England v Ireland

:00:29. > :00:43.Go, go, go! And he goes. Good afternoon and welcome to a

:00:44. > :00:47.sold-out Huddersfield for our live coverage of England against Ireland.

:00:48. > :01:00.We are one week into this Rugby League World Cup and it has found

:01:01. > :01:05.the formula for success. Billy Slater with an absolute

:01:06. > :01:17.smash. Beautiful. The tribe by George

:01:18. > :01:33.Burgess. David Mead for Papa New Guinea. They trailed by one point.

:01:34. > :01:40.Video referee. Pick the bones out of this one. Look at the crowd. This is

:01:41. > :02:28.a moment in Rugby League World Cup. Plenty of international class with

:02:29. > :02:34.me at Huddersfield this afternoon with England's Jamie Peacock and

:02:35. > :02:39.Earl Crabtree. Brian Noble is also here. It could not have gone to a

:02:40. > :02:45.better start? The players have delivered. We have seen skill and

:02:46. > :02:49.flair and brutality. The paying public have shown up as well. They

:02:50. > :02:57.have gone to the games and created a great atmosphere. This is going to

:02:58. > :03:01.be sold-out today. The fact that the fans are not only going to the

:03:02. > :03:09.England games, but the Scotland game was sold-out, USA gives the Cook

:03:10. > :03:14.Islands. It is fantastic and that is what we have strived for. We have

:03:15. > :03:19.worked so hard to make this competition a success. It needs to

:03:20. > :03:26.continue. 25,000 here to watch England. There have been great

:03:27. > :03:32.crowds. I have been done to Bristol and they have been very passionate.

:03:33. > :03:40.We will get no different today. It is David and Goliath today. It is a

:03:41. > :03:46.big ask for Ireland today. They need the sphere today. England come into

:03:47. > :03:50.the game on the back of a defeat. They were beaten by Australia last

:03:51. > :04:01.weekend. It is the same for Ireland who lost their match against Fiji.

:04:02. > :04:19.Boy, was it feisty. It is a sell-out crowd tonight. It is fantastic,

:04:20. > :04:28.electric. It is Fiji to score. Into the corner. The Irish are down. He

:04:29. > :04:39.could not keep hold of it they've got the ball back. He took the ball

:04:40. > :04:59.on the ground. His second try of the game. Can he get around again? Yes,

:05:00. > :05:07.he is. It is a hat-trick. Fiji's power, Fiji's speed.

:05:08. > :05:15.If we are taking England and Australia as this groups was dash

:05:16. > :05:22.group was my big boys, how will Ireland react to Fiji? Fiji are a

:05:23. > :05:26.good team, that is no disgrace in losing to Fiji. I think they have

:05:27. > :05:31.got room for improvement. Today, they will play differently. They

:05:32. > :05:39.will play a running and a kicking game. Fiji are no mugs. Even if we

:05:40. > :05:50.are talking about England and Australia as the big boys. Fiji have

:05:51. > :05:57.a lot of power. They have got 20 of experience. I'd them to play well

:05:58. > :06:06.against Australia today. If people are new to the Wrigley cup, three

:06:07. > :06:12.teams will mollify from this group. Ash rugby league. Fiji and Australia

:06:13. > :06:24.are the top two after their wins. The three do go through. That is the

:06:25. > :06:36.good thing that . It creates a lot of competition with the likes of

:06:37. > :06:40.Fiji, ten. There is a lot of pressure on England to perform. The

:06:41. > :06:49.pressure on them is to get a good display under their belts. I expect

:06:50. > :06:56.them to be strong today. The Irish are gone if they don't win today.

:06:57. > :07:01.Let's have a look at someone from the England squad. Brett Ferres

:07:02. > :07:14.wasn't originally in the squad man but he came.

:07:15. > :07:22.It missed being quite a whirlwind couple of weeks for you. I was out

:07:23. > :07:27.of the squad, then on stand-by. Then I was fortunate enough to be in the

:07:28. > :07:34.right place at the right time. I get a start on the opening weekend

:07:35. > :07:38.against Australia. I thought I did all right. I got a good few minutes

:07:39. > :07:48.under my belt. It was taught coming up. I like to think I did all right.

:07:49. > :07:54.When I looked at the fixtures, this was the one I eyed up. It will be a

:07:55. > :08:00.tough game. They have quality players. We are looking forward to

:08:01. > :08:07.it and they are trying to write some wrongs. He did well, last week. He

:08:08. > :08:12.is a fantastic player and an ultimate professional. He will come

:08:13. > :08:16.in to the team and not let anyone down. He has been waiting for this

:08:17. > :08:22.opportunity. He did not look as if he had just joined the squad. He had

:08:23. > :08:27.been out to South Africa as well so it was easy for him to step up. He

:08:28. > :08:32.has benefited from the season Huddersfield have had. He was one of

:08:33. > :08:38.their best players. He has continued that form. Let's take a look at the

:08:39. > :08:44.England team. I am conscious of the fact that we have not mentioned who

:08:45. > :08:45.is starting for England. A couple of changes to the defeat against

:08:46. > :08:50.Australia. Sam Burgess is suspended. We have

:08:51. > :09:18.James Graham there. One Australian newspaper have called

:09:19. > :09:23.Sam Burgess a folk. -- a thug. I think it is a bit of rabble-rouser

:09:24. > :09:26.in. They are trying to increase the pressure on certain players. It is

:09:27. > :09:34.part and parcel of the game. Is this part and parcel of the World Cup?

:09:35. > :09:37.You see all the niceties of the play but Sam Burgess's job is to go out

:09:38. > :09:44.and hurt people. Sometimes you step over that line. But that makes him a

:09:45. > :09:53.good player as well. It takes an intimidating to play against. How

:09:54. > :09:57.big an afternoon, given all the rumours that have swirled around,

:09:58. > :10:02.how we can afternoon is this for him? He is a quality player. It will

:10:03. > :10:07.not make much difference for him. He will do his usual thing. He is good

:10:08. > :10:13.for the team, he is somebody we need on the site. We need a bit of spark

:10:14. > :10:18.and left off the bench. We need to maintain the start England will get.

:10:19. > :10:23.England struggled with some of the interchanges last week. He is a

:10:24. > :10:30.leader and he demands high standards of the players around him. I think

:10:31. > :10:36.he will command and play 60 minutes. What we haven't mentioned is that

:10:37. > :10:41.Sean Orloff is back. His last three games, if you look at him, he has

:10:42. > :10:48.played a challenge final, a grand final. If he comes up and get

:10:49. > :10:53.through this game today, which we all hope he does, he is a big plus

:10:54. > :10:59.for this team. We have been talking about the England forwards. The talk

:11:00. > :11:08.about an island forwards. -- Ireland forward.

:11:09. > :11:26.Belfast. Fosters all Guinness? Guinness. Rugby or Gaelic. Ques-mac

:11:27. > :11:37.Wrigley. Rugby. I was very physical. The amount, the size of the guys, it

:11:38. > :11:45.reminded me of the origin. Andrea Corr or Kylie Minogue? Kylie

:11:46. > :11:50.Minogue. We have two of the best teams plus Fiji who are right up

:11:51. > :11:54.there. It is going to be very tough for us to back-up the short

:11:55. > :12:03.turnaround but I think the boys will be up for it. The try by George

:12:04. > :12:19.Burgess! We have a fantastic forward pack. But their hearts, it is

:12:20. > :12:25.quality. Irish stew or barbecue? Barbecue. It is a bit of a cliche

:12:26. > :12:30.but if we stop their forwards we are halfway there. That is the way it is

:12:31. > :12:35.going to be. If we can be competitive on the night, who knows

:12:36. > :12:39.what can happen. How are island going to get anything

:12:40. > :12:49.out of this game with England this afternoon? Let's get it game plan.

:12:50. > :12:54.What an afternoon. The seeds are selling up. There is going to be

:12:55. > :12:59.24,000 people here. There is going to be a huge Irish community

:13:00. > :13:08.supporting these players. A lot of responsibility for players like

:13:09. > :13:14.Brett White and James Hasson. They will need to keep the English fans

:13:15. > :13:33.on the back foot. That will break them. They need to break up the

:13:34. > :13:36.English fans. -- fans. -- offence. He is wearing gloves on a red hot

:13:37. > :13:43.afternoon next that what is he thinking?

:13:44. > :13:50.That is a serious points with the conditions. I think the Irish would

:13:51. > :14:00.prefer it if it was not dry. I think a bit of rain, they would prefer

:14:01. > :14:10.that. The big forwards need to get around the front. They will hope for

:14:11. > :14:15.the kicking game. There has then one previous game between England and

:14:16. > :14:19.Ireland in the Rugby League World Cup. It came in the quarterfinal in

:14:20. > :14:25.2000. England were trailing to island and then a very young Jamie

:14:26. > :14:33.Peacock saved the game. What a turn of pace. I tried everything that!

:14:34. > :14:37.The dummy, the swerve. Don't forget the facial expression! How difficult

:14:38. > :14:44.is it when you are expected to win. The bookies have got England by 40

:14:45. > :14:49.points. How do you have to change mentality? You are playing for

:14:50. > :14:57.England so what more motivation do you need! You have got to play as

:14:58. > :15:02.well as you possibly can. It is your childhood dream to play for your

:15:03. > :15:07.country. Would you agree? The passion should already be there. The

:15:08. > :15:12.opportunity to represent your country. On the back of that, game

:15:13. > :15:21.plan, making sure you deliver everything you are meant to do. You

:15:22. > :15:29.have to work on them. Steve McNamara has two make sure they are as ready

:15:30. > :15:33.today as they were for Australia. Yes, the pressure is to perform well

:15:34. > :15:38.and play well, the passion will be there. They are ready for this game

:15:39. > :15:42.and they want to produce this and perform in front of a big crowd. The

:15:43. > :15:47.challenge is for Ireland to stop this team, that is what I have been

:15:48. > :15:53.looking at. They have confidence, good players, they need to play

:15:54. > :16:05.well. 15 minutes from kick-off between England and world --

:16:06. > :16:13.Ireland. Now, some stories from around the Rugby World Cup.

:16:14. > :16:22.Fireworks on Monday night for the first game in group C with Scotland

:16:23. > :16:32.and Scotland had the good start. Matt Russell! Slender figure with a

:16:33. > :16:36.real slow of strength! Three tries and three conversions, one with a

:16:37. > :16:44.help when hand needed 24 to the Braveheart at the break. Tonga came

:16:45. > :16:53.back and alleged 24-20 with ten minutes left. Then Matt Russell

:16:54. > :16:57.dives them. A controversial refereeing decision denied Tonga

:16:58. > :17:09.last-gasp victory. The United States created history by

:17:10. > :17:18.beating the Cook Islands on their World Cup debut. They ran in six

:17:19. > :17:31.tries. A pretty even contest was finally settled in the last eight

:17:32. > :17:38.minutes. Finally, Craig Priestley. It made sure that the Cook Islands

:17:39. > :17:48.risk out. New Zealand travel to Avignon. A

:17:49. > :17:55.sell-out crowd. It turns out there was an utterly dominant Kiwi

:17:56. > :18:00.performance. Johnson kicked 16 points and scored two second-half

:18:01. > :18:03.tries. Two wins out of two for New Zealand

:18:04. > :18:07.and they are staying in France, celebrating with a fancy dress party

:18:08. > :18:14.tonight. Will England get their first win of the campaign this

:18:15. > :18:18.afternoon against Ireland? Steve, some enforced changes for

:18:19. > :18:24.injuries and suspension, how do you think this side will shape up? Sam

:18:25. > :18:31.is suspended and has two service punishment, and Josh probably would

:18:32. > :18:39.have been fine, but he has got a slide show the problem. We are good

:18:40. > :18:44.to go. -- a slight shoulder problem. James Graham, it is great to have

:18:45. > :18:56.him in the squad this week. I am sure he will make a difference. How

:18:57. > :19:03.have you reacted to the reports from Australia that Sam was a thug?

:19:04. > :19:09.Everyone knows that Sam Burgess is a quality player, he is not like that.

:19:10. > :19:15.The rabid reports of some disciplinary is in the camp, what is

:19:16. > :19:20.going on? -- there are reports. There is nothing going on, just some

:19:21. > :19:32.disruptor reports, nothing going on in the camp. Rumours circling

:19:33. > :19:36.around, but you get a sense that Steve McNamara gets more and more

:19:37. > :19:42.frustrated about talking about matters that are nothing to do with

:19:43. > :19:46.Rugby League. You have to field questions, that is the job, but his

:19:47. > :19:51.squad is intact and they are fired up for this game. You have to speak

:19:52. > :19:55.about the talent in this group and what they have to do, and that is

:19:56. > :20:04.what we are doing today. Is he trying to have an us against the

:20:05. > :20:07.world mentality in the England camp? Obviously he gets agitated with

:20:08. > :20:12.these questions, but that is a relevance now, it is about those men

:20:13. > :20:18.in the changing room and preparing as well as they can and putting in a

:20:19. > :20:24.massive performance. Is this a problem of being at home team in the

:20:25. > :20:28.World Cup, as in New Zealand can have a fancy dress in France, but

:20:29. > :20:30.they are in the other side of the world and they have less attention

:20:31. > :20:37.on them, whereas all the attention here is on England? May be Rugby

:20:38. > :20:40.League needs to get used to this kind of attention, everyone is

:20:41. > :20:51.interested, that is great. It is fantastic. Ryan Hall is shining like

:20:52. > :20:55.a beacon in the foreground, we have been speaking to him and he has

:20:56. > :21:10.explained to us what it takes to be an international winger. Speed.

:21:11. > :21:18.Skill. Courage. Ryan Hall scores the first try of the World Cup 2013!

:21:19. > :21:25.Nice for you to score a try on the opening game. Yes, really nice, I

:21:26. > :21:29.just see it to four points towards my team. We were desperate to win

:21:30. > :21:35.the game. Unfortunately we did not do it. We fell ahead again. That was

:21:36. > :21:40.the story of the last three years, every time we played against

:21:41. > :21:44.Australia, we had a good start that died off towards the backend. It

:21:45. > :21:47.could be brought back to the mentality to read Super League,

:21:48. > :21:51.sometimes you are only playing for 60 minutes and you can get the win,

:21:52. > :21:58.but we need to get rid of that mentality, because in these big

:21:59. > :22:08.league games against Australia, that is the case. What you make of

:22:09. > :22:14.Ireland? We watch the game against Fiji, it was a physical game, they

:22:15. > :22:21.will be just as fired up as we are. We will have a very intense game.

:22:22. > :22:27.Why had he decided to go blonde for the World Cup? It is not often you

:22:28. > :22:34.get to play in the World Cup, I thought I would do something

:22:35. > :22:47.different! Do blondes have more fun quiz Mac --? ? ASCII in six weeks!

:22:48. > :22:54.-- ask me again in six weeks! What you make of getting the points

:22:55. > :23:01.in 60 minutes, in Super League, but that is not possible in a Rugby

:23:02. > :23:04.League? Yes, it goes down to the wire in these matches, and you have

:23:05. > :23:11.to concentrate for 80 minutes when you play for England. There are two

:23:12. > :23:14.elements of concentration that beat England's last week against

:23:15. > :23:20.Australia, after half-time, they were caught by the 40-20 and

:23:21. > :23:25.subsequently did not handle the scrum played that they should have

:23:26. > :23:29.handled. Those are the elements of concentration they are talking

:23:30. > :23:35.about. The good, world-class teams, they get you at any second of any

:23:36. > :23:39.game. Ireland are ready to go, England were sat down still, they

:23:40. > :23:45.would be getting ready in the tunnel shortly. When you are looking

:23:46. > :23:49.ahead, you have to concentrate on a man that we spoke to recently, Brett

:23:50. > :23:54.White and his battle against George Burgess. They have to believe they

:23:55. > :24:00.will win the forward battle to win this match, and this is probably be

:24:01. > :24:07.obvious choice for me, Brett White had a fantastic game against Fiji.

:24:08. > :24:11.Sprinting with the ball, a big effort over 66 minutes, George

:24:12. > :24:17.Burgess had a big game also. He has got just as many positions. The

:24:18. > :24:25.quick play of the ball will be crucial. Yes, this will be crucial,

:24:26. > :24:31.George Burgess, his fast play, getting the rock spinning around,

:24:32. > :24:38.that is the difference between spinning and losing. -- winning and

:24:39. > :24:45.losing. Yes, James Sinfield, Roby, they will have to get through

:24:46. > :24:49.position. Sam Burgess, missing out on this game, 36 tackles and 66

:24:50. > :24:57.minutes, is that what you worked it out at? Yes, he played 66 minutes.

:24:58. > :25:02.Me and JP would probably go around that kind of average, but you have

:25:03. > :25:06.others that do not play as many minutes and just have more impact,

:25:07. > :25:12.and I think with George Burgess, he is more like that and could be more

:25:13. > :25:19.threatening to the defence. Brett White is mobile, Burgess is a

:25:20. > :25:26.monster. That is the difference. He is a monster! George Burgess said

:25:27. > :25:36.the temple for England in the last game, he was a men's. -- was

:25:37. > :25:41.immense. He really, really impressed. It is difficult to

:25:42. > :25:46.describe what he does. He goes forward with great size and he stops

:25:47. > :25:53.blokes coming be other way, no rocket science in that. Ireland are

:25:54. > :25:58.ready, the England team coming out of the changing room, Ryan Hall just

:25:59. > :26:10.behind Kevin Sinfield. What do Ireland have to do this Mac -- have

:26:11. > :26:16.to do? They have to just move quickly, stay in the game. England

:26:17. > :26:23.need to reduce the mistakes from last week. Yes, that was

:26:24. > :26:27.disappointing. They made mistakes when they were really in the game. I

:26:28. > :26:34.do not think they will do that here. They need to keep hold of the ball

:26:35. > :26:42.and make it very difficult. They need to match up the Ireland team.

:26:43. > :26:46.Very, very loud here in Huddersfield, a full house for

:26:47. > :26:53.England against Ireland. What is the key here, Brian? England will

:26:54. > :26:57.promote the ball. Steve was disappointed with how they closed up

:26:58. > :27:03.last week. Ireland will have to play every play of every second and have

:27:04. > :27:13.to have the complete set of six to give them a chance. Brian will make

:27:14. > :27:20.a dash to the commentary box now. It is England and Ireland. This is live

:27:21. > :27:24.on the BBC. Time for the national anthems. They are sung by Lawrence

:27:25. > :28:08.Robinson. # Come the day and come the hour.

:28:09. > :28:15.# Come the power and the glory. # We have come to answer our

:28:16. > :28:19.country's call. # From the four proud provinces of

:28:20. > :28:29.Ireland. # Ireland, Ireland.

:28:30. > :28:40.# Together standing tall. # Shoulder to shoulder.

:28:41. > :28:49.# We'll answer Ireland's call. # Ireland, Ireland.

:28:50. > :29:00.# Together standing tall. # Shoulder to shoulder.

:29:01. > :29:11.# We'll answer Ireland's call. # We'll answer Ireland's call #.

:29:12. > :29:40.# God save our gracious Queen! # Long live our noble Queen!

:29:41. > :29:51.# God save the Queen! # Send her victorious.

:29:52. > :29:58.# Happy and glorious. # Long to reign over us.

:29:59. > :30:18.# God save the Queen. Plenty of goose bumps in a full

:30:19. > :30:21.stadium here at Huddersfield. This is England against Ireland. Both

:30:22. > :30:50.sides need a win. Let's join your commentary team,

:30:51. > :30:57.Jonathan Davies and Brian Noble. First of all, Dave Woods.

:30:58. > :31:06.Ireland need to keep their work cut hopes alive is. It is time for

:31:07. > :31:11.England to put on the razzle-dazzle. England with a couple of changes,

:31:12. > :31:16.Sam Burgess has been suspended. Tom Briscoe comes in on the wing. James

:31:17. > :31:23.Graham returns and he will start on the bench. The Irish are missing two

:31:24. > :31:30.of their super league players. They are both injured in the Fiji game.

:31:31. > :31:40.Ben Currie move them. James Hasson starts. Danny Bridge comes in on the

:31:41. > :31:46.bounce. -- bench. In the middle of it all is the Frenchman with a

:31:47. > :31:50.whistle in hand. We have a video referee as well as we have in all

:31:51. > :31:55.the World Cup games. We will hear from him if it is deemed necessary

:31:56. > :32:01.as the match goes on. Sean O'Loughlin. The Mr Bean some doubts

:32:02. > :32:13.coming into this tournament without injury he has had. -- there must

:32:14. > :32:21.have been some doubts. This game is underway. What the kick-off. England

:32:22. > :32:29.have spilled it but they have managed to get it again. Pat

:32:30. > :32:35.Richards makes the fancy footwork a speciality. England get their hands

:32:36. > :32:39.on the ball. I expect to see a lot of high kicks

:32:40. > :32:50.but it is very windy out there, very lustily. The Irish are playing with

:32:51. > :32:55.the sun in their eyes. The kicking game could be crucial. It is lucky

:32:56. > :33:01.we have got certain at this time of the year in northern England. Chris

:33:02. > :33:02.Hill, the Warrington prop forward, just five metres inside the Irish

:33:03. > :33:33.are false top -- Irish half. Two tackles gone, for more to go.

:33:34. > :33:39.Here comes George Burgess. The numbers are for England. The Irish

:33:40. > :33:47.defence is smart enough at the moment. His team were under

:33:48. > :33:55.pressure. England were being expansive. They have given it back.

:33:56. > :34:07.They want to get on this quickly now. If you can get it lose, it will

:34:08. > :34:16.be in England tried. It is an England try! They kept this guessing

:34:17. > :34:23.until the final moment. The Irish have barely touched the ball,

:34:24. > :34:28.England are up and running. It is a poster art by Ireland. They

:34:29. > :34:34.tackle extremely well and all of a sudden they get the ball, lose it on

:34:35. > :34:43.the first tackle. There is the first one. Steady it down, get a good kick

:34:44. > :35:05.in. There is the hit. The ball comes loose. It is too easy. They have

:35:06. > :35:12.another opportunity. Ryan Hall finishes easily in the corner. That

:35:13. > :35:17.impressive record that Ryan Hall has at international level, that is 15

:35:18. > :35:23.tries on his 17th cap. That'll go down as one of the easiest ones. He

:35:24. > :35:32.is a world-class winger. England have world-class players in this

:35:33. > :35:39.team. He has hit the post! A little bit of a let off for the Irish. They

:35:40. > :35:50.do lead 4-0. That is the missed tackle. A bit of an off-load. Ryan

:35:51. > :35:55.Hall scores. The Irish after start again. Pat Richards has to start

:35:56. > :36:05.again. Hopefully, the grease that can cause some confusion. The wind

:36:06. > :36:13.is swerving all over the place. -- swirling. England have got the wind

:36:14. > :36:22.but find them so if they need it, it'll be an easy opportunity to get

:36:23. > :36:30.a 40-20. This is the John Smith's Stadium. It has had a few names over

:36:31. > :36:39.the years. Brett Ferres is on home territory. England can't be too

:36:40. > :36:44.lateral. They have got to prepare themselves well for the bigger

:36:45. > :36:51.semifinal clashes. Set the platform for their backs. It is a local derby

:36:52. > :36:59.allsorts this. England would have looked at this and thought it was

:37:00. > :37:10.the easier game. It has gone backwards. Ireland are playing into

:37:11. > :37:16.England's hands. It is up to them to make it a competition. They need to

:37:17. > :37:25.look after the football, not giving penalties away. They need to show

:37:26. > :37:28.England their prowess. England and not the reverse. They have good

:37:29. > :37:32.structure, good execution and brutal defence. They need to get ready for

:37:33. > :37:56.what is to come. That is good pedigree sprinkled

:37:57. > :38:06.through this Irish team. Briscoe needs to play well. He needs to get

:38:07. > :38:18.back into the starting line-up for England. The ball bounces away and

:38:19. > :38:27.Ireland will get the head and feet on the halfway line. I think Rangi

:38:28. > :38:35.Chase was trying to match. He didn't have to do too much at the moment. I

:38:36. > :38:41.understand what you were saying. I want to see him run. He is a runner

:38:42. > :38:49.full. We need to add to the talents that he has. That is not his job was

:38:50. > :38:58.top he is trying a little bit too hard. Ireland with their best

:38:59. > :39:10.starting position. Stuart Littler to the halfway line and --.

:39:11. > :39:28.Ben Currie is a talented player. Penalty for Ireland. Elbow.

:39:29. > :39:37.Where did the elbow come from their? You just missed it. Liam Finn

:39:38. > :39:43.with a kick to touch and the Irish encouraged here. Conceded early and

:39:44. > :39:46.now they find themselves in a great addition. 15 yards away and six

:39:47. > :40:05.tackles. They goes Brett White. They are muscling up the middle.

:40:06. > :40:15.Good off-load. The ball is still away. The chance was there. Damien

:40:16. > :40:23.Blanch was a little bit too far away. Five away and they have still

:40:24. > :40:43.got tackles in the bag. Briscoe did well there. Back it

:40:44. > :40:49.comes. He has given a knock-on. He was offside. I just think, the wind

:40:50. > :40:54.is blowing, that is what they have to do. They have to put the ball in

:40:55. > :41:00.the air and then it is anybody's ball.

:41:01. > :41:14.That is a knock-on. The Irish get another six. Just riding their

:41:15. > :41:25.fortune at the moment. England, having an early test. The referee is

:41:26. > :41:28.going to give the first knock-on against England. A penalty for the

:41:29. > :41:41.Irish again. I let them putting on the pressure. Repeat sets.

:41:42. > :41:46.Ireland are going to be encouraged here. Nine minutes play. A try

:41:47. > :41:53.conceded after two minutes. But they are getting a lot of possession at

:41:54. > :42:42.the moment for the top they need to take advantage.

:42:43. > :42:53.The recovery tackle coming in just in time from James Hasson.

:42:54. > :42:58.Otherwise, Tomkins might have gone the distance. George Burgess has

:42:59. > :43:38.started. Sam Burgess, watching on. Good chase

:43:39. > :43:43.by the Irish, close them down. I learned looked rattled it a bit up

:43:44. > :43:51.here. England are doing the hard work. They want to keep the Irish

:43:52. > :44:01.year for as long as they can. England get ahead in the scrum.

:44:02. > :44:17.Simply untidy, was on its? The kick was nearly chase down.

:44:18. > :44:26.Time is stopped here. Look at the errors made some far. I'm into

:44:27. > :44:33.making three errors, England making two. The Irish coach watching the

:44:34. > :44:38.international side for the first time. He has done a fantastic job up

:44:39. > :44:43.in Sheffield. A very, very competent coach. I was talking to him before

:44:44. > :44:54.the match and he understands the nature of this game. England look to

:44:55. > :45:03.step it up again. 40 metres from the Irish line.

:45:04. > :45:07.Only 12 minutes played an Ryan Hall has already got his customary two

:45:08. > :45:26.tries. England lead by 8-0. Ireland need to do a lot better to

:45:27. > :45:37.close down the England play. At the line, Ferris with the off-load. A

:45:38. > :45:39.great finish. The off-loading tackle is the reason for the finishing

:45:40. > :46:06.score. It-0, England in the lead. -- 8-0.

:46:07. > :46:15.Ireland have to wrap them up, there is too much off-load for them.

:46:16. > :46:21.England getting a warm response as they returned back to their half,

:46:22. > :46:29.and Kevin Sinfield, he is looking to hit the target for the next time

:46:30. > :46:34.today. He has done it again. England are leading 10-0, and it is as

:46:35. > :46:38.expected and hoped for for the England fun. Steve McNamara will be

:46:39. > :47:12.happy with how things have started. A cake that is called in the wind,

:47:13. > :47:26.and Tompkins claims that. -- a kick caught. Punching holes in the island

:47:27. > :47:38.'s line-up. -- in the Ireland line-up. England are trying to build

:47:39. > :47:40.some momentum here. They are trying to make sure the progress is limited

:47:41. > :47:53.to short of the halfway line. England's line is up there again,

:47:54. > :48:02.and Westwood is ready for the first impact attack. Dave, the doctors

:48:03. > :48:04.have been taking a look at Brett White, they are keeping a close eye

:48:05. > :48:34.on him for the next five minutes. England's defences keep being

:48:35. > :48:54.Ireland where they want them to be. They need good yardage to get

:48:55. > :48:56.position on this kick. We have seen the possession and territory

:48:57. > :49:03.statistics, and they are stacked towards England. He would feel the

:49:04. > :49:12.way this game has started that there is more to come.

:49:13. > :49:40.So much hard work down the middle from Sean O'Loughlin.

:49:41. > :49:49.A fabulous England try from Tom Briscoe in at the corner. England

:49:50. > :49:53.are awarded for creativity if it goes their way. It has gone to the

:49:54. > :50:13.BDO referee, so let us hear from him. -- the video referee. Thank

:50:14. > :50:32.you. LK. I am happy that... Have regard anything wider? I need to see

:50:33. > :50:44.if this winger is onside. This is the widest one. OK. That is the only

:50:45. > :50:58.shot we have got. OK. Jamal, have you got an opinion? I cannot see.

:50:59. > :51:23.Sorry? LK. -- OK. Can we get a final grounding? Bingo. We are going to

:51:24. > :51:30.the board for a try. England have their third try, a very good start.

:51:31. > :51:48.A terrific start, looking too strong at this early stage.

:51:49. > :51:58.England needed this. They needed confidence after last week. Some

:51:59. > :52:15.pre-match belief is what they needed and confidence.

:52:16. > :52:50.Here we go again, another restart for Richard, another problem, but

:52:51. > :53:00.Ryan Hall diffusers at. -- diffuses it.

:53:01. > :53:13.England are threatening again! Briscoe comes back on the inside!

:53:14. > :53:21.Tom Briscoe, literally moments later has got a second try! England racing

:53:22. > :53:30.to 18-0. They are ripping Ireland apart. Tompkins on the outside

:53:31. > :53:45.shoulder, he is going to take it. Good support. Simple try. UCB slick

:53:46. > :53:57.hands out to Tompkins. He is gone. -- you can see the slick hands out

:53:58. > :54:05.to Tompkins. Good hands. Kevin Sinfield with a much simpler kick,

:54:06. > :54:13.but putting down a marker. What a marker England have laid down? Yes,

:54:14. > :54:16.it is simple, they are taking a lot of space from Ireland, Ireland are

:54:17. > :54:33.not closing down, and England are making the most of it.

:54:34. > :54:51.This is the kind of thing you need, some space, Briscoe on the inside.

:54:52. > :54:55.Pat Richards to restart. And Ryan Hall is underneath it again with the

:54:56. > :55:05.Irish chasing hard. England are winding themselves

:55:06. > :55:13.appear again scoring back-to-back tries without Ireland getting their

:55:14. > :55:17.hands on the ball. Possession is the nominal in England's favour. --

:55:18. > :55:39.phenomenal. Watkins, and other forward pass!

:55:40. > :55:52.Ferris is up there! Hall has got the hat-trick! My word! They are putting

:55:53. > :56:02.the sword through this Irish team! Ryan Hall! It adds up to a very,

:56:03. > :56:11.very good England start. With all of the possession they have had, maybe

:56:12. > :56:17.they hint of some forward passes, Westwood plays on. Sinfield in

:56:18. > :56:26.support. It is the structure here. James Graham after Rangi Chase, he

:56:27. > :56:36.releases. Westwood on the inside, Sinfield keeping it alive. Ferris

:56:37. > :56:47.keeps it alive to Cudjoe. That is a forward pass. It is all about the

:56:48. > :56:52.way the fingers are pointing! You can point your finger as whichever

:56:53. > :57:02.way you want, that is a forward pass!

:57:03. > :57:12.Kevin Sinfield is being sent to the touchline again. He has put it wide,

:57:13. > :57:22.I thought it would go through the sticks. Two out of five, and just as

:57:23. > :57:27.well from the Irish point of view. The play, they create the extra man

:57:28. > :57:38.outside, they were still a man over on the right-hand side. Good

:57:39. > :57:40.support. They do not panic. A good off-load in fairness. An easy finish

:57:41. > :58:06.for Ryan Hall. Whole clan, he makes such a

:58:07. > :58:13.difference. -- Sean O'Loughlin, he makes such a difference. He is a

:58:14. > :58:36.very, very good player. He can play the tough game.

:58:37. > :58:45.An easy try for Brett Ferres! That will be very popular in these parts.

:58:46. > :58:50.It is now four tries that England have scored without Ireland touching

:58:51. > :58:57.the ball! It needs the video referee to adjudicate, the letters here in

:58:58. > :59:11.there again. -- so let us hear again. Here we go. I need this one

:59:12. > :59:16.to go slow, slow, slow. Have we got another angle from the top corner if

:59:17. > :59:24.possible? I am pretty happy at the moment. Slow, slow, slow, yes, I am

:59:25. > :59:37.happy with that. Yes, into the grounding. Follow this through. Look

:59:38. > :59:46.down. He put it down. There we go. Yes, that is a try. Here we go with

:59:47. > :59:52.the decision, this will be England's sixth try already. Less

:59:53. > :00:14.than 24 minutes played, and that's Ferris, the local lad, he gets the

:00:15. > :00:17.sixth try. -- Brett Ferres. Kevin Sinfield puts the ball between

:00:18. > :00:31.the sticks again and England take into the 30-04 is not -- 30-0. You

:00:32. > :00:37.can only play what is in front of you and England are playing very,

:00:38. > :00:41.very well. Let's hear from the touchline. I have Sam Burgess with

:00:42. > :00:47.me. The boys have in very good. They can get carried away at times. They

:00:48. > :00:52.have been good at the minute. There is a great atmosphere here in

:00:53. > :00:58.Huddersfield. I am sure there will be a huge focus on keeping this

:00:59. > :01:03.going for the full 80 minutes. It has been a great focus points forest

:01:04. > :01:10.all week. At the moment, the guys are doing that. It is a joy to

:01:11. > :01:21.watch. Enjoy watching. Thank you. The thing here is we know England

:01:22. > :01:27.should have when a game. -- a won a game. It is nice putting in a

:01:28. > :01:32.performance like this. It is a sissy decisions. -- it is good to see good

:01:33. > :01:55.decisions. The Irish must be shell-shocked.

:01:56. > :01:58.This is the first time they have had the ball for six or seven minutes.

:01:59. > :02:19.Nearly 80% possession. England find themselves in

:02:20. > :02:25.possession. McCarthy was clearly offside. It was an accidental

:02:26. > :02:35.involvement there. The referee gives the penalty.

:02:36. > :03:02.There is another try in the air full. The Irish had him propelled.

:03:03. > :03:16.-- propelled will it was one of the first mistakes

:03:17. > :03:22.England have done. I always thought today that this game will be all of

:03:23. > :03:32.the three Irish performance. I did not think the score would ever been

:03:33. > :03:48.in doubt. I think it is the balance I like will .

:03:49. > :03:56.Robbie Hunter, what are you thinking? It is not going to get any

:03:57. > :04:01.easier for the Irish. The wind has picked up. I am glad I brought these

:04:02. > :04:09.gloves along. Ireland is going to have two run everything from their

:04:10. > :04:17.own half . It is going to be a tough few minutes for the Irish team. Pat

:04:18. > :04:27.Richards is on his way back to the NRL. He has got a penalty here as

:04:28. > :04:32.well. Here they go. Ireland with a rare opportunity to start a set

:04:33. > :04:36.within the English half. What can they do? Here is one the bridge. --

:04:37. > :04:57.Danny Bridge. They have given it away again and

:04:58. > :05:14.England back in possession. I was going to ask you, at the ever

:05:15. > :05:24.been involved in a game that has been so one-sided? What is the

:05:25. > :05:28.mindset on the field? You like to take me back to the dark places!

:05:29. > :05:33.What is going on in the Irish mindset? It is not panic that it

:05:34. > :05:38.does become frustrating because England are playing so well.

:05:39. > :05:44.Sometimes you try so hard. When you add so far behind, you are trying to

:05:45. > :05:50.play too much. You have got to find a five or six minutes period to get

:05:51. > :05:57.yourself into the game. Try to get a score on the board. If you are a

:05:58. > :06:05.long way behind, you have got to chance your armour. That leads to

:06:06. > :06:10.the other side scoring more tries. I think 30 points is too much of a

:06:11. > :06:19.catcher. You have got to get a good kick in and see what happens.

:06:20. > :06:26.Ireland play Australia next week. But it is in Ireland and they will

:06:27. > :06:29.have the home crowd behind them. Realistically, today, their last

:06:30. > :06:36.chance of claiming a place in the knockout stages in the World Cup. If

:06:37. > :06:38.they lose this, which they will, it is mathematically certain that their

:06:39. > :07:06.hopes of a knockout place is over. An off-site chased by the Irish.

:07:07. > :07:11.It'll be a penalty for England back on the ten metre line. It does not

:07:12. > :07:22.improve from Ireland's point of view. No. Kevin Sinfield's it is

:07:23. > :07:41.pretty big and has taken England the on the halfway line.

:07:42. > :07:53.The touch judge has seen something. Has Stuart Littler than something on

:07:54. > :08:02.the ground? I am not sure what has happened here. Let me look. I think

:08:03. > :08:04.it was a little high. I think it was a knee in the face. All good family

:08:05. > :08:31.fun. This will give England another good

:08:32. > :08:37.station. James Roby with the tap. Offered on.

:08:38. > :08:47.Another penalty. A little bit fussy, the referee. England are having

:08:48. > :08:50.another penalty, not that they needed. They are not game changing

:08:51. > :09:04.decisions. The last three sets, England were

:09:05. > :09:15.scruffy. That is the danger, you were so far ahead to play. How

:09:16. > :09:21.frustrating is it the errors Ireland are doing? The boys are going to be

:09:22. > :09:32.disappointed with that. We had a big start. Real disappointing.

:09:33. > :09:38.They will be looking for a solid Sakhir just to get themselves from

:09:39. > :09:57.this side of the field. Not hand England any advantage.

:09:58. > :10:12.England's defence is strong down the middle.

:10:13. > :10:20.He didn't have the panic there. James Roby could have had a chance

:10:21. > :10:26.there. I just feel they are struggling to make those yardage.

:10:27. > :10:33.The physical presence in the forwards Matt cause damage into that

:10:34. > :10:39.defensive line. Is difficult, no platform. England are in total,

:10:40. > :10:46.total control. There is wrecked white. You can see the nature of his

:10:47. > :10:52.head injury. He is off the field for the moment. Ireland with possession

:10:53. > :10:59.inside the English half. They have got five and eight eight minutes to

:11:00. > :11:12.try to claw themselves in terms of pride back into this contest.

:11:13. > :11:21.The Irish had such a wonderful 2008 World Cup. But so far it is one to

:11:22. > :11:36.forget. But they are getting close here. Finn on the final tackle.

:11:37. > :11:54.Nice kick, nicely finished. A nice chase. It gives Ireland the

:11:55. > :12:00.opportunity of another six. For minutes of the half remaining. Here

:12:01. > :12:09.comes Sinfield. A big return.

:12:10. > :12:25.The referee says that was a shoulder charge. Outlawed this year in rugby.

:12:26. > :12:34.-- in rugby league. It is in players GNA, that is the problem.

:12:35. > :12:43.A good thing for island, they have had a bit of possession, territory.

:12:44. > :13:01.He has lost it. The off-road, goes down. We have not

:13:02. > :13:10.had many mismatches in this world cups though far. A day later,

:13:11. > :13:34.England are making short this is a mismatch in mighty style.

:13:35. > :13:42.Four tackles gone, two to go. England will fancy is from this

:13:43. > :13:48.position. Ireland have to stay there. They have to start from

:13:49. > :13:59.there. Start from there and the wind against. That was a really good

:14:00. > :14:06.kick. From an England structure point of view, a good kick. That was

:14:07. > :14:38.a reflection of Tomkins's kick. Of those Damien Blanch. Here come

:14:39. > :14:44.England with Tomkins. He has given that the forward pass. I would have

:14:45. > :14:48.thought that the one led to the try a little earlier was a better

:14:49. > :14:53.candidate for being a forward pass. That is the one that has got me

:14:54. > :15:03.scratching my head. Let's have a look. That is not forward. His hands

:15:04. > :15:10.are back. Maybe a little bit of charity shown by our French referee.

:15:11. > :15:23.They nearly the final minute of the half.

:15:24. > :15:54.Tomkins and Briscoe with the defence.

:15:55. > :16:06.That dive was always going to go dead, it is England back on the 20.

:16:07. > :16:10.Taking a couple of tackles. In at half-time, start again, continue

:16:11. > :16:13.like in the first half. They have been very, very clinical, but the

:16:14. > :16:25.options have been quite impressive. This will be the final play of this

:16:26. > :16:33.half, the hooter will sound in a moment. England are happy enough

:16:34. > :16:36.with their first-half performance, especially that explosive spell in

:16:37. > :16:40.the middle, those seven minutes where they had four tries without

:16:41. > :16:50.the Irish putting a hand on the ball and barely putting a hand on Ning

:16:51. > :16:56.and attacker. 13-0, England in the lead, and they will be very happy at

:16:57. > :17:05.half-time, Brian Nolan. Yes, it is all about staying tough. Let us

:17:06. > :17:12.share from Ryan Hall. You must have been happy with that first half.

:17:13. > :17:18.Yes, we were very happy, but we got a bit raggedy and towards the end,

:17:19. > :17:24.they have outgrown us. You need to come out and Stuart again in the

:17:25. > :17:34.second half? Yes, a 40 minute performance. You making it too easy

:17:35. > :17:46.for England? Yes, we cannot afford to relax against a team like that.

:17:47. > :17:52.We had a few good said on, we need to do that again. What has to be

:17:53. > :17:59.done after half-time? We have to come out and put the pressure on. It

:18:00. > :18:07.looks like Ryan Hall hadn't broken sweat! At one stage, Jamie Peacock,

:18:08. > :18:11.Ireland missed seven tackles to their first 29, 30, but they have

:18:12. > :18:16.brought it back now, but that is where they were going wrong when

:18:17. > :18:23.England were in that purple patch. Yes, England were making the Irish

:18:24. > :18:28.make too many decisions and making it too difficult for them, and they

:18:29. > :18:36.looked slick and they looked good. They dropped off towards the end,

:18:37. > :18:43.which they did in Australia also. What did you make of what Ryan Hall

:18:44. > :18:50.said, about them dropping off? It was good to see him looking so

:18:51. > :18:55.relaxed! That is the position they were in, totally agree with him. You

:18:56. > :19:04.need to play for 80 minutes, not just 60, and they slipped off a bit,

:19:05. > :19:13.they need to start again big. Torque is through his try?

:19:14. > :19:22.McCarthy at tracks the other defenders, they make it to, then it

:19:23. > :19:26.is some sloppy tackling and the players are waiting to pounce on the

:19:27. > :19:34.ball. Leroy makes it tough, but gets there in the end. Leroy wanted to

:19:35. > :19:42.support the try, but he managed to put Ryan away in the end. Yes, to

:19:43. > :19:48.try and get that first try, Leroy couldn't get it, Ryan Hall did it

:19:49. > :19:55.all. Rangi Chase is running with the ball, he is a threat on that. It is

:19:56. > :20:03.the fantastic off-load that makes it, one that you do not see very

:20:04. > :20:12.often. A bit of showing off here again. He cannot quite get to the

:20:13. > :20:15.line. I think it is the club understanding between them both,

:20:16. > :20:21.they play together, and you can see it here. It is the running line by

:20:22. > :20:26.Kallum Watkins, he was happy to have Rangi Chase in front of them, but he

:20:27. > :20:29.moves out of the way. Fortunately, Westwood punches through and you can

:20:30. > :20:34.see the scattered Irish defenders scrambling to get back. The quite

:20:35. > :20:39.jersey is coming through and they wanted more, and Brett Ferres with

:20:40. > :20:47.an outrageous off-load. Another big pass by Leroy, and he makes it look

:20:48. > :20:53.easy into the finish. How impressed would you be with Leroy Cudjoe in

:20:54. > :20:57.this first half? He has grown since last week, he was exceptional last

:20:58. > :21:09.week, he has done it again this week. Look at the side of him, he is

:21:10. > :21:12.turning into a real, good athlete. A serious looking dressing room. You

:21:13. > :21:15.would expect that now they are halfway through, but you would

:21:16. > :21:21.expect them to look slightly happier, but it goes back to the

:21:22. > :21:29.Commons about what we started with that half-time. They gets too cool

:21:30. > :21:35.with the ball. I think they will go back to basics in the second half

:21:36. > :21:42.and play like they did. You cannot please everyone all the time, Clint

:21:43. > :21:46.was lynched and says, England had been a bit slutty. -- Clint

:21:47. > :21:55.Washington. I think he is being a bit harsh. They're all passing

:21:56. > :22:04.between each other, that create space, they need to run with the

:22:05. > :22:10.ball. These players, what they can do, they take the ball to the line,

:22:11. > :22:15.attract the defenders and they mail the past. Kallum Watkins, he can

:22:16. > :22:23.pick the way to run and that is what he does. When we talk about the

:22:24. > :22:30.forwards passing the ball, I do not mean to be unfair on Ireland, is it

:22:31. > :22:36.easier to do that when you are playing Ireland instead of

:22:37. > :22:41.Australia? I suppose you could say that, they need to break things up.

:22:42. > :22:45.That is the mentality, we will be brave, we will pass the ball to each

:22:46. > :22:54.other when we are playing Australia or New Zealand like we do here. Sam

:22:55. > :22:58.Tomkins, as they continue to listen to Steve McNamara, who is talking to

:22:59. > :23:03.the England team, as well as looking at the tries, we have looked at an

:23:04. > :23:09.area where England have improved since last week or worked on since

:23:10. > :23:15.last we? Yes, we're looking at the defence, I think that they have to

:23:16. > :23:20.Irish runners on Kevin the whole time, there weren't many defenders

:23:21. > :23:23.next to him last week, but there are English defenders around Kevin and

:23:24. > :23:27.that is how they have helped him out, they reviewed the tape last

:23:28. > :23:36.week and saw what areas they need to improve on, and you can see it here,

:23:37. > :23:42.it is the improving defence. That comes through improving through the

:23:43. > :23:46.tournament, doesn't it? Yes, you get better as you go along. We will see

:23:47. > :23:53.England in the group, we will see other side in the group, we will

:23:54. > :23:57.look at the defence. Let's look at some of the other games over the

:23:58. > :24:03.weekend, Australia and Fiji is at 8pm this evening. Tomorrow, two huge

:24:04. > :24:08.games, Wales against the USA which is at 2pm, and Scotland and Italy at

:24:09. > :24:15.4pm, you can hear all of these games after Rugby League World Cup on BBC

:24:16. > :24:19.Radio five Live and BBC Radio five Live extra. Let us bring in the

:24:20. > :24:26.commentary team with Jonathan Davies and Brian Noble to talk about these

:24:27. > :24:31.two games, Brian, Scotland, they have a fantastic start to their

:24:32. > :24:39.tournament, now this is a big, big test. Yes, Scotland were very

:24:40. > :24:43.impressive against Tonga. It was a home fixture with Scotland and the

:24:44. > :24:47.crowd got behind them and they came away with the spoils. If you look at

:24:48. > :24:55.the line-up on the Tonga team, they should have won by a cricket score,

:24:56. > :25:01.but Scotland played really well and they have a tough ask tomorrow, to

:25:02. > :25:08.be sure. How can Scotland match up against the Italians? The physical

:25:09. > :25:13.aspect of Tonga, it will not be the same against Italy, it will have

:25:14. > :25:17.more finesse with the Italians. But the difference between Wales and

:25:18. > :25:21.Italy, they had star quality and they brought quality to the game at

:25:22. > :25:31.the right time. That is a tough game, because it Scotland win, they

:25:32. > :25:33.are through. Italy and Tonga, it is a very, very tough game for the

:25:34. > :25:39.Italians, but all are nothing now for the Scottish boys, and it is a

:25:40. > :25:44.big prize in front of them. As far as the Welsh are concerned, they

:25:45. > :25:47.went to to to with Italy, it was only towards the end that the

:25:48. > :25:56.Italians pulled away last weekend at the Millennium Stadium, how much of

:25:57. > :26:04.a test with the USA be? They were to rest it against the Cook Islands. --

:26:05. > :26:07.they were to reflect. The USA were by far the better team, they had

:26:08. > :26:14.enthusiasm, they have some great players in their that have scored

:26:15. > :26:17.points crucially when they had to. Some of the outside backs are great

:26:18. > :26:21.players and the challenge for the Welsh will be to improve on last

:26:22. > :26:28.week. They were disappointed with their disappointment last week

:26:29. > :26:35.against Italy, I think the USA have a tough game tomorrow. The USA, a

:26:36. > :26:39.surprise win, but I think that Wales can still go through and qualify, so

:26:40. > :26:43.they will be up for it. There are big players had quiet games last

:26:44. > :26:50.week and I expect much better from them tomorrow, so I expect Wales to

:26:51. > :26:55.win to Murrow. We will be back for the second half shortly, you can see

:26:56. > :27:15.all of the highlights tomorrow night at 11:30pm on BBC hates T. -- -- BBC

:27:16. > :27:19.One HD. We want nominations for the player

:27:20. > :27:27.of the week that you have seen in the Rugby League World Cup, so use

:27:28. > :27:29.that information on Twitter. Every game on the Rugby League World Cup

:27:30. > :28:03.is available on the BBC. Ireland are already outside, Steve

:28:04. > :28:09.McNamara will be a happy man at half-time, but England had to keep

:28:10. > :28:14.up the physicality and the concentration and try to rack up the

:28:15. > :28:18.points. They have to start all over again, start really big in the

:28:19. > :28:25.second half, go for the full 40 minutes instead of a part of the

:28:26. > :28:30.second half, interesting to see how they go. Ireland will try to get off

:28:31. > :28:38.on kick 's, England will have to watch that, they need to play for 40

:28:39. > :28:43.minutes. Have either of you are being in a position where is side

:28:44. > :28:50.has scored four tries against you without touching the ball? ! Well,

:28:51. > :28:56.yes, it cannot get worse than that, the only way is up. I have played

:28:57. > :29:03.for Huddersfield for a few years, I have definitely had a few tries put

:29:04. > :29:11.past me! Letters go back to the commentary. -- let us go back.

:29:12. > :29:17.I do not think points difference would be an issue in this group in

:29:18. > :29:20.terms of where you qualify, but what will be an issue is England building

:29:21. > :29:27.on confidence and building on their form in the second half. Ireland's

:29:28. > :29:34.strategy will change slightly. If you look at the wind, it is blowing

:29:35. > :29:38.left to right, and they need to use that to rely on something that has

:29:39. > :29:44.let them down in the first half and pick up the defence a bit to

:29:45. > :29:51.restrict the territory of England. Ireland need to use the wind and

:29:52. > :29:55.stop England from playing. They have a penalty here, some encouragement,

:29:56. > :30:02.and James Graham has said something to the referee, because he is

:30:03. > :30:14.pointing to his lips. Let us see what he had to say. He needs to keep

:30:15. > :30:29.his mouth shut. Pardon my French, quite literally. Ireland find

:30:30. > :30:40.themselves in decent city wish on. -- situation.

:30:41. > :30:49.Ireland with tackles to go. They have an opportunity here because

:30:50. > :30:57.Jason will have a go. Four tackles gone. Ireland and looking very loose

:30:58. > :31:14.here if they can. Just a little bit laboured. England make sure it is

:31:15. > :31:20.wrapped neatly and nicely. Penalty for offside. What has been said at

:31:21. > :31:28.half-time? Steve McNamara is pretty happy. He is happy with the attack,

:31:29. > :31:35.they need to keep the shape. He also wanted it more speed and the fans.

:31:36. > :31:40.He has said to his site, no silly lapses, no fighting, he wants all of

:31:41. > :31:47.them available for next week. Mark Aston, he said does feel sorry for

:31:48. > :31:56.yourselves, that half-time is gone. They need to tighten up the defence.

:31:57. > :32:05.England have similar intentions here. Mark Aston looks glumly on. It

:32:06. > :32:33.has been a tough World Cup for Ireland so far.

:32:34. > :32:50.It is kept alive to Rangi Chase. Vary nearly. That is the kind of

:32:51. > :32:59.stuff we have seen. He was over the line. He bamboozles everyone. You

:33:00. > :33:05.have to say a good defensive effort. A good tackle. He is one of yours

:33:06. > :33:32.next year. Rangi Chase. It is a very exciting year for you.

:33:33. > :33:39.Can't wait. Here come the Irish. Bob Beswick has made a difference. He is

:33:40. > :33:46.playing in the championship at the moment that a lot of super league

:33:47. > :33:52.experience. That goes to show how strong that wind is, that was a

:33:53. > :33:55.massive kick! That has just been reported as a satellite! Even hey

:33:56. > :34:13.can grin about it. I think England need to raise their

:34:14. > :34:25.performance. They add a little bit lethargic at the moment. But they

:34:26. > :34:31.are 30-0. They could face New Zealand in the semifinal. They have

:34:32. > :34:41.got to push themselves now. He has lost possession there. Richards

:34:42. > :34:49.looks in a bad way himself. He has kept his head to the ground. James

:34:50. > :34:53.Graham is trying to find out from the referee why he was penalised

:34:54. > :35:06.before. I hope he keeps the quest in clean! -- the question clean!

:35:07. > :35:17.It looks as if he had a finger in the eye. Over 200 games at Wigan,

:35:18. > :35:30.Pat Richards. He has been a real start.

:35:31. > :35:36.Conditions are getting worse. The wind is really swirling. The rain

:35:37. > :36:04.has kept away. England are ready and waiting in

:36:05. > :36:13.their defensive line. Just soaking up the Irish efforts. Here comes the

:36:14. > :36:19.last. It bounces awkwardly. It gets into the hands of Sam Tomkins. They

:36:20. > :36:32.are playing the game in the right area. He has ended up on the 35 will

:36:33. > :36:52.stop he is a strong boy. Tell us about then westward. He adds

:36:53. > :36:57.in Ex factor to the England side. He is tough, he is aggressive. He is

:36:58. > :37:03.often accused of being overly aggressive with his skill levels are

:37:04. > :37:14.high. There is little bit of fear factor. But he is very aggressive.

:37:15. > :37:22.That is a good take because the ball was going away from him. A good

:37:23. > :37:28.chase by England. In total control of this game. They are dominating

:37:29. > :37:33.possession. Ireland have got a little bit of field possession but

:37:34. > :37:36.it is about their performance and picking up the tempo. Working their

:37:37. > :37:46.defensive structures. Ireland have won tackle left after

:37:47. > :38:04.this. There is Neal Fox. The other fact both Neal Fox I found

:38:05. > :38:29.out, he played 800 games. A penalty for England. Just over

:38:30. > :38:34.6000 points you'll Fox. If somebody wanted to break that record, they

:38:35. > :38:44.would have to play for 20 years. In those 20 years they would have to

:38:45. > :38:55.play 30 games a year. Over 800 games! He is in the Wrigley Hall of

:38:56. > :39:06.Fame. -- the rugby league Hall of Fame. An incredible player.

:39:07. > :39:56.Sinfield's kick went straight into the hands of Ben Currie. They need

:39:57. > :39:59.to roll the ball and get the walk back to show their prowess and

:40:00. > :40:15.dominance in this game. The rain is coming down pretty hard.

:40:16. > :40:21.I mentioned there was no rain. It is horrendous conditions now. Dreadful

:40:22. > :40:27.conditions. It will be very difficult to keep the ball without

:40:28. > :40:36.the big hits. It is dreadful conditions.

:40:37. > :40:43.Rangi Chase, a top tackler today. The number nines are the engine

:40:44. > :41:12.room. A penalty for England. High shot

:41:13. > :41:33.will stop yes, he gets them. Here they go again, England to have

:41:34. > :41:40.another go at this brave Irish line in the second half. They have kept

:41:41. > :41:46.them out for 12 minutes. Westwood has knocked it on and Ireland get

:41:47. > :41:49.the relief. They are going to experience these conditions again so

:41:50. > :41:56.take the opportunity to play in these conditions. It is going to

:41:57. > :42:12.limits both teams. Talk about a big crowd, 24,000

:42:13. > :42:24.packed inside this stadium today. It is a stadium record, they have never

:42:25. > :42:27.had a bigger crowds. All be. -- they have never had a big crowd for

:42:28. > :42:49.either football or rugby. You can see the meter is there. It

:42:50. > :42:52.is dreadful conditions now. It is windy, it is wet but it is sunny

:42:53. > :43:08.from an English perspective. He had absolutely no where to go

:43:09. > :43:27.there, Damien Blanch. Thanks for that! He plays in France. My lips

:43:28. > :43:33.are freezing! I think he is from New South Wales originally. The old

:43:34. > :43:44.South William next to me is getting a bit soft in his old age! -- South

:43:45. > :44:04.Walian. That was a bit scruffy. I have no

:44:05. > :44:15.idea what was going on there. I don't know what was going on. I was

:44:16. > :44:24.waiting for something to happen. What was going on? Presumably, he

:44:25. > :44:33.has given the penalty. I didn't see a pension anything. -- a punch or

:44:34. > :44:51.anything. England look a better team.

:44:52. > :45:03.I am interested to see how Gareth Widdop goes on now. We saw this at

:45:04. > :45:21.this stage in the last game. Sinfield in the dummy half position.

:45:22. > :45:37.He puts it back inside for Calhoun Watkins. A sensible option. Tom

:45:38. > :45:55.Briscoe plays it perfectly. Very clever. A very well worked try.

:45:56. > :46:09.Watkins did everything he had to do. That is a good score. It has been a

:46:10. > :46:17.really good day for England. It has been an efficient, promising,

:46:18. > :46:23.consummate performance today so far. I think they are trying to build

:46:24. > :46:29.their performance on last week. Last week it was a good performance and

:46:30. > :46:34.now they have two build on it. The Fiji side are very physical. It

:46:35. > :46:46.looks like New Zealand in the semifinal if they win. It is not

:46:47. > :46:59.going to get easier. There is some talent in the Fiji side. But the

:47:00. > :47:37.cake has been missed. Interestingly, Lee Mossop is off the

:47:38. > :47:44.field. Burges is coming into the mix. They have taken on this Irish

:47:45. > :47:50.challenge today. They have demolished them. Ireland were always

:47:51. > :47:56.likely to come out fighting, but their strength was diminished very

:47:57. > :48:12.quickly by the quality of the English performance.

:48:13. > :48:17.Very often you think Chris Hill has gone and then the next few minutes

:48:18. > :49:19.he is running 50 yards. Tyrone McCarthy was released by

:49:20. > :49:33.Warrington at the end of the season. England are back to their 20 metre

:49:34. > :49:49.mark. It has been a roller-coaster ride for Irish rugby league. They

:49:50. > :49:55.had a fantastic World Cup in 2008. And they had a decent dig at it in

:49:56. > :50:07.2000 as well. They pushed England closer in that World Cup final than

:50:08. > :50:19.they did here today. Interesting selection. Steve McNamara has done

:50:20. > :50:50.well. Ryan Hall is a big lad for a winner.

:50:51. > :50:55.And he is talented as well. Let's hear from one of the clan, we are

:50:56. > :51:04.going to hear from Sam Burgess very shortly. Tanya? I can give you news

:51:05. > :51:10.on Sean O'Loughlin. It is a precaution to take him off. He has

:51:11. > :51:14.not played much and it is to give him a breather. And an Achilles

:51:15. > :51:21.injury problem. It is hard to get over that. You wanted to get himself

:51:22. > :51:29.into a position where he could play and train. I think with him in the

:51:30. > :51:34.team and the balance of the team it makes them a lot more balanced. More

:51:35. > :51:42.of a threat to Australia and New Zealand should it pan out that way.

:51:43. > :52:03.A defensive moment from Calhoun Watkins.

:52:04. > :52:17.It is important that England ramp it up again in these final 17 minutes.

:52:18. > :52:21.They need to pick it up. They lost their concentration against

:52:22. > :52:32.Australia a little bit. They have got to build up the intensity. The

:52:33. > :52:34.Australians in action later this evening at Saint Helen 's when they

:52:35. > :53:07.play against Fiji. Last year when they played it was a

:53:08. > :53:15.terrific occasion. Robbie Hunter Paul, what are you thinking? We are

:53:16. > :53:21.talking about how England need to step up their game. This Irish

:53:22. > :53:26.defence have tightened up and they have been able to keep England in

:53:27. > :53:32.this half down to only one tries scored. We have got to pay a

:53:33. > :53:52.complement to the way the Irish defence have stuck it out in the

:53:53. > :54:01.second half of this game. England have got to go back to basics. Their

:54:02. > :54:09.dominance was established in the first half by their big blokes going

:54:10. > :54:15.forward. Because there has been space out there, and Ireland have

:54:16. > :54:20.closed down the space a bit better, England will find more space if they

:54:21. > :54:53.do the tough stuff first by going forward.

:54:54. > :55:16.The Irish are a cross there and still battling hard.

:55:17. > :55:28.The effort from Tom Burgess, he has lost the ball. A bit scrappy, that.

:55:29. > :55:56.Not the best pass Ron Kevin Sinfield. -- from Kevin Sinfield.

:55:57. > :56:05.Ben Currie is described as a machine in training. He is one to look out

:56:06. > :56:17.for in the next few years. He is only 19. He is big for 19. Ireland

:56:18. > :56:29.looking to blast their way forward if they can.

:56:30. > :56:40.It was dropped in the tackle. McCarthy has a hard stare at the

:56:41. > :56:52.English referee. They have not completed their sets. They have got

:56:53. > :56:59.to get a kick in and make England come from their own goal area. They

:57:00. > :57:05.have not done that. You have got to do the basics very well. The

:57:06. > :57:12.possession is still very dominant in England's favour. The territory

:57:13. > :57:22.should be favouring Ireland in the second half because of the

:57:23. > :57:30.conditions. Do you feel that Rangi Chase is settling more into his role

:57:31. > :57:44.with England today? I do not think that is the issue. He has been

:57:45. > :57:57.playing regularly with his team. And Rangi Chase got there first and he

:57:58. > :58:07.put it down. He had already pointed the finger in celebration. A very

:58:08. > :58:18.good finish again. A good kick by Sam Tomkins. I thought he kicked for

:58:19. > :58:30.himself, but Rangi Chase got there. He read it very well and got a hand

:58:31. > :58:39.to it. Rangi Chase .com I am going to get your kick. He beat Liam Finn

:58:40. > :58:48.to the post. It is good to see a referee making a decision. That is

:58:49. > :58:51.what they are and therefore. But they have been defaulting to the

:58:52. > :59:06.video referee a lot in this competition.

:59:07. > :59:13.Gareth Widdop has taken over the kicking duties for England. I think

:59:14. > :59:42.Kevin Sinfield is off the field. And England extend their lead to

:59:43. > :59:48.42-0. Delicious and delightful from an English perspective this

:59:49. > :59:55.afternoon. There was no room on the outside. Danger, watch out. He

:59:56. > :00:06.thought he kicked it for himself, but Rangi Chase said, it is for me.

:00:07. > :00:19.Ten minutes left to play. From the ordering coaches perspective today,

:00:20. > :00:26.how important is it was a that Ireland remain on zero. I think he

:00:27. > :00:35.will be pretty pleased. A lot of positives from this England team

:00:36. > :01:17.this afternoon. The assistant coach alongside him.

:01:18. > :01:30.He tried his best to manufacture something. Here is a chance. Gareth

:01:31. > :01:45.Widdop was caught on the outside of the good Irish attack.

:01:46. > :01:55.Eight and a half minutes to go. I learned at best with Econ to this

:01:56. > :01:58.scoreboard if they can. -- Ireland are trying their best to E onto this

:01:59. > :02:26.scoreboard. The chance was there. He missed red

:02:27. > :02:39.the kick. I think Damien Blanch Mistry debt. -- Mistry debt.

:02:40. > :02:53.The referee, what has he given? I am not sure what he has given. We are

:02:54. > :03:01.waiting here for the video referee to make a decision. What should the

:03:02. > :03:45.restart the? Attack, restart for England.

:03:46. > :03:53.England have taken themselves from their own 20. They have got a real

:03:54. > :04:01.chance of an attack here. He is pushed behind the line and not a bad

:04:02. > :04:06.set from England. 80 yards upfield. Good yardage, a good kick. A great

:04:07. > :04:14.head and I think it was Leroy Cudjoe. Now they have the ball back.

:04:15. > :04:20.The Irish are looking to take their time with this, to get a bit of

:04:21. > :04:26.oxygen back into their lungs. They know that is a big onslaught coming

:04:27. > :04:39.their way. There are six and a half minutes remaining. Here he comes.

:04:40. > :04:48.George Burgess is on the bench. I told you they were working on his

:04:49. > :04:53.need. -- his knee. They have a machine pumping warm air around his

:04:54. > :05:04.right knee hope and he will be fine for next week. That would be a big

:05:05. > :05:23.blow if he is not playing. England are looking to run it.

:05:24. > :05:31.That was very good play by Pat Richards. He had to come in. He

:05:32. > :05:59.timed it really well. Man of the match has then

:06:00. > :06:03.announced. Ryan Hall with his hat-trick is the man who gets the

:06:04. > :06:08.man of the match award. I don't think he will be surprised with

:06:09. > :06:14.that. He didn't have to do much to score the hat-trick.

:06:15. > :06:24.I think it is a reflection of eight good team performance by England. He

:06:25. > :06:36.has put the finishing touches three times to some pretty good play.

:06:37. > :07:06.As the daylight begins to disappear.

:07:07. > :07:11.Apirana Pewhairangi, if you are wondering about the name, his

:07:12. > :07:32.grandmother is Irish. That is why she is here. -- he is here.

:07:33. > :07:40.England are determined not to give anything away on their defensive

:07:41. > :07:51.line. I thought he was away there. Good shape. Nothing at the end of

:07:52. > :07:57.this shape. One of those things where you don't have the runners.

:07:58. > :08:19.The lack of creativity. They have been totally outmuscled, outplayed.

:08:20. > :08:29.That is a dangerous path. A little flick of the boot. He was away

:08:30. > :08:35.again. Reputations have been enhanced by certain English players

:08:36. > :08:41.today. The rope Cudjoe in the case in point.

:08:42. > :08:53.He needed that confidence. Not the most difficult of opposition. Bigger

:08:54. > :09:00.tasks lay ahead in this World Cup. Not bigger than Fiji next week. They

:09:01. > :09:07.will offer a different challenge. They will the physical upfront. Very

:09:08. > :09:14.impressive. Job done by the English though. A very good job. I am sure

:09:15. > :09:57.Steve McNamara and his coaching staff will be very happy.

:09:58. > :10:05.It is a penalty for Ireland. 90 seconds left to play. Ireland are

:10:06. > :10:09.going to go for glory. They will have one more set to have a go at

:10:10. > :10:15.this English line. They haven't scored. To be honest, they haven't

:10:16. > :10:26.looked close to scoring. That here we go.

:10:27. > :10:45.They have thrown it away. England have it back.

:10:46. > :11:01.That is it. Shake hands, get ready for the next game. Here comes

:11:02. > :11:14.Cudjoe. He is being chased by a prop forward. A good effort by him. A

:11:15. > :11:24.great effort! The props in our studio would have liked that. That

:11:25. > :11:31.is it. That will be the final act of a very, very good English

:11:32. > :11:35.performance here today. England dismissed any kind of resistance

:11:36. > :11:40.that the Irish were going to put up. They scored quickly, they are

:11:41. > :11:45.established a winning lead well before the half-time hooter had

:11:46. > :11:53.sounded. They kept the job going until the end. Exceptional first 25

:11:54. > :12:02.minutes by inland. They went forward and the choice of plays was very

:12:03. > :12:10.good. They blew Ireland away. There was never a contest after the first

:12:11. > :12:20.25 minutes . The need to build towards Fiji. This is an academic

:12:21. > :12:26.reporting of the stats. Whatever happens against Fiji, they will go

:12:27. > :12:31.to the quarterfinals but they will still wanted the Fiji. Here is Tanya

:12:32. > :12:41.Arnold. How do you assess your team's

:12:42. > :12:44.performance? We found some rhythm in the first half and the a lot of

:12:45. > :12:50.possession and we made the most of it. Difficult conditions in the

:12:51. > :12:54.second half. It was good to have a good lead in the first half. The

:12:55. > :12:58.wind came in and the rain came pouring down in the second half will

:12:59. > :13:02.stop Tom Briscoe took his charge. You have got a few selection

:13:03. > :13:07.headaches for next week. Building towards next week, with you be

:13:08. > :13:12.talking to the guys about that Fiji game? It'll be a normal review of

:13:13. > :13:17.the game and we will crack on will that. It'll be a tough game against

:13:18. > :13:24.Fiji next week. I happy be built on the game from last week? Yes.

:13:25. > :13:29.Congratulations on the man of the match performance. How do you make

:13:30. > :13:37.of your performance? Reasonably happy with it. We got the job done.

:13:38. > :13:42.We put some points on the board. You always say you get the glory role,

:13:43. > :13:48.you score of the team's hard work. Yes, that's right. I scored three

:13:49. > :13:55.today. What did you make of Ireland in the second half? We only scored

:13:56. > :14:01.12 points in the second half and they made it tough. It is a classic

:14:02. > :14:05.world cup game. Thanks very much. Well done, you and man of the match.

:14:06. > :14:12.Let's bring in Mark Aston on. A tough first half. We got a bit of

:14:13. > :14:21.education on how to play rugby league. They did not collapse. We

:14:22. > :14:25.have got something to build on. Hopefully of the next few years, we

:14:26. > :14:28.can get to where we want to. Disappointed with a few of the

:14:29. > :14:36.errors you made in the first half? Yes. You have got to keep the ball

:14:37. > :14:42.off them. We made many mistakes. We gave a few penalties away. We need

:14:43. > :14:51.to dust ourselves down and we have another challenge next Saturday

:14:52. > :14:55.against Australia. For your time. The players are down there on the

:14:56. > :15:00.pitch. The English ears are starting to do their last of honour. A lot of

:15:01. > :15:05.the crowd in Huddersfield have stayed. They are on their feet and

:15:06. > :15:20.applauding the England team. Job done, Jamie Peacock? It was a bit

:15:21. > :15:26.more of a gritty performance. It is an improvement in a lot of areas.

:15:27. > :15:34.The conditions were not great in the second half. When we had George

:15:35. > :15:41.Burgess had a hot air machine blowing around his knees, we wanted

:15:42. > :15:49.one up here in our room. Yes, but I am good and glad the Irish stood up

:15:50. > :15:54.in the second half. They will get a bit better with the bigger games

:15:55. > :16:02.coming up. Ireland will take more out of the second half. Yes, they

:16:03. > :16:08.will. They tested England. Ireland had a lot of possession in the

:16:09. > :16:17.second half. But England had some concentration. Let's got Gas get

:16:18. > :16:25.more reaction. You certainly could your chance out there. Yes, this was

:16:26. > :16:34.my chance to stake a claim for the spot. It is going to be a tough call

:16:35. > :16:39.for Steve McNamara next week. Yes, that is what I wanted to do, make it

:16:40. > :16:52.tough for him and I hope I keep my spot for next week. Setting up tries

:16:53. > :16:58.and scoring tries is also the team. What is it like for you to come into

:16:59. > :17:04.the team and get a chance at it? It was hard to start with, but I knew

:17:05. > :17:09.this was my opportunity and I wanted to go out there and give it my best

:17:10. > :17:15.and hopefully I have done that and I can keep my spot next week.

:17:16. > :17:21.Congratulations. There is a real selection dilemma, Jamie, for Steve

:17:22. > :17:29.McNamara. He was not particularly expansive in

:17:30. > :17:37.his interview. Tom Briscoe or Josh Charnley, that is interesting. You

:17:38. > :17:44.are thinking, who do I pick? What am I going to tell them? They have got

:17:45. > :17:50.some headaches in the back. Sam burgess comes back into the mix.

:17:51. > :17:56.James Graham got back in. We are looking like a solid outfit and they

:17:57. > :18:00.executed really well in the first 30 minutes. Let's get ready for the big

:18:01. > :18:05.games and there is one coming up next week with Fiji. That is a

:18:06. > :18:12.different test to what Ireland have provided. Let's go back downstairs

:18:13. > :18:16.because Rangi Chase is there. How good to get your first try for

:18:17. > :18:21.England? It was a special moment for me. I

:18:22. > :18:27.have not scored yet, so it was good to get the first one out of the way.

:18:28. > :18:32.You looked as though you enjoyed it. It was good to get the ball in my

:18:33. > :18:37.hands and set up a couple of tries and get some momentum. How do you

:18:38. > :18:43.feel you're wrote in England is growing? As long as we can keep

:18:44. > :18:49.competing, the more we are going to get the ball, which is good for me.

:18:50. > :18:57.I feel like I am improving. Is it a very different role to the one you

:18:58. > :19:03.played with Castleford? , when I was with Castleford I was the main gate

:19:04. > :19:10.man, but I am playing with these workhorse players and I had to play

:19:11. > :19:16.more structured and get a good mix with the run. I am learning a lot.

:19:17. > :19:22.How do you feel the team is growing and building in the tournament? Yes,

:19:23. > :19:31.we are growing. We improved last week and we had a warm up game and

:19:32. > :19:37.today was good to keep their score to zero. Well done. How do we assess

:19:38. > :19:41.his performance? I think he was great. He is working

:19:42. > :19:54.with world-class players. They have got a good mix with

:19:55. > :19:57.structure. When you go back to Australia and New Zealand, you have

:19:58. > :20:03.two play in a structure and everybody needs to do their thing,

:20:04. > :20:08.that he might be a player to break the ground in a big game. He might

:20:09. > :20:19.be the player with exceptional skill like he has done all season. Gold

:20:20. > :20:27.medal players in the right positions at the right time. I want to see

:20:28. > :20:32.more Rangi Chase. He gets the opportunity to run and take the line

:20:33. > :20:36.on and in these games he gets the chance to do that. In the bigger

:20:37. > :20:43.games he feels there is more restrictions. When he gets the ball

:20:44. > :20:48.he is difficult to handle. Who does that come from? Does it come from

:20:49. > :20:54.him saying, I want more freedom, I want to play outside the structure,

:20:55. > :21:00.or does he need the blessings of his coach? He needs both. He needs the

:21:01. > :21:04.blessings of the players and also his coach. There is no doubt that

:21:05. > :21:07.getting forward is the major priority for the England team

:21:08. > :21:14.because it gives everybody a lot of space. The structure he is talking

:21:15. > :21:19.about gets you three quarters. But in big games it is the one player,

:21:20. > :21:25.and he is quite capable of providing that. Let's talk about Tom Briscoe

:21:26. > :21:31.and more importantly the hat-trick that he passed up with Kallum

:21:32. > :21:42.Watkins scoring a try. You said, that is great play all round.

:21:43. > :21:50.He takes the ball to the line and attracts three defenders. He has got

:21:51. > :21:56.time to play a pinpoint kick for Tom Briscoe. And then you have got

:21:57. > :22:05.Kallum Watkins on the inside. England made that look easy and that

:22:06. > :22:11.is all high skill. The fundamentals of that try were phenomenal. And

:22:12. > :22:18.even at the end Tom Briscoe jumping as if he knows he might go into

:22:19. > :22:24.touch. It was great football. Is James Graham one of the best at

:22:25. > :22:31.creating space? He is one at the best in world rugby. He is very,

:22:32. > :22:33.very good, he is exceptional and has got the referral vision like no one

:22:34. > :22:48.else. He is a very skilful player. The England team selection will

:22:49. > :22:56.always get debated on twitter. Pete says strange as soon as Sir Kevin is

:22:57. > :23:03.moved out, we must do something. Gareth Widdop must start. Kevin

:23:04. > :23:10.Sinfield is not a halfback. You know him very well and you want to

:23:11. > :23:17.highlight why he starts. He runs the game better than anyone else. You

:23:18. > :23:22.want to keep the ball is five beaches from the try-line and five

:23:23. > :23:26.metres from the side. Kevin is better at that than anybody else and

:23:27. > :23:31.he is better at running the game than anybody else in the country.

:23:32. > :23:35.These are the facets of the game you get to understand by playing

:23:36. > :23:41.alongside him and why he is so highly rated by coaches. There seems

:23:42. > :23:47.more debate about Kevin Sinfield starting for England. You get

:23:48. > :23:50.annoyed about it. Yes, I have played him in high pressure and high

:23:51. > :23:56.intensity games and he has come up with it again and again. He is an

:23:57. > :24:09.exceptional player. That is why he is in the team. If we were talking

:24:10. > :24:14.about Cameron Smith kicking that ball into the corner as he did, and

:24:15. > :24:20.that is what Australia do and that is what New Zealand will do and I

:24:21. > :24:25.keep going back to the bigger games. Kevin Sinfield is there because when

:24:26. > :24:31.the blowtorch is on your players, he will find a player. When you are

:24:32. > :24:36.hanging on by your fingernails, you will find a player and take the team

:24:37. > :24:40.to the corners. That leadership quality and that exceptional skill

:24:41. > :24:44.quality at the right time. That is what we need to talk about when we

:24:45. > :24:50.are playing Australia and New Zealand. Still a huge discussion

:24:51. > :24:56.going on in that England dressing room. They will be talking about not

:24:57. > :25:01.being quite good enough for the points in the game. But they will be

:25:02. > :25:06.happy about the way they started. They could not carry it all the way

:25:07. > :25:11.through. But sometimes it is down to the opposition as well. The next

:25:12. > :25:20.time they get Fiji it will be a different prospect altogether.

:25:21. > :25:25.Before the game if we said they would win 42-0, we would have been

:25:26. > :25:30.happy about that. We have got good combination is going on the left and

:25:31. > :25:38.right hand side and we are building. We know we have a challenge next

:25:39. > :25:46.week. But that is how it is. I am happy. 42-0, why would you not be?

:25:47. > :25:50.They have fixed up a couple of things on the right-hand side that

:25:51. > :25:55.were trouble the previous week. The combination is coming into play. You

:25:56. > :26:01.have got to play your best football at the right time. Are you happy

:26:02. > :26:05.that they are not happy? They are satisfied, but they are talking

:26:06. > :26:10.about things they did not do well. The crowd are on their feet, it is a

:26:11. > :26:15.great win for England, but there is a definite feeling within the camp

:26:16. > :26:22.that it was all right, but there is plenty to do. They might be talking

:26:23. > :26:26.about which burgers are best in the stadium! They are talking about

:26:27. > :26:31.being in a tournament, about building well here and building well

:26:32. > :26:35.dead, growing as a team, but they will have two raised the bar every

:26:36. > :26:41.week from now on. Whilst we contemplate which burgers are best,

:26:42. > :26:55.let's have a look at the Group A table.

:26:56. > :27:03.England do not want to qualify in third, they want to qualify in the

:27:04. > :27:06.top two. We point you in the direction of the other programmes

:27:07. > :27:24.that are coming your way on the BBC. We want your photos and your

:27:25. > :27:44.nominations for the play of the week. Everything is on the website.

:27:45. > :27:52.The difference, when we have Fiji next Saturday, it is going to be a

:27:53. > :27:57.lot more physical. Yes it is. They have got to play tough against Fiji.

:27:58. > :28:04.We are going to see it against Australia as well. I am excited to

:28:05. > :28:08.see that. Ireland never really put that across to the England boys,

:28:09. > :28:17.they never bashed them around. Next week it will be different. Bring it

:28:18. > :28:23.on. I think they offer a different challenge, they are very skilful as

:28:24. > :28:32.well as being big and physical. They put their best line up there. Watch

:28:33. > :28:37.the winner. Thank you. England's World Cup campaign is up and running

:28:38. > :29:09.and they have beaten Ireland. Bring on Fiji. Goodbye.

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