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This is the Australian the dressing room here at Elland Road and give

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they were in an American short they would be about retired this shirt.

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It is that of Darren Lockyer and this match sees the end of a 16

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year professional career which she has won everything. I think he is

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the most talented player in the world of either code. All of a

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sudden, Lockyer says, now baby! is alleged and of the game.

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inspirational leader. A legend of the game. A gentleman on and off

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the field. Brisbane Broncos, the 2006 Premiership champions! This

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could be an enormous reception for Darren Lockyer. Lockyer on the

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inside, the pass is perfect. Superb play! Darren Lockyer, the master

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tactician. Will he get to the line? No, he gives it to Lockyer. A

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superb effort. Can Lockyer go to the post? I think he will! And

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Darren Lockyer scores for Australia, the try that wins. And outstanding

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servant to rugby league. Lockyer is in at the side of the

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post and that is why they are the world champions. He is a world

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champion, that says it all. What an inspiration! Thanks for the

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memories, Darren. It is also a pretty special occasion for Adrian

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Morley. It will be his 50th international, making him the most

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capped British player in the history of the sport, and there is

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no doubting his passion for the What a stage for Adrian Morley, a

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full house here at Elland Road for the Four Nations final, England

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against Australia. With meat Jonathan Davies and Brian Noble. It

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is a tremendous achievement for a to Molly. Amazing, especially the

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manner in which he plays. He has always been at the forefront of

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everything England have done. adamant that it is 15 not out.

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will go on for another 50, if I know him. He is very competitive

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and his heart and soul is in the game. I would not bet against him.

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Darren Lockyer, what has made him so special over the years? I do not

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know where you start. He is a fabulous person. He has the

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responsibility of the game at heart but he has back at up with being a

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fabulous player. To nature debut in 1997 and be as good as he has been

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for so long makes him one of the all-time greats. Well that bring

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Australia in motion tonight? think so. He is so well respected

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all over the world, but especially in Australia. On the big occasions,

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he has pulled something out of the back to win games for club and

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country. They will not wanting to leave the playing scene on a loss.

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The form of players such as Carvell who have kept his form and Ellis

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coming back. They have built up a good team spirit and he will be on

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the sideline shouting them on. this England's best chance for many

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a yeah? I think so. They're very confident. They need to do the

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basics well today, get the kicking game, and do what they do every

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weekend for the club sides, no mistakes, or take their

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Australia the only team with a 100% record and England finishing second.

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So, to the final. Can England when history calls and an

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atmosphere to match. England expects, but we have been here

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before. Australia remain a formidable foe. It has that feel of

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the last night of the Proms. Is it going to be the last night of the

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Poms being second best to sensational. This is how they line

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up. Gareth Ellis returns from injury, otherwise exactly the same

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personnel that had been on duty throughout this tournament. And the

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only change for Australia is that Jharal Yow Yeh fills in on the wing.

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There is the referee, a slight the controversial, Matt Cecchin from

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Australia. -- it slightly controversial. It is a game and

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layered with so many emotions. One of the all-time greats, Darren

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Lockyer, his final cap. Adrian Morley of England winning a record-

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breaking 50th cap. And England hoping to beat Australia in this

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series for the first time since 1972. Is this their time? This is

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the time, this is the place and now is the occasion to deliver. The

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crowd are wound up, but players are wind-up. I am certain this will be

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England showed against New Zealand last week and they will need that

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Australians, they always referred back to type, chase heart and

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defend hard to attained field position. The atmosphere is

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sensational. It is magnificent, a packed Elland Road, everybody

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rightly so. Pretty obvious, and that is exactly what England do not

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want. They must be very tight in every way. It was Kevin Sinfield. A

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pretty easy decision for the referee and it gives Australia

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but not when you have three or four English defenders to keep him at

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already waving play on and will give the try. It is an early blow

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for Australia. The English crowd is silenced, Australia have the

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opening try. This is what gave the Australians feet position. -- field

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position. There is a contest, it comes free and Thaiday is the first

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to react. Lovely hands from Lawrence there, to support Thaiday.

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A legitimate try, no problem with that. The disappointment was the

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field position gift from the the middle. Benny's to be a good

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end to the said. But only a miracle would have turned that into

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something special. If you thought Australia were weakened by the exit

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of Slater, they are, but it is a stages that, if England are going

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to win tonight, they are going to have to be very good. They can't

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afford that, Ryan Hall looking for Briscoe. It was not the best of

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passes but you can see what he was doing. It was not a lack of

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concentration. You felt it was almost on, but the execution was

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not good enough. If you give Australia a starting set 12 metres

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from your line, you have got some pretty hard work to do in the next

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England pack, and they have got a Smith from dummy half. Held up

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very good finish. The referee wants a second look, but that was

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terrific handling right across the line. Akuila Uate thinks he has got

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it here. The real body players, from Darius Boyd to Greg Inglis,

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and a really strong finish from Akuila Uate. It is out. What a

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great tackle. You can almost hear the sigh of relief from the England

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supporters. A sigh of relief from sharp, but so was the Australian

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defence. Ellis going for the kick. I'm not sure if he was trying to

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force a handling error. That is an element of composure. Unfortunately

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has come on for David Shillington. Darius Boyd takes it but the whole

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centre wing partnership did well on that occasion. It certainly did.

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has lost that. Anthony Watmough has lost that clean, I think. The

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referee is taking his time, and he gives it to England. That's right.

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He was loose with the control of the ball as he was regaining his

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too close to gamble on the past. Rangi Chase, who we have not seen

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too much of so far. That was not a good kick, that went backwards.

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Play on, but it was the 6th tackle tenderly played at it so it didn't

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affect the tackle count. -- everything at the moment, not

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letting the referee loses concentration for a moment. A very

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important first attempt. He has done really well, Jack Reed has

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made two crucial tackles. Darren Lockyer's pass. The grimmest tells

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its own story, and England survive another scare. It was not the best

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lost it. Picked up by Lawrence. The referee will have another look to

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see if there was an illegal infringement on some Tomkins, but I

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rather fancy the Australians have a and a good tactic employed, putting

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the ball high. They are not going for the grounding, which suggests

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this will be no try. There will be a few scratching their heads over

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that decision. I believe they have given offside because some of the

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players who went within 10 metres were in front of the kicker. It is

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hand side. It's terrifying, looking at all those Australian shirts. It

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is Williams, he drops it. Another escape for England. That was the

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reason they stacked the right hand side, Darren Lockyer trying to put

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the big man through. The defence was Australia's knock-on because I

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believe Darius Boyd palmed the ball backwards into the arms of Galloway.

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This is a feature of the Australian game, kicking two Tomkins. As soon

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as he receives the ball, he receives a chasing Australian

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player. The Australians found it too tempting, and a penalty goes

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England's way. Again, it is Tony Williams. No doubt about it, a

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remaining. England, at times, have been on the rack but they remain

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Lawrence was the man who slipped by. He has lost it. A penalty for

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England. He can't believe it but England have got the shout again

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here. He loses the ball as he hits the floor. He looks at the referee

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before he regained control. That is a good decision for England but I'm

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sure the Australians won't be happy about it. The best chance for

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England so far in this game. It will be a scrum down now because

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there was another knock on. Another set of six. Yes, off the line.

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Urgent defence. Paul Gallen prevented Graham getting the ball.

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Graham is appealing for offside, it doesn't matter, it is another set

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Greg Inglis came out. Ellis attempted to offload out the back

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door with his right arm. Greg Inglis played at the ball, so

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another full set for England. They are camped on the Australian line.

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Every decision has gone England's way. What a chance that this is.

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Here comes Jon Wilkin, dragged down. Sinfield over the top, Ryan Hall to

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finish off. He has lost it. Or has he? The referee wants to look again.

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Ryan Hall has pulled off some miraculous finishes. Has he done it

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again? We will soon see. It is a desperate tackle. It is no dry.

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What about a penalty try? He has lost the ball. Is there a

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separation? I believe there is. This is a massive moment in this

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game. Here we go. Ian Smith to push the button. Penalty try! You have

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to be certain, and Ian Smith will tell you he was certain. Ryan Hall,

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by hook or by crook, has done it again. He was fouled in the act of

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scoring, and that is what the video referee has ruled. They got the

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numbers wide out, a good cross from Sinfield. He was fouled, an illegal

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challenge, and that is the rolling, and we will take it. As it is a

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penalty try, the kick is from right underneath the sticks. It is 6-6.

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My word! We have had a few talking points in this game already, but

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offside. With 40 seconds of the half remaining, do they go for

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goal? Yes, they will. The referee has got it right. They were two

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Cawthray he could have chosen from. The hooter is sounding. Steve

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McNamara it looks on, knowing his side will be trailing at half-time.

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What a first half! Incredibly, at the score line is 6-8 after all of

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second half gets under way. What will happen in the next 40 minutes?

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If it is anything like that first 40 intends of incident and

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entertainment I am sure you will be Australian camp would have been

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about one or two decisions that did concentration to win this game from

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then smothered him in the tackle They are taking the risks and

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putting the Australian defence under immense pressure. The Aussies

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at the moment it looked like they from Williams. I think we are

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Australia. He is an important here to really have a go at what

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you sense might be a tiring kicking but it came off for an

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Australian and it is a penalty for England. I would take the two and

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there are certainly going to be more and I think England should

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has given it as pulling him away from that tackle. Obstruction.

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There are the instructions from the England coach, letters get two,

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letters get parity and build from one stage, now find themselves

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and that might be just the way that the English side have left

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Australia off the hook. Potentially really making that English Defence

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referee has gone for the video replay. That was magnificent

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defence. It really was. Desperation personified there. I think he might

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have been short and anyway, his legs were over the line. Remember,

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the corner flags are in play. is the international rules but that

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is irrelevant here, it is the side line, as to whether there is any

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part. It is whether it touches the whitewash. It looks short. You can

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see green. Yes, that is short. That is of fantastic effort by Yow Yeh

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to even get close. Here comes the decision from Ian Smith. No try, a

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scrum defence. Another correct made a very good impression

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resolve here. Australia have stack very much at the heart of that. The

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gap created and Australia back in the lead. Darren Lockyer has not

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got caught up in the emotion, it being his last game, he has been

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very efficient. A beautiful pass. Creating the space for Yow Yeh.

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Quality play, as appreciated by with a wonderful offload bite Lewis.

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Thurston with the finished that might just be carrying this game

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away from England. A marvellous piece of play here from Lewis. I

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like the decision by Gallen, he is trying to go direct, play upstream,

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and look at the support there from Thurston. There were two England

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players on the ground, they were bound to be short somewhere. That

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is why it Gallen went direct, went forward and offloaded to Thurston

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of this game. Jonathan Thurston has added two, and it is getting at all

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order with every passing minute. -- a taller order. Another Australian

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dry and it is just about all over. Cameron Smith has been exceptional

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as well. A number of Australian players have been exceptional, but

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to be involved in the game for 80 minutes, and to be involved so

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positively, he is an exceptional reassuring round of applause from

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the England support us. Tomkins' big plus point is running through a

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Knocked on. It was almost to try but they still haven't had the

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opportunity. He used the advantage. As soon as he passed the ball, he

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downfield. England were taking a gamble, and it was not bad play in

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the end. I applaud that. There is 30 minutes or so left, and you have

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got to do something out of the ordinary. That was out of the

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as that for Greg Inglis. We haven't seen too much of him in this

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tournament, but a little glimpse of his class and quality, and that

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might just select for Australia. This is lovely play. He looks to

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the outside, Anthony Watmough gets through, and shows and goes. He

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keeps the defence honest, that is why it opens up on the outside for

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Anthony Watmough. A little dummy, and slide over. Jonathan Thurston

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the game, critical moments. Greg Inglis down this left unsullied,

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Thurston in support. -- down this left-hand side. Look at them

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sliding it in. Lockyer! What a way to finish your career. Created and

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finished by rugby league royalty. His reign is over but it has

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finished in style. Darren Lockyer, we salute you. What a rugby league

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legend, and what a fitting conclusion to one phenomenal career.

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What a great way to finish your career. Darren Lockyer, trying to

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create a try 4 someone else, ricochets off the ground, he scores.

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What a great way to finish your career as a champion in a champion

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team. Darren Lockyer is a legend. It is going to be the last kick of

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the night, it is sadly the last kick of his career, and he has

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Lockyer. England were hoping it would be their night tonight.

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England were hoping they would finally reach the summit of rugby

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league, but perhaps, perhaps fittingly, the final word is with

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We weren't comfortable until 15 to go, which is exactly the same in

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2009. England gave us a great run. To the credit of our group, we with

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studied and bounced back into the game. I thought we valiantly

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defended our goal in the first half. We kept them out under intense

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pressure. We just couldn't quite find a rhythm offensively, and we

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were 12 points down, who knows, but on the day Australia were the

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deserve it winners today. I think the way we played in the first 60

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told in the last 20. It was gutsy in the first 60 but we didn't

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execute what we went out to do. Because of that we were tired in

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the last 20 because we had to expend a lot of energy.

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important was it to you to bow out with a try? It is a long flight

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home. It is nice to go home with a win under your belt. My time for

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reflection will come now and I have many good memories. How much did

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you want to do this for Darren Lockyer? I as a squat, everybody

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wanted to play their best game. 17 players really stood up today and

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that is what we needed, that is what got us the result. The still

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haven't got you, have they? And no, but they started the season seeded

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third and make the final again. In 2009 they did the same thing. I

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know people would like to see them beat us mark, I know people will be

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happy with the fact they have got there. It must give you hope going

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forward to the World Cup. A without a doubt. Experience gained for a

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few young members of our squad. The programme suggests this is another

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step forward for us, and in a few years' time we will attack the

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World Cup on home soil, and hopefully go one step further.

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Jamie Peacock, limping on to the stage. For England, it is all about

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the journey to the World Cup in 20 the two -- in 2013. But from what

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we have seen tonight, still not good enough. With a tear in his eye,

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it is one last time for Darren Lockyer. But, for Australia, it is

:54:48.:54:54.

glory again. England pipped at the final hurdle. The pain continues

:54:54.:55:03.

for them, but Australia go on and on. They are the 2011 winners.

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So the waiting goes on. Australia win again. Brian, the Right Team

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won, didn't they? Yes, it was close at half-time. 10 minutes into the

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second half, we were still in with a chance, but the intensity they

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play week-in, week-out, it told. The quality of the final ball - you

:55:30.:55:35.

weren't happy? Yes, in the final tackle the play was not good enough

:55:35.:55:42.

at this level. When you look at Thurston and Darren Lockyer, the

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kick was precise and they closed Sam Tomkins down. Not only in

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defence, in attack the distribution was top class and that was the

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difference. They had opportunities and they finished us. We could not

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getting around their defence. Wonderful that Darren Lockyer

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scored at the end. We will let him go with the conversion. A fitting

:56:05.:56:09.

end to an unbelievable career. We talked about it at the start of the

:56:09.:56:15.

game. Jonathan said you know who will score the last Traille in this

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game. He has done all the hard work through his career. You get the

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rewards, as he did today. He has been a good tournament, hasn't it?

:56:25.:56:30.

Yes, high quality from Wales, trying their best, but not good

:56:30.:56:35.

enough, and then the world champions. Doing the right thing at

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the right time was crucial but New Zealand were slightly disappointing.

:56:39.:56:45.

England have taken an extra step and they have to compete beyond

:56:45.:56:51.

that 65 minute mark. Ryan Hall stood out, but when it comes down

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to the two half-backs from Australia, they have been the

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difference. We don't know what will happen next year. It is important

:57:00.:57:07.

England play a high quality, keep moving forward. Yes, we might get a

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trip to New Zealand to play the Kiwis, which would be brilliant,

:57:11.:57:15.

before the World Cup. We need some more football for this team, we

:57:15.:57:20.

need to improve more and find a level of intensity that we can go

:57:20.:57:24.

for 80 minutes. The only way they can do that is by playing against

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the best. It is a learning curve, especially at the international

:57:29.:57:34.

level, but you have to keep playing against Australia and New Zealand.

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It has been a good year overall. Yes, fabulous super League with a

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lot of excitement towards the back end with the play-offs and we have

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seen some really good rugby league on television. That is it for 2011,

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the year in which Wigan got their hands on the Challenge Cup. Leeds

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