England v New Zealand - Match 2 Rugby League 2015

Welcome to the stadium at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park for the

second test between England and New Zealand. One of the sport's biggest

fans, Colin Welland, who passed away this week said Rugby League provides

a cultural adrenaline. It is a physical manifestation of our rules

of life. Comradeship, honest endeavour, and an allegiance to

Fairplay. Welcome back. MUSIC: "Have Yourself A Merry Little

Christmas" An early Christmas present. We will

talk about the game in a moment but we will talk about Sam Burgess first

of all. Did you get goose bumps watching that? Yes. It is exciting

for the game. He is a genuine superstar and to get him back in

Rugby League is very good. One of my pet hates is wasting talent and I

think he is back in the game that will allow him to maximise his

potential. The only thing is he needs to get his 80s perm here do.

Has he wasted his talent? Rugby League is a difficult game for his

talent to shine. He needs to have the ball in his hands 20 times a

game. Rugby League is a better sport to allow him to do that. You talk to

him a lot. How difficult has he found the last few weeks? Any big

decision would be difficult but he has made the right decision for him

and his family. I heard rumours from all sorts of corners. There has been

a lot of hysteria. He is back in the game that reveres him, that loves

him, that wanting to do well. The courts are very different and it

would have taken time to get up to speed -- the sports. Was he given

enough time? You have a foot in rugby union and Rugby League. What

is your overriding emotion? I care for both games, believe it or not.

There are a minority who want people to feel. A lot of the people don't

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

shambles and I'm very sad, everybody has been writing about it. If they

did not think he was right to play, that was their decision. I went back

to rugby union after seven years in Rugby League and I did not think I

was good enough but yet I played for Wales, I would have not turned that

down. For me, the balance, the selection was wrong. When Sam was on

the field for England they were winning. If he had stayed on they

would have won. A lot has been written about it and a lot of

rubbish. What is disappointing for all of us is he has not made the

stellar impact we thought he would but that takes time. I believe, I

wanted England to win the Rugby Union World Cup, I wanted everybody

to do well. The scapegoat attitude from some quarters has been

embarrassing, we all want to do well in English sport and get over the

line. The fact he has made this decision now is a good decision. I

did not have a choice to go back. If I did not make it then I was gone, I

was history. You pick Sam to do a job. His job is to get over that

gain line. You pick him in a position where he plays for his

club, with Jonathan Joseph at 13. What happens, the selection goes

wrong, when I went to Rugby League, they knew what job I needed to do. I

knew my role. It is not his fault. England have just come out to warm

up find us. Hopefully next year we will be seeing others in an England

shirt. If we want this sport to grow and more people to watch about it --

watch it and have more articles in the paper, does Rugby League suffer

through Sam Burgess deciding to leave after a short period of time?

I don't think you can replace that responsibility on his shoulders.

There are a number of reasons why he has not had success but that is not

one of them. All the people Colin him a quitter, saying he has gone

back early, they don't even know him. If you look at his story, he is

not a quitter, he is a great bloke. What he's done is he has said, I am

Robert I will put my faith in the coaches and the people who have

signed me and put me in the right areas and that has not worked. Sam

wanted to be the world's best, he wanted to come to rugby union. To

me, the backdrop to all this is something that makes him recognise,

I might be better off back in Australia, I might be better off

back in my own game. Let me read you a quote. He says, I say good

riddance, there is a decent, honourable England coach, he decided

he might fancy a crack at rugby union but then did not fancy it at

all. I don't agree with that, ultimately it is Stuart Lancaster's

job, and his neck is on the block. If he does not think a player is

good enough he does not pick him. Kyle Eastmond comes from Rugby

League. The balance and selection was wrong. Sam Burgess came to this

rugby to play for England in the World Cup. If they thought he was

ready then they picked him. If they did not think he was ready then they

do not pick him. Stuart Lancaster is a decent bloke. If you had switched

codes after a year do you think you would be ready to play International

Rugby Board and, and if you did not feel ready would you say it? I would

not have been ready, I don't have the talent he has. What this has

shown us is even though I have met people with great values there is an

element of snobbery that comes through that game, and you can tell

from that article, they look down on the sport of Rugby League. You wrote

your eyes at me, so go on. I get it. Rugby League fans think I am not a

Rugby League player because I was born and bred in Wales, I played

union and I worked on the union game. When he came into Rugby

League, we wanted to kill him because they had taken all our money

and livelihoods and we spent every day of the week thinking, we are

playing against this... Were you jealous? Not jealous, it was a crazy

element of, we want him to fail because he is not that good. But he

was that good. All the players would have wanted Santa be a success. --

would have wanted Sam Burgess to be a success. That was not his fault.

You don't think there was any envy? I would be disappointed if there

were rugby union players who did not want him to succeed. Ultimately I

would hope they would want him to be successful and raise the profile of

the game, as he would have done for rugby union. They have moulded him

and he does a job for New Zealand. You become revered after that.

Becomes revered and accepted. Sam Burgess had the talent to be that

revered. It would not surprise me if he went through to the 2017 World

Cup and tried to come back for the rugby union World Cup to prove

people wrong. You can get in touch because this will obviously be a

huge part of the forum later on. We are talking to Steve McNamara

earlier and he said he has had a conversation with Sam Burgess this

morning. He said it is the first time he has spoken to him. He will

not be back for this series. Getting away from the controversy and from

the sport that we cover, it is exciting for this England team. I am

really excited about the four nations next year and the prospect

in the World Cup the next year after that. A quick word of where we are.

We will focus on the match now. Jonathan and Brian will be part of

the commentary team. Jamie will be with me as well. If you cannot play

well in a stadium like this then you cannot play well anywhere. You would

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

country and never got to play in a stadium like this. They are going to

twitch today coming in here. You have had to twitch today coming in

here. You have had when I came to Rugby League I played in Anfield,

Old Trafford, Wembley. These are the stadium is that when you grow up as

a kid, irrespective of the sport, you want to play in these venues.

Thank you. We will get underway at 2:30pm.

Suddenly a chance to run for the line, and score!

Those England players will be arriving at the Queen Elizabeth

Olympic Park, buoyed by that second-half performance. Fans will

be arriving hoping that England can go 2-0 up. They need to win today to

level at before we head to Wigan next Saturday. It is the same

starting 13 and the same bench for England. New Zealand are a little

more interesting. We were not expecting the same starting 13 for

them. They have added a bit of experience to the bench. That is the

England players going on with their warm up routine. We will find out

how they will play this afternoon. For 30 minutes last week it was a

bit of arrest, New Zealand were getting on and then Steve McNamara

played the super substitute. Came off the bench and scored two Mac

tries. I want to focus on two players. One of them is Tom Burgess.

He is a man mountain. When he carried the ball he is a man

mountain. Another player to look at, coming to the other side of the

play, James Roby. He is an 80 minute player but they've got him coming

off the bench. That means he has got a little bit more energy. That means

they can do the exciting things really well, leave people in bits

and pieces. Just going to see whether I can get a quick word with

Sean O'Loughlin. Today has been a big competition for you guys to see

if you can seal of the series against New Zealand. We had a good

start last week. Got the series off to a good start. Both teams

improving today. Does it make sense for you to go with the same 17? Just

about. I would like to have seen Ben Webster fit into these. He treads

that line nice and thinly along there. Let's go to John Wilkins. How

are they going to play today? I think they played fantastically well

in the middle of the field. All the big men in this side have got a lot

to do. Looking to stop the likes of James Graham, Chris Hill, who got

that England team going. A couple of really important guys for this New

Zealand side. Issac Luke, a powerful guy. But this guy here today, a

young guy coming into the team. There is a lot of pressure on this

young man. He needs to control this side, give them leadership, game

management, but kick the ball and take pressure. A big favour this man

and the big day for New Zealand. Thank you very much. They have been

taking in the sights of the city courtesy of their guide, New

Zealand. Ahead of the must win second test, they are taking some

time out to see the sights of London. You've got one of the most

interesting hairstyles in Rugby League, how long have you been

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

sweet? I do! Who is the worst to list you've got? It would be Jordan

Kahu, he has got the selfie stick. Are you enjoying looking at the

sights of London? Myself, I don't normally leave my room. You would

have been a young teenager watching some of these guys play. Now you've

got to come in and direct them around. I used to be quiet but the

boys have made me feel welcome. A lot of talk has been made about the

England bench. Is that something you guys are highlighting? Maybe we

lacked it a little bit but credit to them, they came on and played some

good rugby. No excuses, obviously this is a must win game for us. We

know the game plan now and we just need to knuckle down this week and

nail it on Saturday. Just dropped the lads off, next

stop, the Olympic Stadium. If you believe he actually drove that bus

off, you will believe anything. If we look at New Zealand, did they

look a little bit undercooked last week? They had a good game under the

belt but they did not show enough urgency. That is game management.

That allowed England to play exceptionally well. A lot of that

manages to... You look at this, you have got guys coming back onside.

The reason you would do that with urgency is to get some shape. They

did not do that. A lot of people on the wrong side of the ball. This is

New Zealand chasing the ball, they needed to create opportunities and

this is a prime example. You needed to throw a blanket over this team.

If I am in the England team I am thinking, let's be aggressive and

thwart them. You can see that there is very little options, and that

allows England to really press. Is it mental fatigue? Physical fatigue?

I think it is physical. What we saw, they were chasing the game.

What that does, it draws the energy out, the structure falls apart, it

does not happen. He is tired, he loses his tackle technique, then it

is a penalty. What are you doing again? It is a vicious cycle. Those

are the problems. Those were lacking in New Zealand. If one of those bits

fall down, it gets into a vicious cycle. I think we need to give

England credit because they absolutely nailed all three of those

in the second half. They were very disciplined, I don't think they gave

away a penalty, many errors, the game management was superb. We don't

have an Ingush referee, that will change things. There is a slight

difference. -- English referee. The word has been coming out of the New

Zealand camp that they were not used to having only one referee. Normally

they have two referees. I think you will find, New Zealand are going to

throw numbers into defence and test this one referee. I'm not going to

let you say anymore because, much as I could listen to you talk all

afternoon I want to hear from both coaches. You have changed your

half-backs pairing, what is the thinking behind that? With this week

I thought it was a benefit for us, I just thought by the end of the week,

he would be a better fit for us. You stuck with the same 13, you must be

pleased with what they did last week. I think we are all aware that

there are areas for improvement and when you know there are areas for

improvement you've got everything, your team, your bench, you're

practising. We have decided to go with the same 17 that started last

week. What are the areas you have been looking at? We never got a grip

on the game from the beginning, we put ourselves on the back foot,

credit to us, we found a way back but would not want to do that again

this week. No second chances after today. If you lose this, the Test

series has gone. Has that changed the mindset? From our point of view

it is always about taking the best performance to the stadium, that is

the challenge and the full quiz for us today. We will deal with the

results after that. -- the focus. We feel we can give ourselves a good

chance today. Has there been an element of keeping feet on the

ground? They understand exactly what a tough game it was last week. Six

days later we got to go again, we got to be very good to win this

game. The big men got a lot of credit last week. They were very

smart. It allowed them to continue the late drive and make

opportunities. You see here, he carries the ball. Look at the

shape. Subtle difference between the sides. That was my position. It is

down to the work at the back. England have that in abundance.

Those guys relied on support play. Reload is quickly. Should not be

scoring this try. Make no mistake. That is bad defence.

That is the key area they need to sort out. They need to retain the

ball. It is a mindset, you are never as tired as you think you are. You

can show that urgency to get back. If they don't get that right it is

all over. They need to show that mindset. You can talk yourself into

being tired in big games. Energy is infectious. The atmosphere will be

infectious here. That man has been cheerleading the crowd. He took off

his England Rugby League shirt. It is coming. Another T-shirt

underneath. We all breathe a sigh of relief. The crowd will be getting

behind both sets of teams. Credit to Steve McNamara for knowing where to

make the interchange. In the first half that might have been forced by

the lack of intensity but you've got to give him credit for his half-time

team talk because they looked different in the second half. I

thought James Roby was exceptional. I think it was a smart move. Stephen

Tierney knows what Kodi Nikorima can offer. What New Zealand lacked last

week was a kicking game and I think he might be the answer to that. Do

you expect a different mentality? They showed their dominance this

year. I tell you what, they got run ragged last week. What they will be

looking to do is prove that they can play a full 80 minutes. I think they

will be confrontational. England forwards need to start better. One

of the issues with that comes you've got Tom Burgess, he has got no fear.

He will run over the top of anything.

I thought the game management was pure last week. -- bad last week.

The game management, they front-loaded all their energy into

getting in chasing, and the England side got off to a great start. The

start is so important. International rugby, it is difficult to come back.

England did that and finished very strongly. This is a big day for

England. This is a moment to seize the day. This could allow them to

win a series of the first time since 2007. I am feeling really lonely

next to these two because obviously I want New Zealand to win. I hate to

break it to you but I am not neutral either. Here come the teams.

Please welcome New Zealand and England.

As the teams come out, somewhere through the smoke and the fireworks,

delivering the match ball is a member of the city of the Regiment,

a single leg amputee who was injured during his second tour of Janus

than, serving in the Army bomb disposal team. -- second tour of

Afghanistan. Here she comes, Stewart Gemmill.

-- here he comes. Delivering the match ball, please welcome Staff

Sergeant Stewart Gemmill of the city of the Regiment. He is a single leg

amputee who was injured during his second tour of Afghanistan whilst

serving with the Army bomb disposal team.

Could you please stand for the Last Post to remember the men and women

he gave their lives in two world wars, and conflicts in Afghanistan

and around the world. We would like to respect the sad passing of

Chris, a grade one match official taken before he could fill his

potential. APPLAUSE.

Thank you ladies and gentlemen, could we ask you to remain standing

for the national anthems. In a moment the national anthem of

England, but first the national anthem of New Zealand.

# E Ihow? Atua, O ng? iwi m?tou r?

# ?ta whakarangona; Me aroha noa

# Kia hua ko te pai; Kia tau t? atawhai;

# Manaakitia mai Aotearoa

# God of Nations at Thy feet, In the bonds of love we meet,

# Hear our voices, we entreat, God defend our free land.

# Guard Pacific's triple star From the shafts of strife and war,

# Make her praises heard afar, God defend New Zealand. #

# May the goodness bear fruit; May your kindness come;

# Please give protection to Aotearoa

# God of Nations at Thy feet, In the bonds of love we meet,

# Hear our voices, we entreat, God defend our free land.

# Guard Pacific's triple star From the shafts of strife and war,

# Make her praises heard afar, God defend New Zealand. #

# Happy and glorious, Long to reign over us,

Time for the second test between England and New Zealand, from the

stadium at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, Bryan Noble, Jonathan

Davies and Dave Woods. COMMENTATOR: Wonderful reflection in

that minute's silence for those fallen heroes who have saved Britain

and the Commonwealth. Also the rugby league referee Chris Leva Barra who

sadly passed away this week, and his daughter, at the tragically young

age of 27. Also Gary Carter, a Sun newspaper reporter in hospital this

week in a coma. A tragic accident. We are willing him to get better.

Nose shortage of pomp and ceremony, and emotion in the build-up of these

two tests. -- no shortage. The game at Hull came with its light show,

today reflection. It should be a terrific game today. Exactly the

same for England as one week ago, no temptation to tinker from Steve

McNamara. Look at the England bench, some real impact to come off there.

A couple of tries last week from them. Late change for New Zealand.

Kodi Nikorima coming in. His first start in international. Lewis Brown

and Alex Glenn give the Kiwis extra experience on the bench. Change of

referee, the Australian Gerard sat and the man in the middle today. We

will see what different interpretation he puts on what

should be a super game. A venue that has given British sport lots special

memories over the last couple of years. The English rugby league team

looking to join that we have what would be a series winning victory

today. The Kiwis get the first touch of the ball. The first Ryback, met

by that voracious English pack. All about the start for the English. We

will see how physical they can be with the defensive line. They

started slowly last week. They all realise that, that is why they went

behind. A very impressive start is what we are looking for. As you

said, the bench made a hell of an impact last week. That is what they

will be looking for this week. Kodi Nikorima, he had Jon Wilkin 's in

the warm up telling him how much pressure he would be under.

Immediately England lining up to bring it three. Ryan Hall. The Kiwis

will make the start of this game physical. Issac Luke kicking

brilliantly out of dummy half to give the full with the chance to

chase and show their physical play. It is important where England play

the game. Cannot see the Kiwis changing their style with the

off-load, the errors in the Kiwi half will be key. Midway inside

their own half. Hodgson is away at dummy half. James Graham lingering

alongside. Hardaker. Williams gets the kick away. This will fall into

English hands. Still the sixth tackle. No Kiwi touch. Very

intelligent kick. Little kick off does not bounce the English way. If

he could have kicked about into in goal, there was a chance. Creating

nothing from the bouncing ball. Whitehead gets it back, especially

to kick, it was on. Good vision. Nowhere else to go, lovely kick. He

could have caught that, more time than he realised. You two guys are

investing more time and space than he had. He did well to get anything

on the ball. Penalty New Zealand. Chance for them to settle their

nerves. All or nothing as far as the Kiwis are concerned. They lose, it

is series over. There is Luke, putting it out of play. Restarting

on the halfway line. The first drive by Kevin Proctor. Now Issac Luke

multiply quickly. The rain has stopped, by the way. Horrendous

morning in London. The rain hammering down, the wind howling. It

has settled for the kick-off of the match. Off-loaded temps. Harris was

waiting, did not come his way. -- off-load attempted. It is the fourth

tackle. Remember they made a fast start last week, the Kiwis. Looking

for something similar here. Pushing and pushing. Moa held up, not the

best pass from Blair. Hardaker taking no chances, putting it away

for a drop out underneath the sticks. The start New Zealand

wanted, good build-up, the kick batted away. Hardaker had to

play-the-ball. Six more plays for the New Zealanders. I know the Kiwis

got the ball from a penalty, discipline will be crucial today.

The atmosphere will be interesting. It lacked a little bit at Hull last

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

strong start to get this majority English crowd into their voices. New

Zealand have camp at the moment. Luke swiftly moving it left. Jesse

Bromwich that the head down, driving forward. Into England. Moa has

missed. That was very well read. Brilliant from Kallum Watkins. Still

a position to work from for the Kiwis. Luke is standing in waiting

behind. Last tackle coming up. Kodi Nikorima putting the kick into the

in goal area will stop this time England get the tap back on the 20.

Not the best kick, little bit too much on it. EasyJet. England will be

relieved to take it out. Interesting character Kodi Nikorima, he has a

younger brother, who has signed for the Sydney Roosters, and it looks

like rusty play for Australia! They qualify for both countries, he's a

proud Kiwi commit his brother and Aussie! -- and his brother is an

Aussie! England get the penalty. Too much anyone. What influence is the

referee having so far? He will definitely try and keep the ruck

clean. Adam Blair slowing it down, trying to buy team Daly time for the

Kiwis to get back. The Kiwis conceding a lot of penalties last

week. England looking to build this one this week. Into the 20.

Hodgson, standing in waiting. Hell, they drive forward. Excellent work

by the England starting front row. A little push after the tackle was

completed. The Kiwis should know. One thing in the Australian Rugby

league, they do play-the-ball a lot quicker. They should know that, the

Kiwis. Yes, you can play the referee little bit. He has been consistent

from the start. A conscious decision from the Kiwis, not leaving too many

people on the floor. Moa not letting him play-the-ball. They may be

prepared to this -- prepared to accept another six. Interesting.

First time England have the attacking opportunity, they have

gone for the two points. New Zealand conceded seven penalties last week,

England only conceding two. Already the penalty can begin to rack up.

Part parcel of why they the game. They were giving the penalties away

in the second half. Also fumbling the ball. Not controlling it as well

as they should. Knocking on. Roddick putting boot to ball, England have

the early lead. Interesting reaction from the crowd when England elected

to kick. They were hoping they were going to run the ball. Conservative

ploy at this stage, is it the better approach? I think it is so important

for the English Rugby league that they win this test. On the back of

last week, when they have a dominant second-half, they need to clinch the

series. 2007, eight years ago since England last won series, against the

Kiwis, that was 3-0. A for what might happen in 2015? Whitehead,

looking to build forward again. Only three players survive from that

period Roby, over -- Sean O'Loughlin and Williams. We need to see some

movement, for me. It is mourning this library than Olympic Stadium.

-- it is more of an English library. They have come over, not much

gametime, the advantage is with England. They are scampering

forward, this is a good carry. But not in the end. He has had it

stolen, the referee decides, from a distance. Jason Nightingale is a

good player, nobody talks about him. Brilliant things in the back of the

field. Practically winning them the four nations last year. Great

player. Ball out of play for the tap restart for New Zealand. Getting

closer again. Here is Harris, the big fella. Luke, 3 to his left, goes

right, down the middle. Surging, trying to get the arm in. Whitehead

making sure he cannot get the off-load away. A little step, reach.

The English defence is desperate, just about good enough. Nikorima,

has detect the high ball. John Bateman holds onto the tackle. Good

play, they numbered up. Back to the middle they surge. Keeping it alive,

flooding along the line. Touched by another English and, in the shape of

Burgess. Another set of six for New Zealand. Burgess' intervention

preventing the try scoring pass. That is where they are dangerous,

the little off-load, creating the extra man. Very good defence by

Kallum Watkins to get back onto his man.

Fingertips taking it away from Nightingale. Joe Burgess, not from

that family, of which so much publicity seems to have swelled in

this last week month. Nikorima, cross the line. Nikorima in a dummy

half. Jesse Bromwich, big surge. He is a handful. He has been wrapping

it up for Melbourne in the NRL. Trying to run into the gap. He

received it may have been there. " he. Penalty for New Zealand. --

might have been there," he. They have had a view sets, yes, going for

the two points. Scratch the chin for Stephen Kearney, the New Zealand

coach. Hoping his side can level things up there. With 30 minutes

played, very nearly. Issac Luke, the man who will take this penalty

attempt. It needs firing up. It needs stroking by something. A

little bit flat. He is off to Auckland, to join the

New Zealand Warriors. After a very successful spell with Souths. He has

had his disciplinary issues. He levels things up, all square with 13

and a half minutes played. Not a real pattern emerging as of yet.

Nobody on top. The forwards, maybe territory, the Kiwis Javier. All

about the discipline, that will be key today. They are just feeling

each other out, still. We may see that for another ten, 20 minutes.

Both teams so conscious about getting a good start, frightened to

express themselves. Here we go with the restart. It is sent high by

Hardaker, good kick as well. Have them guessing. Nikorima catching it

at the end. Brilliant kick. One thing I would like to see, targeting

one of the forwards. The half-backs, they will have a better chance of

carrying Daly catching. Ie saying the forwards cannot catch? No, but

not as well as the half-backs. Good off-load by Adam Blair. Here is

Jesse Bromwich. Out to Proctor. That is what they will do, they will

off-load, that is why it is important if England can keep them

in their own half, they will off-load, and look for the mistakes.

The kick downfield by Peta Hiku, safely fielded. Pushback, by the

arriving reinforcements of New Zealand defenders. Tony's down the

touchline, keeping an eye on things. How conscious were you keeping a

good start, not giving New Zealand a good start in this game? Always

important to get a good start, get our forwards Kevin, kicking off the

back of it. Not kicking as well as we would like. It is about kicking

long when the weather is like this, completing your sets you can put New

Zealand on the back foot, standing a chance of winning. Watson's Chase,

involved again. He will go off. There is Matty Smith, who we just

heard from. Almost lost by the Kiwis. Lovely little flick. Off they

go again. Bateman is up there, good spotting. Out he comes. Mistake.

Jesse Bromwich has lost it. Sharp pick-up by Watson, looking to get

Whitehead going forward immediately. England were patient, staying up

only off-loads. At some stage they will get some ball. Jesse Bromwich,

trying to get the ball back, ricocheting off an England player.

They get position. England encroaching inside New Zealand

territory. Sean O'Loughlin, with the tough stuff down the middle. Here is

Graham. Back it goes to Williams. Farrell coming on. Hammering it in.

The situation is set from England to work from. Hill goes forward again.

Final tackle coming up in this play. I will claim. Over kick. -- Plume

I will claim. Over kick. --Plume Plume Sean O'Loughlin.

Again, the defence doing extremely well. The speed is good. That is

probably dominating at the moment, that is why it is Elizabeth flat.

The flow is not working for the Kiwis because of that. Both defences

more up to speed than last week, that is the key. We saw a few soft

tries against England at the start of the game. They are clearly on

their mettle. Suddenly the crowd has got the message, the atmosphere is

livening up. Driven forward by Moa, good carry. It is the fifth tackle

as he goes down. It comes off in England foot. Another set of six.

Riding their luck. Five yards out, New Zealand have an opportunity to

really hammer at the English line. They get another set, it is a

penalty. Some discipline will be required by England in defence. They

don't want the two. They fancy England may be rocking and rolling a

little. Blair, unexpected recipient of that ball. Gaze back to Nikorima,

skipping back. Here comes Harris. Searching left, but finding only

white shirts will stop -- white shirts. Nikorima carrying it

further. Proctor. English defenders doing well at the moment. Sweeping

it back to Nightingale, searching for the centre ground, the winger.

Last tackle for England to hold out. A series of defensive hard work.

They come up with the ball again. Dropped on by James Graham, terrifc

by Danish defence. Well done by Danish defence, clear your lines.

Not the greatest of kicks. Trying to thread the needle. Could not get

through. England can be very happy,

possession and territory, 61%. That is for New Zealand and yet they have

not looked like scoring a try. England will be very happy after 20

minutes. There has been a change for New Zealand. I wonder how long until

the props are rotated as well. There is a lot of defending they need to

do. We'll let him run along as long as he can. Watch James Roby, on the

back of a quick play, he can be devastating. Like last week, the

impact was made from the bench, and I think he will be looking for the

same again. That is a knock-on, is it? Martin Talbot has come on for

New Zealand. Off he goes with that magic footwork. I think the Kiwis

are very lateral. England are coping comfortably. Spun away into space,

but a great recovery. Must be running close to empty at the

moment. Pushing and pushing. England's defenders are pushing

back. On the sidelines you can see Burgess. New Zealand are throwing

everything at this English line. There has been a tangle in the

favour of England. Kodi Nikorima with the pass. Another set of six.

It will be New Zealand with the chance. England are under the cosh.

They will need to work hard. They are at sixes and sevens. This

deflection means it is a defensive scrum for England. You cannot

interchange in the scrum and they will not want to interchange whilst

England are defending like this. They will need to run on empty

little bit longer. They need to put some pressure on in that half. Here

comes another wave of black to test resolve. England will need to be

careful. James Roby came from a long way back to get that. He gets it

away. Just dragged down. How many tackles to go? Another drive by

Harris. Big effort by him but an even bigger effort by the four

players in white. Will they find a way through this time? They will

not. The ball is dropped and England survive.

Kiwis bashing at the door, going Route one. Trying to release a

player. Great effort. They will be very happy with that. Brilliant

penalty. We saw him trudging along the sideline. That means Burgess is

on. The tenacity we have shown in defence has been absolutely

brilliant. You can sense that. I am concerned about the energy, they

have taken a lot out of them. But let us see what he can do. This

could get interesting. This could be a big moment, psychological blow.

There has been a slip and suddenly the traffic is going the other way.

They want to get on with it. England thought they were getting a

reprieve. Little bit of the execution from England. He has a

little ambled forward to see what he might find. Kiwis look more

individual. They have still got a tackle in the tank. This is the last

one coming up now. Jordan Kahu spinning it to Kodi Nikorima. He can

take it as quick as he likes. Usually comes towards the halfway

line. I would attempt to describe it as mouse but at the moment...

Communication was good leader. You can see that in New Zealand are

utterly dominating in both respects. That is the problem. This is the end

of this half, but also in the next half. Defensively, they have been

awesome. Issac Luke is such an important player for that New

Zealand side. It cannot be overestimated. Getting away with

murder. He is not happy. He has got it wrong. There we are. All up

there, big effort. This is what happens when the other side has the

ball more often. Testing out the resolve of that New Zealand line. He

is carrying well. Has had a great couple of seasons. Spinning it back.

Alp they come towards Williams. England look more organised and

fluent. It is more individual play from the Kiwis. Just stepping away.

Might be the best thing since anybody else played in that

position. It is the nature of the game, it is very forward orientated.

They are still testing each other out after 40 minutes. Steve McNamara

knows all about the danger he poses. Joe Burgess, on his own line. It is

a great chase by New Zealand. Really good chase.

That is Bateman. They have been under the cosh. That penalty will

give him a full set. I think they have far more cohesion. This would

be a great opportunity. Don't forget on the red button, you can get the

forum afterwards. Once this match has finished. That is a solid drive,

very sound effort by him. This is the Kiwis back another yard. This is

Tom Burgess. England striding closer and closer. Sean O'Loughlin... Very

nearly made short work of the Kiwi defenders, but they did well to hang

on. But England have got the numbers.

He puts the kick in. It is Tohu Harris who gets there first.

Adam Blair was loitering behind the line.

Just had the cheque. There is the knock-on. What a big moment this is

in the game, seven minutes of the half remaining. England with six

tackles to pummel this New Zealand line. They have marshalled Kallum

Watkins well. He is such a brilliant player. He plays it relatively

quickly. He had two men on the outside and could not get the ball

away. Needed to go wide. Making a name for himself.

That is five tackles, and they have got that close. How much closer can

they get. Desperation, fingernails... But he beat Tom

Burgess. That is very good play by England. See how much they've got

left in the tank. How much has Sam Burgess's time in rugby union served

from well? He has come out of the spotlight and claim a place in this

team. He was getting gametime along with his brother. They've got three

of them again this year. I understand what you're saying and it

is a fear, but I think he was getting plenty anyway. He has done

an extremely good job today. I think England have got the Kiwis on the

fringes. They need to keep their composure. He will cut in and almost

cut through! Almost. Back again, across the line.

That was a forward pass. Just overran. I've been impressed by this

kid. He's done well. He is doing well, controlling the game. He is

key. He is controlling the kicking game. Very solid. These days, there

is a stellar start at St George. Trying to keep them inside their own

half. They are experienced campaigners, they are making a

conscious decision to stay strong throughout the game. We've not seen

a drop-off when they've introduced people from the bench.

Penalty for New Zealand. With a bit too much interference after the

tackle was completed. So, a penalty. Just a shadow of the World

Cup semifinal and the penalty given away by Burgess. Let us not linger

long on that one. A few people will never get over that.

The inside pass. Not for and picking at the moment.

Was aiming to the referee. It was a shocker. Fantastic defence by

England. A couple of times I thought they were over for the try but

brilliant last ditch attempt before a dreadful kick. That was crucial.

One opportunity. This game might just be about a

missed tackle, one effort not quite there to break it up. If he holds

his depth he can put one of the wingers over in the corner. They are

doing their job and holding the midfield. It is like a chess match

but all the pieces are kings. We need some football. The kicking game

is important, just got to keep the game solid, try and cut out your

mistakes. When an opportunity comes you take it. Can England give

themselves a lead? Enough of a touch to convince the referee it was a

knock-on. One chance for the Kiwis. Temporary absence of Issac Luke,

standing on the sidelines at the moment. The referee shouting to make

sure he was onside. Slowly but surely making decent ground here.

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

terrific job to get back in the field of play. It is a greasy ball,

put it up in the air. I think England will take great confidence

in this, they have held out Burma. The hooter sounds at the end of a

tight and tense first half, just one penalty kick. There has been no

tries in that opening 40 minutes. England just about having the

advantage of that half. Absolute chess match, this. What will make

the difference? The defence has been holding up rate. If we keep turning

up, the points will come. Will the kicking game be key for you? Yes, if

we can do that we will get the result. You dominated possession for

much of that. Are you disappointed you cannot get over the line? Not

really, we were trying to build something, we defended. Obviously we

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

that first half. This is Rugby League, New Zealand with more

possession and territory. There are nine penalties. Is this flat? Yellow

mac I am quite enjoying it. It is very physical. We spoke about how it

was to be a physical encounter. The speed of the game has changed for

England. They brought to my players on and it kicked it up another

level. They've got to deal with it in the second half. I would

disagree, I don't think it has been hugely physical. The game has needed

one of those big men to kick-start the game. Both sides have been

conservative, they have played possession, statistics, all of these

things, ultimately, both sides are quite toothless. From New Zealand

point of view, thrown everything at the England line and England need to

dig in. You've got to commend both sets of defences. You can see where

the emphasis has been on defending the line and being committed. It has

been a drab affair. Would you agree with Sue at home who says the match

could do with a bit of beef. Two you've got to agitate them. I like

to see some emotion and fire in the belly, but... I think both teams

look nervous. There are showing one another respect and they know what

they can offer. New Zealand saw exactly what they can throw at them.

That is why you're seeing a more conservative approach. Are all the

talk about how much that has been an enjoyable first 40 minutes or not,

the defence for England deserves a lot of praise. Yes, they had a lot

of opportunities. Did not do that once, they did it twice. Another

example here. Showing his athletic ability. He trusts his athletic

ability. What we are seeing from him, he is one of the most difficult

positions to defend in. This is showing England's willingness to

stick together. I know for a fact they've actually worked very hard on

these. England really turned up for this one. England have not had many

blips. It is difficult to break that defence down. To break that defends

down unique smart players who can create space. If I am brutally

honest, they have not been able to create space. England struggled in

that department as well. They could go north a little bit more. They are

running laterally. On the flip side, England are creating a lot of space

on the right hand side. They have drawn a lot of players at him, he's

needed to do a lot of defending. England are finding their space. The

England players might be taking on the messages, but as the guys have

alluded to, the defence of work will have taken it out of them. I agree

with you. That will have sapped some of the energy. We spoke about the

bench coming on and being strong. They've got the depth and quality to

manage that and come out and play well in the second half. England

came out in the second half, had a lot of energy and were focused. If

New Zealand kicked better could they be ahead? The kicking game from New

Zealand was shambolic. We were chatting and Jamie Peacock made a

point. They never come up with kicks as bad as this. England's kicking

game was not great but this was lacking a lot. There was no clear

vision. That has been identified as a problem. One of the issues, they

have experience and time on the ball. Those special players, looking

at building more pressure. At this level, six tackles at the

goal line is not enough. That is what you need to do, kicked well,

make sure six becomes 12, becomes 18 and you get your try. England's best

chances have come from kicks? England's kicking game was not

great. Thanks further. -- thanks for that. Let's not sugar-coat that.

They created chances through wayward kicks. Williams puts up and nothing

kick, but in the unstructured part of the game, the any period which

was, England looked dangerous. For me, Robbie made a smart point, both

sides were a bit too lateral with the ball. James Roby kicking out a

dummy half, the best chances. A marked difference between the two

attacking styles, England moving the big attacking pack around, England

expending energy, even though they have been defending their line a

lot, very direct, not had to move the lot. The fact that the New

Zealand pack are having to go from one side of the field to the other

means they are burning up more energy than England, even though ...

You think more could have been taken out of the Kiwi defence because of

that? They're setting up the play, moving it well. New Zealand picking

up the lead runner every time. They may change the game plan in the

second half, putting a guy in front of the England defence. I think the

New Zealand strength is the off-loading game. It is the chase

between the forwards, they come up with the off-load. That is where

England need to defend well. The interplay between the forwards,

bending the line, allowing the off-load. You can only get two

defenders in utmost, that is where they come in. The pass to the

off-load. Your strength is the weakness in sport. Off-loading the

ball in contact is also the weakness. Two or three errors,

gifting possession to England. I agree with JP, I cannot see this New

Zealand side breaking England down anywhere other than off-loading the

ball and speeding it up. Structure will not work for them. They have a

big pass play at right, it is the off-loads, off-the-cuff that will

break England down. They have guys who are amazing on their feet, you

can find the outside players providing they keep their shape. Do

you accept that in sport. If something is your strength,

sometimes it will not come off and struggle? You adapt your started

super personnel. If you are tired, or whatever game you play, you

revert to a style you have always had. BBQ we forwards won to off-load

the ball, they have done it all their lives. If they get the

opportunity they will do it. The reason they have been strong over

the years is the off-loading game. We saw last week they fell in a hole

at the end of the game, I don't think they have got any theatre this

week. At the Rhinos, we have the emphasis on passing and off-loading.

But you always need to defend. You have to be committed to defend. That

is what we did not see from the Kiwis last week. The double edge of

the sword, although you can score points, you need to be committed and

make the tackle. We have had an awful lot of correspondence about

this. Paul Walsh, Danny Lomax, Matt O'Connor, saying the way the

refereeing is going, a lot of penalties around the ruck, could see

someone go. Also affecting the flow of the game. Part parcel of the two

teams being nervous, trying to control the speed of the ruck,

wanting the energy reserves to win the game. It is 2-2, I reckon this

game will go to the wire, a game of attrition, and he will have the most

Jews in the tank come the last test minutes. -- ten minutes. This is a

Test match, the referee 's should be talking to the players, saying he is

scrutinising the ruck, make it quick. Instead of everybody being

caught out in the game. Nine penalties have contributed to why

the game is dull. They should be selling our sport, sometimes... Nine

penalties and one half. That is too many. Thank you for the moment. As

I'm sure you are aware, watching this afternoon, a sad week for the

Rugby league family. The passing of two individuals who played a big

part in it. The young referee Chris leather -- Leatherbarrow, we also

lost Colin Welland, writer, scriptwriter, he was part of the BBC

Challenge Cup coverage, including when he received access all areas.

For any rugby league fan to be standing in the tunnel is marvellous

enough. I can hear the crowds cheering for the kids. To be going

into the dressing room is beyond my wildest dreams. A unique experience

for you, as well. I will just not. I use medically insured? Can I come

in? Last year you played a great game, like a force-fed five. I said,

this guy can really play, he was standing. Every time I watch Leeds

play you get on. Do you have an arrangement with said? I don't know.

Last time Saint Helens won the cup, they had an old man's pack,

everybody said they would get beaten because they are too old. You have

had to replace them with some young players. Good players, we are

confident they can win again for us not I once played in a side that

lost 83-3 to Cowley. Newton grammar. You did something I always wanted to

do, country rugby union and the rugby league player, never good

enough. Always nice to do it. The best of luck lads come I hope the

best team wins. I hope I will enjoy it as well. Colin Welland, sadly

missed. We were shown more of that remarkable archive footage on the

red button. Let's go to pitch side, Tanya. Ben Westwood, what was the

mood in the dressing room at half-time? Very positive. New

Zealand have come out and put pressure on our line. Defensively we

have been fantastic. Pleasing to see. What will make a difference in

the second half? I think we need to step up in our attacking. Once we

have offended, we need to go forward, take them on, hopefully

these big boys will get tired and we can run away like last week.

Frustrating to be watching on, do you wish you were out there? Not

nice, but mostly part of the squad, I love being around the boys.

Although I would love to be playing. I am enjoying my time here.

Hopefully next week we will see what happens. About to get back under

way. Let's return to Jonathan, Brian and Dave Woods.

COMMENTATOR: We need entertainment in the second half, tight and tense,

a lot of attritional staff, tough defence from both sides. We could do

with some star factor. I have picked up on what the boys were saying, in

the half-time analysis. I think England have a chance to move the

Kiwi team around in another way. Around the fringes, releasing

Watkins and Hardaker, move them laterally before going forward. That

will be part of the England's team thinking. It needs more expansion

from one team to break the game up. Go forward first. Very lateral. A

poor pass. That is what they have to do. I am convinced if they keep a

bit of composure as Brian said, on the fringes, Hardaker holding his

line of bit. Opportunities for them. Almost an apology by Tom verges, he

knew it was forward. Fireworks night this week, we could do with some

fireworks here this afternoon. It is 2-2 at the moment, with a Test

series in the balance. England winning the first game at Hull last

week. It would be their first Test series win in eight years, and that

was against the Kiwis back in 2007. A luck at stake. -- a luck.

Nikorima doesn't do with it. It has gone backwards, the Kiwis get away

with it. A standing start for the Kiwis' front man. Let's see if the

kick is better. Nikorima, on the sixth tackle, taking it to the line,

the offload. Was it a knock-on? It is a reach by Kenny-Dowall. A big

question mark hanging over this. He reckons a try. Having a look at the

knock-on. Let's hear from our video referee team, James Child and Phil

Bentham. We are checking for a knock-on on the offload. He is in

there. Or backwards. The pick-up is caught, that is fine, play on.

Everything looking towards a try. We go towards the grounding. The

grounding is fine. We are happy that is a try. What looked like a fumble

by Aris, turned out to be a sensational piece of handling. And

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

for the kick, keeping the ball alive, brilliant skills to finish.

Nikorima decides to have a punt, looking for the offload. What a

catch by Harris. Shaun Kenny-Dowall stretches in. A bit of a soft start

by England, the forward pass giving them possession. Great skill level

from Paris. Simple finish for Shaun Kenny-Dowall. In the continued

absence of Issac Luke, and our touchline team are on the case to

find out if it is a problem for Issac Luke, or if it is permanent.

Not a bad replacement ticket. Jordan Kahu. New Zealand lead 8-2. After

brilliant defending in the first, New Zealand unlock the game.

Brilliant handling by Harris, and the finish. The restart has been

knocked on. Bateman has it for England. England on the attack

straightaway. Great chase by England, little look. Six tackles

from here. That was a 0 tackle. James Roby organising things. Five

tries in his last two internationals. Williams with a

short pass. Penalty for England underneath the sticks. They will not

go FIFA here. They will carry on with a tap and test. Sean

O'Loughlin. Widdop sashaying to the left. Sashaying inside. He has been

held down. The referee says play on. Hardaker with the high ball.

Burgess, close. Williams. Good if it by Jesse Bromwich. It is shrugged

away by Ferres. England remain camped on the New Zealand line.

Williams, rather telegraphing the step. The re-weighting in response.

James Roby started. Still tackles in the bank. Farrell tried, and Widdop

have knocked it on. England fancy the right-hand offence. They want to

isolate Nikorima. They have not executed it properly, taking too

many players forward. Get the ball to the fringes and have a look. They

need to execute better than that. Tanya has some half-time

information. Stephen Tierney telling his side they need 40 more minutes

of commitment in defence, telling his side to keep it simple in

attack, building up with faster balls to stretch England. Issac

Luke, he was substituted, nothing wrong with him, just not brought

back on. Steve McNamara said his team has been given the fence, but

doing too much of it. The last them to be tidier in attack, feeling they

are kicking too early, and the handling needs to be better.

Nightingale, involving himself again. Two tackles gone. There is

Issac Luke, poised and ready to come back imminently. The danger returned

when he returns. Meantime, England look to keep the New Zealand

advanced to a minimum. Brown out of dummy half. Not the best of balls.

Knocked on. England get a bonus it. Not sure what they were trying to

do. All coming across, easy for the English defence. Poor passing. This

is still anyone's game. Up to some anti gravity a the scruff of the

neck. Take it around the side of the field. Still Kallum Watkins and

Hardaker, one-on-one, they have the opportunities. They have to create

the opportunities. There is Bateman, held up. Burgess, trundling forward

with great intent. Looking to play quickly again. Another family trait.

Now with Bateman running into the shoulder. Don't want to do that too

often. Williams unable to get away. John

right, left and right again without any great advancement. England

trying to punch a hole, finding themselves desperately close to the

touchline. Just about kept in play. Sixth tackle, what can they conjure?

Up it goes. A lot of Kiwis, Ryan Hall tries to knock it back. Play

on, the referee says as the Kiwis have it in their hands. It has

become really nervous, the Kiwis have their noses in front,

understand what they need to do. Someone has to make a mistake,

missed a tackle, it needs to be England that get the next score. If

you feel everyone being sent nervous, England need to score next.

-- so nervous. Momentarily there was an injury concern for New Zealand.

Nikorima has been having treatment. Just behind the line coming back on.

Does not look 100%. Hall doing his job efficiently. England trying to

batter their way forward. Defending inside their own half. Bateman has

plenty of grants and energy. England need more than that at the moment.

Was that high? Looking to return the kick. England's offensive line moves

up collectively. Nightingale. The red button forum after this

programme, once we are fair, you carry on with the rugby league chat.

Joining in as well. Next week may be the decider. As it stands, it may

be. If you are looking for tickets, don't bother, absolute sell-out.

That is a penalty for New Zealand. Do you think they will kick? I think

it is too far for him. I do think he has the legs for that. If they get

another try under their belts, puts them in a very commanding decision.

They have dominated possession and territory. They must think this is

the chance. Jesse Bromwich, down. Harris reaching, offering a real

threat. They hang on, they think about spinning is wide. They are

trying to isolate the English defenders. Great tackle. Brilliant

step. Back to the middle it comes. The English line advancing quickly.

Nikorima has lost it. He was in. What have you made of young Kodi

Nikorima? He has looked dangerous. If he that, in the clear. He has

added something. More threatening than a man he replaced. The speed

has made it dangerous. James Roby. Inside the New Zealand half. Little

kick, the defence in their face, led by Williams. It has become such a

tense affair. Someone has to break it up. It is so tense. The New

Zealanders just want to play in the right areas. Off-loading in the

opposition half. Not trying anything in their own half. Good handling

from the Kiwis. The ball is flicked back inside. Shaun Kenny-Dowall

picks it up. No England hand. They comes the last tackle. What can they

do from a? Burgess, prodigious leap. A good clearing run. Very good play

by Burgess. To keep his concentration, go up early,

brilliant take. Burgess and Watkins, would love to see them in harness

attacking in the second half. England need to shift the ball.

Still plenty of time, England trailing by a try and conversion.

James Roby and Chris Hill making yards, it is coming from England. A

scruffy kick. He had a 3-2 there, could have shifted it. New Zealand

start again from their own half. Shaun Kenny-Dowall getting himself

involved. It is very aptly scored today in this stadium, his father

was a javelin gold medallist at the 2000 Paralympics. Another bit of a

living history to add to that family. A cry of Kiwi going around

the stadium from the New Zealand fans, they feel they are edging

their side to victory. I think their side are looking more comfortable.

Ryan Hall stepson. He beats Luke easily enough. He did what he needed

to do, getting England moving forward again here. This is

Hardaker. Tussle and tackle. Bateman has lost the ball in the collision.

Good steel. You do get the feeling very often referees are tossing a

coin on those sort of decisions. Came down in England's favour. I

think he got the right call. Whitehead coming back on. Sean

O'Loughlin going off. Here is Bateman. Include creating inside New

Zealand's half. Plenty of time in the game for England. 25 minutes or

so. New Zealand have slowed things right down. James Roby, now Chris

Hill. Enterprising position to work from. It comes Watkins. Doing what

he loved to do. Great off-load by Tim, Burgess in the corner. England

are denied. Picked up by Hardaker. Tried down. Ten away. Suddenly the

crowd find their boys. England's showing something, finding their

rhythm. In example of what they need to do, go to the fringes, putting

the Kiwi line under so much pressure. Widdop to Farrell. Chris

Hall has got it away. In probably. Farrell can go no further. Keeping

England in attacking possession. Chris Hill trying to push and push.

Again slowish. Plenty of tackles left. The ball is kicked on, the

referee says play on. It needed a bit of composure, they were

panicking and rushing, England. They give the hard work, creating space.

I would like to see Zak Hardaker taking the ball to the defensive

line attracting defenders. He shifted defenders there.

Nightingale, running away inside England's half. Look out quickly

they have eaten at the yards, New Zealand, getting themselves inside

the England half. That is a terrific kick from Issac Luke. Ryan Hall

given no hope of getting there because of the chase. Jon Wilkin

made a point, if you play against Australia, the kicking game is

brilliant from the half-backs. First half was poor from the Kiwis, Issac

Luke has put three in the second half, they have been spot on, the

chase is good. The model is Cameron Smith, the Australian, when they are

under pressure, he steps out, kicking the ball into the corner, 1

metre from the try line, and the sideline, you look up there is a

wall of green. Issac Luke has replicated that. The best way to do

it. Just step one yard, no one knows, no one can drop back. But a

good kick in. Not a bad job at the turn. -- bad job of a drop out

return. Issac Luke operating a dummy half again, showing what a key

figure he is for this New Zealand side. It takes the ball to the line,

little off-load. Nikorima, back it goes. England again on their own

line, having to survive only one more tackle in this set. Nikorima

with a short pass, he delays the ball superbly well. Nikorima once

more, it is a clearance kick from Widdop, that lacked authority. He

took a risk, Jesse Bromwich all over him, I thought he was going to dive

in the ball, in the end he does well, outstanding kick. The off-load

kills England. Nikorima, and Jesse Bromwich with the Sidekick. Deft

skills. It comes off his knee. I don't think he's in control of that!

England are hanging on by their fingernails at the moment. He pushes

through. How many times have England been in this position? Another

little slight kick and another response, this time, from Watkins.

The kicking game has vastly improved. They must've said they are

wasting these opportunities. Second-half, they have upped the

game on the kicking stakes. As it stands, it is going to a decider. I

rather fancy that will be a noisy game. They've got to hang on. Here

comes the drop out. It has taken on again. He plays it.

Luke spends it back. England are teetering here. As he got it down?

The referee is not sure. This is the guy who eventually

attends to ground the ball. It is whether or not he gets it on the

ground. That looks to me as if he has lost that. I cannot see that he

has got a hand on the ball at that point. We are going, no try.

It is almost a cheer of relief because that is the huge let off.

He was hanging and dangling it out. If he goes for the line, I think he

scores. Brilliant play to hold it up. Huge tackle in the scheme of

things. How do they respond now? Has taken it almost to the halfway line

with only a couple of tackles gone. This is Graham, looking to continue

that good work. England needing some razzle-dazzle. Just kept hold of it.

Very good. I would put this up in the air. Get the chasers onto the

full-back. Shaun Kenny-Dowall underneath it. They've got to

compete for that ball. Just to reinforce that, England need to

compete. Every kick they put up needs to be a competition.

Eventually, the cul-de-sac closing in around him. A lot of distance

around it. That is a mistake England cannot afford. That is why he took

the risk. It does not come off. It was not an advantage played.

International rules. Kodi Nikorima is struggling. I think it is cramp.

That is a little moment of advantage.

He is clearly struggling. Click the red button after we finish. New

Zealand are leading by a try and a goal. It can change so quickly. I

would take it. The defence is so good. The clock is against England.

England starting again from here. Kodi Nikorima again. Zak Hardaker

have to look at Kodi Nikorima and try to isolate him. He has no gone

up to the wing. He will go into the centre position and it is an

opportunity to attack him. Has been glaring at Kodi Nikorima who has

gone the other way. 13.5 minutes for England to rescue it. England

pressing on the right-hand side. It is a risk too far. It has been a

story of missed opportunities at times for England. You need to get

the ball in here. This game is going to be won by someone on the

backline. Sam Muller has come off. We were talking about Kodi Nikorima

struggling. He has got cramp. Very much running repairs the moment.

The Kiwis are just playing the numbers game and banging the ball

down the field. England need to find something.

One moment of brilliance, you want. Burgess can go the length. Just one

piece of magic to create a little bit of space. New Zealand... 20

metres from that England line. Penalty to New Zealand. This could

be a punishing moment from England's point of view. How many

penalties have we had? 14 penalties?

There will be a delay here because he is getting treatment. The Kiwis

came into this series with the deficit.

Kodi Nikorima came here as a back-up. He will be desperate not to

go off because there is not a lot of flair to replace him with.

Here comes a penalty that might have just put it out of range for

England. Send it all word. He's put it wide. They missed the try

earlier, the door remains open for England. At this level, that is a

bad mess. That is an easy kick and that is a badness. That should give

England an incentive. The crowd find their voice again.

I think I'm right in saying that if it is a draw, if England get a try

here, it would still be given as England's win. England are a try and

a goal away. Command, England. The referee is forced to stop the

clock. This looks like a potentially match-winning kick, just wide.

This emergence as a second, third nation began. Watching the team in

black beating officially the best team in the world. England are

running them close here. Brings it down the middle. That is a

good carry. Trying to barge them away. Still going here. They've only

one more tackle to go. James Graham! He scores the try. It has

yet to be confirmed because the referee has put the square in the

air. He thinks it was a try. Check the contact on James Graham. This

could be massive because this could be a penalty try which would give

England the opportunity for eight points. The first thing we need to

look at is the offside position. Then we will come back to that

grounding. We are happy with that. That is fine. If the ball on the

floor? This might be the one. It looks as though there might have

been some contact with the hand. At this point if there is no hand we

are saying it is play on. We have to see what happens here.

Some contact with the finger during that process. No try, 20 metres to

restart. They are not going to like it. They don't like it. I think that

is the right decision, without any shadow of the doubt. There is a

comedy of errors. When he misses it, one of the Kiwi players, it gets in

his way. I think it was the right call. It has gone through his hands

and hit off his legs. Should have been England on the

attack. There was no hint of foul play.

Shrugs away the attentions. The winger is drawing some fuel out of

the English tank. Gaining good yards.

They are loading up the left-hand side. Kodi Nikorima hits it. It is

play on. Kodi Nikorima will score the try on his full international

debut, but the referee is not sure about that. I think he is short.

That is the little bit of luck that you need.

You've got to opportunities that should have resulted in tries. James

Graham has got to fall on that, Kodi Nikorima has got to sliding earlier.

They should have been scored. -- slide in earlier. England need to

shape up. They've been given a retrieve. They've got to play with a

little bit more ball movement. Route one is not working. Not the most

memorable of Test matches in terms of razzle-dazzle but it could yet

have a thrilling finish, with England chasing the game and the

series. They want to keep them here. Sean O'Loughlin to Williams, to

Watkins. Playing it quickly again. They are

running it now. Nowhere to go, Bateman. That got him out of

trouble. We have not seen the classic we would have hoped for but

you've got to take your to both defences. It has been a terrific

display. The Kiwis have improved massively. They are finding

opportunities. Five minutes for England to get the series here.

He was only a penalty kick away from making sure his side won this.

Inside ball, testing the defence. He has lost the ball again. Just watch

him losing it. He's had a massive influence on this game. His kicking

was pinpoint. He has pulled the strings today of what will be a Kiwi

win in four minutes. It is going to be a drop goal attempt and it has

not gone over. The referee waits for confirmation and gets it. It is only

worth one point. But it is also worth a victory as far as New

Zealand are concerned. That is surely too far back. We are off to

Wigan next week for a humdinger of a decider.

2.5 minutes to go. Need to score here.

That drop goal should have secured victory but still stretching his

hamstrings. They came in the many thousands hoping for England to make

history. It does not look like it will end up that way. England have

not scored a try in this game and they would love to write that wrong.

They can take their time with this drop out and England will have one

more chance and that will not be enough. Yellow matter has been

nothing to pick between the teams. Probably separated these teams. They

have both concentrated on a little bit of attack. It is on the fringes.

They've done their job, they've held the midfield, they've isolated them,

they've done brilliantly. The defence have been awesome. England

stand up, because since the opening minute of that last game, they went

for a long time having only conceded one try. They've got to take

something from that. England have not scored a try here. They want to

light up London in the very last moments. He has pastored forward to

himself. The Kiwi know if they can get the ball back from this it

should see them over. They are spending a lot of time together,

they have improved beyond all recognition. I still think England

have some improvement in them. I think Jesse Bromwich, Kevin Proctor

and Adam Blair have been good for the Kiwis. I think next week will be

about who can attack the best. I would like to see backs into the

game. Are brilliant runners. They've not been used as much as I would

have liked. There is clearly not much between these teams. That is

Test match football at the highest level. Can England create something?

New Zealand have it back again. Still alive with one game to go. It

will be decided in Wigan next week. England taking their capital

punishment in London today. They have only conceded one but it is New

Zealand who come out with the honours. The unlikeliest of

scorelines. That is a reflection that the entertainment we have seen

today, defence on top, and ultimately, New Zealand on top. One

Test match each with one to go. In seven days this series will be

decided. Not quite the spectacle the Rugby League community were hoping

for today. This has been a pedigree performance. Congratulations, huge

effort for your side. They let us down last week, credit to those

boys. We turned up, keep turning up and played for 80 minutes. Very

patient. Sometimes you get carried away. Can you seal it at Wigan?

100%. Anything can happen. We will get ready for a big game. Let's

bring in the England captain. Sean O'Loughlin. How frustrating was

that? It was tough. That is what you expect from an international match.

Both teams were going to be a lot better, they came out better this

week. We did not handle it as well. Credit to them. We have work to do.

Thank you. Very quickly, the man of the match. Here is your champagne,

Issac Luke. How tough was that? Had. The boys did well. It seemed those

little touches got you over the line. Our boys laid the platform and

got us going forward. And Many congratulations. That is

what say hello to my wife, Michaela, and my babies, Atticus and

Cruise. New Zealand worked on a few things. Retention of the ball,

making sure they controlled the ruck, they did very well. They

frustrated England. Able to play for the full 80 minutes, which they did

not last week. Very quickly, it England have to improve defensively

next week? They did not look slick with the ball, cohesive. Probably

tactically naive in the second half, you need to do more with the ball.

Need to work on that. The defence was outstanding, one try conceded.

Thank you to Jamie, Robbie, Jon Wilkin for the moment on BBC One.

All the analysis, plenty of reaction, we will talk Sam Burgess,

on the red button. We will see you in Wigan, next Saturday lunchtime,

for the decider. Thanks.

A drop goal attempt, he has won over. We are after Wigan next week,

for a funding gap of a decider.