This is an interesting contest. The Poms should put the Wallabies away, but they have struggled closing the deal. A loss to Oz could call for a massive response the following week against the Boks. A win may be enough for a bit of complacency.
Hello Moz. Not sure I'll watch all of this one. Depends on if they put on a show.
Delicious stab through by Smith. England in the corner. Great start.
No conversion, 5-0.
Or was it Slade who put the little kick through? No matter.
The Wallabies have been as weak as I've ever seen them but let's see if the League convert makes a difference . . .
Great tackling Aus, turnover possession.
Penalty Aus, 5-3
The Wunderkind looks a little small….Aussies looking porous. Morning chaps.
Great break by Smith, England on the line.
They have a penalty 5 out.
Quick tap and Cunningham-South gets his second.
12-3
Both teams willing to have a go, certainly.
15-3
Curry run over twice, stays down the second time.
Curry off.
Tom Curry off with concussion. Ben Earls moves to flank and the beast Alex Dombrandt comes on at #8.
Wright over for the Aussies off the Swaliwalili magic pass.
Suaali gives a great offload to Tom Wright to score.
So far the "small" wunderkind has looked pretty good.
Aussies have some proper physical players. There is hope.
And now a knock from wunderkind inside their own 22. Pass and angle didn't line up. England scrum.
Penalty England, should be 18-10 if they go for poles. Indeed so.
Dumb Aus prop picks the ball up in the ruck instead of getting quick possession to the scrumhalf and England counter rucks a turnover.
Camera can't stay off Swalliwallili.
Wallabies are back in this as Harry Wilson scores.
Convicts!
Aus score. Two decisive incisions by McDermott freshly on.
Wonder if the blood bin dude is coming back if Mcdermott keeps that up.
Rob Valetini has been very good for Aus.
Aus rumbling nicely now. Penalty, 20-18 Aus.
Well that's actually been a fine half of rugby, much better than last night's game.
Hope Aus can pull this through. Bit of belief and maybe things can slowly turn around for them. They don't have a bad batch of players together now.
Interesting 2nd half coming up. A bandaged Jake Gordon has replaced Tate McDermott. Not sure the Wallabies didn' t look sharper with McDermott on.
Hi guys. Safe to say the Wallabies are back. Pulled themselves up by their socks in this one.
Tom Wright is having a good game . . .