England need to shift the ball.

:54:01. > :54:11.Still plenty of time, England trailing by a try and conversion.

:54:12. > :54:21.James Roby and Chris Hill making yards, it is coming from England. A

:54:22. > :54:27.scruffy kick. He had a 3-2 there, could have shifted it. New Zealand

:54:28. > :54:34.start again from their own half. Shaun Kenny-Dowall getting himself

:54:35. > :54:39.involved. It is very aptly scored today in this stadium, his father

:54:40. > :54:46.was a javelin gold medallist at the 2000 Paralympics. Another bit of a

:54:47. > :54:56.living history to add to that family. A cry of Kiwi going around

:54:57. > :55:04.the stadium from the New Zealand fans, they feel they are edging

:55:05. > :55:10.their side to victory. I think their side are looking more comfortable.

:55:11. > :55:19.Ryan Hall stepson. He beats Luke easily enough. He did what he needed

:55:20. > :55:32.to do, getting England moving forward again here. This is

:55:33. > :55:41.Hardaker. Tussle and tackle. Bateman has lost the ball in the collision.

:55:42. > :55:50.Good steel. You do get the feeling very often referees are tossing a

:55:51. > :55:56.coin on those sort of decisions. Came down in England's favour. I

:55:57. > :56:01.think he got the right call. Whitehead coming back on. Sean

:56:02. > :56:08.O'Loughlin going off. Here is Bateman. Include creating inside New

:56:09. > :56:18.Zealand's half. Plenty of time in the game for England. 25 minutes or

:56:19. > :56:35.so. New Zealand have slowed things right down. James Roby, now Chris

:56:36. > :56:42.Hill. Enterprising position to work from. It comes Watkins. Doing what

:56:43. > :56:50.he loved to do. Great off-load by Tim, Burgess in the corner. England

:56:51. > :56:57.are denied. Picked up by Hardaker. Tried down. Ten away. Suddenly the

:56:58. > :57:05.crowd find their boys. England's showing something, finding their

:57:06. > :57:09.rhythm. In example of what they need to do, go to the fringes, putting

:57:10. > :57:19.the Kiwi line under so much pressure. Widdop to Farrell. Chris

:57:20. > :57:26.Hall has got it away. In probably. Farrell can go no further. Keeping

:57:27. > :57:33.England in attacking possession. Chris Hill trying to push and push.

:57:34. > :57:46.Again slowish. Plenty of tackles left. The ball is kicked on, the

:57:47. > :57:52.referee says play on. It needed a bit of composure, they were

:57:53. > :57:56.panicking and rushing, England. They give the hard work, creating space.

:57:57. > :58:01.I would like to see Zak Hardaker taking the ball to the defensive

:58:02. > :58:09.line attracting defenders. He shifted defenders there.

:58:10. > :58:15.Nightingale, running away inside England's half. Look out quickly

:58:16. > :58:20.they have eaten at the yards, New Zealand, getting themselves inside

:58:21. > :58:26.the England half. That is a terrific kick from Issac Luke. Ryan Hall

:58:27. > :58:33.given no hope of getting there because of the chase. Jon Wilkin

:58:34. > :58:35.made a point, if you play against Australia, the kicking game is

:58:36. > :58:44.brilliant from the half-backs. First half was poor from the Kiwis, Issac

:58:45. > :58:49.Luke has put three in the second half, they have been spot on, the

:58:50. > :58:53.chase is good. The model is Cameron Smith, the Australian, when they are

:58:54. > :58:57.under pressure, he steps out, kicking the ball into the corner, 1

:58:58. > :59:02.metre from the try line, and the sideline, you look up there is a

:59:03. > :59:10.wall of green. Issac Luke has replicated that. The best way to do

:59:11. > :59:16.it. Just step one yard, no one knows, no one can drop back. But a

:59:17. > :59:32.good kick in. Not a bad job at the turn. -- bad job of a drop out

:59:33. > :59:39.return. Issac Luke operating a dummy half again, showing what a key

:59:40. > :59:43.figure he is for this New Zealand side. It takes the ball to the line,

:59:44. > :59:50.little off-load. Nikorima, back it goes. England again on their own

:59:51. > :59:57.line, having to survive only one more tackle in this set. Nikorima

:59:58. > :00:06.with a short pass, he delays the ball superbly well. Nikorima once

:00:07. > :00:12.more, it is a clearance kick from Widdop, that lacked authority. He

:00:13. > :00:15.took a risk, Jesse Bromwich all over him, I thought he was going to dive

:00:16. > :00:24.in the ball, in the end he does well, outstanding kick. The off-load

:00:25. > :00:35.kills England. Nikorima, and Jesse Bromwich with the Sidekick. Deft

:00:36. > :01:36.skills. It comes off his knee. I don't think he's in control of that!

:01:37. > :01:41.England are hanging on by their fingernails at the moment. He pushes

:01:42. > :01:48.through. How many times have England been in this position? Another

:01:49. > :01:58.little slight kick and another response, this time, from Watkins.

:01:59. > :02:07.The kicking game has vastly improved. They must've said they are

:02:08. > :02:16.wasting these opportunities. Second-half, they have upped the

:02:17. > :02:28.game on the kicking stakes. As it stands, it is going to a decider. I

:02:29. > :02:38.rather fancy that will be a noisy game. They've got to hang on. Here

:02:39. > :03:18.comes the drop out. It has taken on again. He plays it.

:03:19. > :03:25.Luke spends it back. England are teetering here. As he got it down?

:03:26. > :04:12.The referee is not sure. This is the guy who eventually

:04:13. > :04:25.attends to ground the ball. It is whether or not he gets it on the

:04:26. > :04:38.ground. That looks to me as if he has lost that. I cannot see that he

:04:39. > :05:04.has got a hand on the ball at that point. We are going, no try.

:05:05. > :05:15.It is almost a cheer of relief because that is the huge let off.

:05:16. > :05:25.He was hanging and dangling it out. If he goes for the line, I think he

:05:26. > :05:37.scores. Brilliant play to hold it up. Huge tackle in the scheme of

:05:38. > :05:41.things. How do they respond now? Has taken it almost to the halfway line

:05:42. > :05:45.with only a couple of tackles gone. This is Graham, looking to continue

:05:46. > :06:00.that good work. England needing some razzle-dazzle. Just kept hold of it.

:06:01. > :06:15.Very good. I would put this up in the air. Get the chasers onto the

:06:16. > :06:29.full-back. Shaun Kenny-Dowall underneath it. They've got to

:06:30. > :06:42.compete for that ball. Just to reinforce that, England need to

:06:43. > :06:51.compete. Every kick they put up needs to be a competition.

:06:52. > :07:03.Eventually, the cul-de-sac closing in around him. A lot of distance

:07:04. > :07:12.around it. That is a mistake England cannot afford. That is why he took

:07:13. > :07:25.the risk. It does not come off. It was not an advantage played.

:07:26. > :07:43.International rules. Kodi Nikorima is struggling. I think it is cramp.

:07:44. > :08:08.That is a little moment of advantage.

:08:09. > :08:17.He is clearly struggling. Click the red button after we finish. New

:08:18. > :08:25.Zealand are leading by a try and a goal. It can change so quickly. I

:08:26. > :08:55.would take it. The defence is so good. The clock is against England.

:08:56. > :09:06.England starting again from here. Kodi Nikorima again. Zak Hardaker

:09:07. > :09:16.have to look at Kodi Nikorima and try to isolate him. He has no gone

:09:17. > :09:23.up to the wing. He will go into the centre position and it is an

:09:24. > :09:32.opportunity to attack him. Has been glaring at Kodi Nikorima who has

:09:33. > :09:40.gone the other way. 13.5 minutes for England to rescue it. England

:09:41. > :09:47.pressing on the right-hand side. It is a risk too far. It has been a

:09:48. > :10:11.story of missed opportunities at times for England. You need to get

:10:12. > :10:13.the ball in here. This game is going to be won by someone on the

:10:14. > :10:39.backline. Sam Muller has come off. We were talking about Kodi Nikorima

:10:40. > :10:49.struggling. He has got cramp. Very much running repairs the moment.

:10:50. > :11:04.The Kiwis are just playing the numbers game and banging the ball

:11:05. > :11:15.down the field. England need to find something.

:11:16. > :11:30.One moment of brilliance, you want. Burgess can go the length. Just one

:11:31. > :11:41.piece of magic to create a little bit of space. New Zealand... 20

:11:42. > :11:50.metres from that England line. Penalty to New Zealand. This could

:11:51. > :11:55.be a punishing moment from England's point of view. How many

:11:56. > :12:15.penalties have we had? 14 penalties?

:12:16. > :12:24.There will be a delay here because he is getting treatment. The Kiwis

:12:25. > :12:41.came into this series with the deficit.

:12:42. > :12:51.Kodi Nikorima came here as a back-up. He will be desperate not to

:12:52. > :13:07.go off because there is not a lot of flair to replace him with.

:13:08. > :13:18.Here comes a penalty that might have just put it out of range for

:13:19. > :13:27.England. Send it all word. He's put it wide. They missed the try

:13:28. > :13:35.earlier, the door remains open for England. At this level, that is a

:13:36. > :13:43.bad mess. That is an easy kick and that is a badness. That should give

:13:44. > :13:57.England an incentive. The crowd find their voice again.

:13:58. > :14:11.I think I'm right in saying that if it is a draw, if England get a try

:14:12. > :14:12.here, it would still be given as England's win. England are a try and

:14:13. > :14:31.a goal away. Command, England. The referee is forced to stop the

:14:32. > :14:53.clock. This looks like a potentially match-winning kick, just wide.

:14:54. > :15:02.This emergence as a second, third nation began. Watching the team in

:15:03. > :15:05.black beating officially the best team in the world. England are

:15:06. > :15:46.running them close here. Brings it down the middle. That is a

:15:47. > :15:56.good carry. Trying to barge them away. Still going here. They've only

:15:57. > :16:02.one more tackle to go. James Graham! He scores the try. It has

:16:03. > :16:13.yet to be confirmed because the referee has put the square in the

:16:14. > :16:17.air. He thinks it was a try. Check the contact on James Graham. This

:16:18. > :16:23.could be massive because this could be a penalty try which would give

:16:24. > :16:40.England the opportunity for eight points. The first thing we need to

:16:41. > :16:42.look at is the offside position. Then we will come back to that

:16:43. > :17:33.grounding. We are happy with that. That is fine. If the ball on the

:17:34. > :17:34.floor? This might be the one. It looks as though there might have

:17:35. > :18:04.been some contact with the hand. At this point if there is no hand we

:18:05. > :18:43.are saying it is play on. We have to see what happens here.

:18:44. > :18:56.Some contact with the finger during that process. No try, 20 metres to

:18:57. > :19:04.restart. They are not going to like it. They don't like it. I think that

:19:05. > :19:12.is the right decision, without any shadow of the doubt. There is a

:19:13. > :19:25.comedy of errors. When he misses it, one of the Kiwi players, it gets in

:19:26. > :19:30.his way. I think it was the right call. It has gone through his hands

:19:31. > :19:50.and hit off his legs. Should have been England on the

:19:51. > :20:16.attack. There was no hint of foul play.

:20:17. > :20:26.Shrugs away the attentions. The winger is drawing some fuel out of

:20:27. > :20:37.the English tank. Gaining good yards.

:20:38. > :20:49.They are loading up the left-hand side. Kodi Nikorima hits it. It is

:20:50. > :20:53.play on. Kodi Nikorima will score the try on his full international

:20:54. > :21:03.debut, but the referee is not sure about that. I think he is short.

:21:04. > :21:21.That is the little bit of luck that you need.

:21:22. > :21:50.You've got to opportunities that should have resulted in tries. James

:21:51. > :21:55.Graham has got to fall on that, Kodi Nikorima has got to sliding earlier.

:21:56. > :22:02.They should have been scored. -- slide in earlier. England need to

:22:03. > :22:06.shape up. They've been given a retrieve. They've got to play with a

:22:07. > :22:19.little bit more ball movement. Route one is not working. Not the most

:22:20. > :22:25.memorable of Test matches in terms of razzle-dazzle but it could yet

:22:26. > :22:47.have a thrilling finish, with England chasing the game and the

:22:48. > :22:48.series. They want to keep them here. Sean O'Loughlin to Williams, to

:22:49. > :23:12.Watkins. Playing it quickly again. They are

:23:13. > :23:35.running it now. Nowhere to go, Bateman. That got him out of

:23:36. > :23:39.trouble. We have not seen the classic we would have hoped for but

:23:40. > :23:45.you've got to take your to both defences. It has been a terrific

:23:46. > :23:56.display. The Kiwis have improved massively. They are finding

:23:57. > :24:28.opportunities. Five minutes for England to get the series here.

:24:29. > :24:52.He was only a penalty kick away from making sure his side won this.

:24:53. > :25:25.Inside ball, testing the defence. He has lost the ball again. Just watch

:25:26. > :25:34.him losing it. He's had a massive influence on this game. His kicking

:25:35. > :25:53.was pinpoint. He has pulled the strings today of what will be a Kiwi

:25:54. > :26:01.win in four minutes. It is going to be a drop goal attempt and it has

:26:02. > :26:06.not gone over. The referee waits for confirmation and gets it. It is only

:26:07. > :26:14.worth one point. But it is also worth a victory as far as New

:26:15. > :26:33.Zealand are concerned. That is surely too far back. We are off to

:26:34. > :26:42.Wigan next week for a humdinger of a decider.

:26:43. > :27:01.2.5 minutes to go. Need to score here.

:27:02. > :27:15.That drop goal should have secured victory but still stretching his

:27:16. > :27:22.hamstrings. They came in the many thousands hoping for England to make

:27:23. > :27:30.history. It does not look like it will end up that way. England have

:27:31. > :27:57.not scored a try in this game and they would love to write that wrong.

:27:58. > :28:03.They can take their time with this drop out and England will have one

:28:04. > :28:13.more chance and that will not be enough. Yellow matter has been

:28:14. > :28:20.nothing to pick between the teams. Probably separated these teams. They

:28:21. > :28:32.have both concentrated on a little bit of attack. It is on the fringes.

:28:33. > :28:37.They've done their job, they've held the midfield, they've isolated them,

:28:38. > :28:53.they've done brilliantly. The defence have been awesome. England

:28:54. > :28:58.stand up, because since the opening minute of that last game, they went

:28:59. > :29:01.for a long time having only conceded one try. They've got to take

:29:02. > :29:06.something from that. England have not scored a try here. They want to

:29:07. > :29:18.light up London in the very last moments. He has pastored forward to

:29:19. > :29:27.himself. The Kiwi know if they can get the ball back from this it

:29:28. > :29:32.should see them over. They are spending a lot of time together,

:29:33. > :29:41.they have improved beyond all recognition. I still think England

:29:42. > :29:48.have some improvement in them. I think Jesse Bromwich, Kevin Proctor

:29:49. > :29:58.and Adam Blair have been good for the Kiwis. I think next week will be

:29:59. > :30:02.about who can attack the best. I would like to see backs into the

:30:03. > :30:14.game. Are brilliant runners. They've not been used as much as I would

:30:15. > :30:19.have liked. There is clearly not much between these teams. That is

:30:20. > :30:52.Test match football at the highest level. Can England create something?

:30:53. > :31:01.New Zealand have it back again. Still alive with one game to go. It

:31:02. > :31:10.will be decided in Wigan next week. England taking their capital

:31:11. > :31:14.punishment in London today. They have only conceded one but it is New

:31:15. > :31:23.Zealand who come out with the honours. The unlikeliest of

:31:24. > :31:29.scorelines. That is a reflection that the entertainment we have seen

:31:30. > :31:41.today, defence on top, and ultimately, New Zealand on top. One

:31:42. > :31:45.Test match each with one to go. In seven days this series will be

:31:46. > :31:55.decided. Not quite the spectacle the Rugby League community were hoping

:31:56. > :32:07.for today. This has been a pedigree performance. Congratulations, huge

:32:08. > :32:11.effort for your side. They let us down last week, credit to those

:32:12. > :32:20.boys. We turned up, keep turning up and played for 80 minutes. Very

:32:21. > :32:30.patient. Sometimes you get carried away. Can you seal it at Wigan?

:32:31. > :32:35.100%. Anything can happen. We will get ready for a big game. Let's

:32:36. > :32:43.bring in the England captain. Sean O'Loughlin. How frustrating was

:32:44. > :32:48.that? It was tough. That is what you expect from an international match.

:32:49. > :32:51.Both teams were going to be a lot better, they came out better this

:32:52. > :32:59.week. We did not handle it as well. Credit to them. We have work to do.

:33:00. > :33:10.Thank you. Very quickly, the man of the match. Here is your champagne,

:33:11. > :33:15.Issac Luke. How tough was that? Had. The boys did well. It seemed those

:33:16. > :33:19.little touches got you over the line. Our boys laid the platform and

:33:20. > :33:32.got us going forward. And Many congratulations. That is

:33:33. > :33:44.what say hello to my wife, Michaela, and my babies, Atticus and

:33:45. > :33:50.Cruise. New Zealand worked on a few things. Retention of the ball,

:33:51. > :33:56.making sure they controlled the ruck, they did very well. They

:33:57. > :34:00.frustrated England. Able to play for the full 80 minutes, which they did

:34:01. > :34:05.not last week. Very quickly, it England have to improve defensively

:34:06. > :34:11.next week? They did not look slick with the ball, cohesive. Probably

:34:12. > :34:18.tactically naive in the second half, you need to do more with the ball.

:34:19. > :34:24.Need to work on that. The defence was outstanding, one try conceded.

:34:25. > :34:29.Thank you to Jamie, Robbie, Jon Wilkin for the moment on BBC One.

:34:30. > :34:33.All the analysis, plenty of reaction, we will talk Sam Burgess,

:34:34. > :34:39.on the red button. We will see you in Wigan, next Saturday lunchtime,

:34:40. > :34:59.for the decider. Thanks.

:35:00. > :35:09.A drop goal attempt, he has won over. We are after Wigan next week,

:35:10. > :35:11.for a funding gap of a decider.