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  • Live Commentary

    Time:80'
    • England
    • Australia
    • 80' England continue their attack but Aussie defense holds firm until they concede penalty. England take quick tap but unable to break Aussies line and ref blows for full-time. Aussies win 28-14, and deservedly so. England were too indisciplined and looked very much like a side looking for an identity. Aussies had just too much experience and composure when it counted, though they were handed points on a plate by England's penalty count. Back to the drawing board for Johnson. Thanks for joining us.
    • 79' Hartley makes a few yards but England's attack is too ponderous and very often from a standing start.
    • 77' Aussie scrum is solid and Mortlock clears their lines.
    • 76' England drive through their forwards, they go close but Haskell knocks on and Aussies have scrum down and chance to relieve the pressure.
    • 75' Aussies penalised for high tackle and Flood kicks them into corner. They must score here to have any chance!
    • 72' Flood on for Cipriani, Hartley for Mears. Cipriani had a few moments of magic but he was just not able to command the game like his opposite number Giteau.
    • 70' England need a try from this attack to stand any chance. Flutey makes good ground on the right, ball comes back and Cipriani pass to Shaw is forward as Palu clatters into Cipriani.
    • 69' Great conversion from Giteau and Aussies lead 28-14.
    • 68' Aussies steal England throw and launch waves of attack. Haynes goes close, Palu is held up and England are offside. But Aussies spin ball wide and Ashley-Cooper goes over for simple try in the right corner.
    • 66' Ellis on for Care, Vickery back on for Sheridan, who looks injured.
    • 65' Lipman and Shaw on for England as Armitage takes another superb catch.
    • 64' Aussies nail England's scrum and win penalty. Baxter no longer a liability then! Mortlock going for long range effort and over it goes. 21-14. The game is slipping away from England.
    • 63' Care pressures at base of scrum and forces Aussie knock on. Well played the scrum-half, who hasn;t been at his best this half. Scrum England.
    • 59' Haskell is on and England win penalty for not releasing. Armitage kicks down to halfway line, but doesn't make too much ground. Flutey is nailed by Mortlock in no uncertain terms. Aussies force turnover.
    • 59' Care is caught and Armitage then goes offside, allowing Aussies to kick deep into England's half.
    • 58' Care penalised for holding on and Giteau has another shot at goal. The Aussie fly-half makes it six from seven and Aussies lead 18-14.
    • 56' England win possession from restart and immediately launch attack. ball is turned over and Aussies kick upfield. Armitage forced to sprint back and does well to retain possession under huge pressure.
    • 54' Giteau on target with his effort as Aussies take 15-14 lead.
    • 53' Scrum goes down and ref awards penalty to Aussies. Another chance for Giteau, difficult one just 5m in from right touch line. Stevens warming up and looks set to come on.
    • 52' England immediately under pressure as Care charged down. Sharpe kicks through and Cipriani back well, but has to touch down for Aussie 5m scrum. Cipriani is down with ankle but thankfully is up again.
    • 52' Cipriani kicks penalty and Englan take 14-12 lead.
    • 50' Sheridan drives and Smith comes off side. Cipriani tries drop goal, it goes wide but England have penalty chance. Mears was very prominent in England's attack and is having another superb game.
    • 48' Hynes did very well to get back and prevent Cipriani scoring, but England really should have come away with points from that attack.
    • 47' Stunning break by Cipriani, England continue the attack, the ball is recycled to Cipriani again but the Wasps man misses a sitter! Bad mistake after a moment of genius!
    • 46' England win free kick at scrum and front rows engage in spot of argy bargy. Cipriani kicks England deep into Aussies half but they take it quickly and kick downfield, only for Armitage to take superb catch.
    • 45' Brown off with finger injury. Palu on.
    • 44' England make a mess of the scrum and Burgess chips ahead, forcing Sackey to boot ball out. Attacking lineout to Wallabies, Mortlock breaks defence and almost goes over, ball is spread wide and superb tackle by Armitage prevents try!
    • 43' Good hit Palmer on Burgess but Aussies retain possession and put Mitchell clear on left, but the pass is forward.
    • 41' Almost immediately England infringe following an Armitage up and under.
    • 41' Sheridan is back on as Cipriani starts the second half.
    • 40' Another daft offense from England, this time by Sackey, gives Aussies chance of adding to their score before half-time. Thankfully for England he pulls his kick and ref blows for half-time. Australia lead 12-11. England have been ill-disciplined and handed Australia all their points, but if they can rid their game of mistakes then they are still very much in with a chance.
    • 39' Much better from Cipriani, who nails a penalty wide out to make it 12-11.
    • 38' Easter drive puts England on front foot, Rees is tackled high and Easter launches high ball which Croft gathers. England continue attack through Stevens, Care is caught in possession but England awarded penalty. Excellent pressure from England.
    • 37' Giteau kicks out on the full and England have lineout back in Wallabies half.
    • 36' Cipriani pulls his kick. He's looking well off radar today!
    • 34' Aussies wheel scrum but England retain possession. Mears is stopped just short but Easter finally gets the ball down for the try! Superb pwoer from the England forwards.
    • 33' Sheridan is off for an injury and Stevens is on.
    • 34' Care snatches an Armitage high ball and Palmer and England forwards drive towards to the line. Sheridan is held up inches short according to the video ref and England have a scrum 5m from Aussie try line.
    • 32' Another successful penalty from Giteau and Wallabies lead 12-3. The game is slipping away from England without the Wallabies having to do much!
    • 30' Wallabies almost work an overlap on the right. Rees nails Giteau but Aussies have a penalty in England's 22. Borthwick must have a word with his players!
    • 29' Lovely kick from Mitchell sends England back into their 22. Care is caught in possession and Wallabies force scrum. Aussies playing a far smarter game so far.
    • 27' No problems for Giteau and Aussies lead 9-3.
    • 25' Good defense from England drives Aussie forward back. But ref has seen an infringement and awards Aussies a very kickable penalty. Hands in the ruck.
    • 23' Scrums again going down and Care takes quick free kick. But ball is spilled and Giteau kicks downfield. Sackey's reply is slcied and all of a sudden the Wallabies are 50m down in England's half! Too many errors from England so far!
    • 22' Giteau misses touch and Armitage nails drop goal from 40m. Well played the full back. Australia lead 6-3.
    • 20' Lovely break from Cipriani, with Flutey well up in support. Ball is recycled and Mears goes close in the right corner. Lineout Australia 5m from their try line.
    • 18' Easter is turned over and Hynes is put clear on wing. But Croft, who is seriously quick, tackles him into touch with little problem.
    • 17' Another scrum has gone down and needs to be re-set. England win free-kick from next scrum and Care takes it quick and launches attack.
    • 15' Sackey looks to have been obstructed. Ref sees it late but touch brings it to his attention and Cipriani kicks to touch in Wallabies half.
    • 14' Cipriani pulls his kick and Aussies stay 6-0 ahead.
    • 12' England picking and driving through their forwards but the ball is slow and the runners taking it static! Easy for Aussies defense! But Aussies go over and England have penalty.
    • 10' Palmer takes a flat ball and sets up attack with Flutey in support. Aussies get back well in defence and force turnover before clearing up field. Cooper receives quick throw and looks to have knocked on, but ref allows play to continue!
    • 9' England force turnover and Care kicks to touch in Wallabies 22. Can England pressure Aussies lineout? Yes, but Giteau gathers loose ball and makes 30m up field.
    • 7' England force turnover and Cipriani chips through for Aussie lineout in their 22. Wallabies win throw and Burgess kicks up field, which Armitage takes comfortably to set up drive from England forwards, who turn ball over and allow Aussies to launch attack through Cross.
    • 6' Giteau again on target and England trail 6-0 with five minutes played.
    • 4' Mears tries long throw to back of lineout but it is snaffled by Smith. Giteau then kicks long and England's reply goes straight into touch, giving Aussies lineout on England 22. Poor so far from England as they concede another penalty!
    • 3' Giteau on target from pretty much in front of posts and Aussies have an early 3-0 lead. Not what England would have wanted.
    • 2' England knock on at kick off and we have an early scrum. How will the Wallabies cope with England's front row? Well scrum had to re-set twice and eventually ref awards free kick to Aussies, but Smith driven back by Easter in tackle only for England to concede penalty when Rees plays ball of his feet.
    • 1' The national anthems have been sung, tracksuits are off and we're all ready to go. Giteau kicks off for the Wallabies.
    • - It's a packed house at Twickenham and conditions look perfect. It may be overcast but it's mild and there does not appear to be too much wind either. We're all set for what promises to be a fantastic clash.
    • - There are four survivors from the England team that won in Marseille against the odds last summer, while the Wallabies have six players who will remember that defeat. But the majority of players running out today have little baggage from previous clashes so it's pretty much a clean slate.
    • - Australia struggled to beat Italy last week, requiring a late touch down to win 30-20, but coach Robbie Deans has recalled all his big guns for the Twickenham clash. Much focus has been on their front row of Al Baxter, Stephen Moore and Benn Robinson and how they will fare against Sheridan, Vickery and Lee Mears.
    • - England began their new era under Martin Johnson with a win over the Pacific Islanders last weekend though they will find today's opponents a far greater challenge. Johnson has kept faith with his free running backline and made just two changes up front, recalling prop Phil Vickery and lock Tom Palmer to add experience and beef to his front five.
    • - England beat Australia the last time the two sides met - in the 2007 World Cup quarter-final - when Andrew Sheridan gave the Wallabies front row a real turning over. England will look to do same again today but the Wallabies scrum has increased greatly since the World Cup and showed well in the Tri-Nations earlier this summer.
    • - There is a long, long history between these two sides and this afternoon’s clash promises to write another chapter in their long rivalry. The Wallabies have lost on four of their last five visits to Twickenham but both sides are going through transition so previous results are unlikely to count for much.
    • - Good afternoon and welcome to Eurosport's text coverage of the long-awaited showdown between arch-rivals England and Australia from Twickenham.

  • Summary

    England versus Australia
    Easter 35’ Tries Ashley-Cooper 68’
      Conversions Giteau 69’
    Cipriani 39’, 52’ Penalties Giteau 3’, 6’, 27’, 32’, 54’, 58’, Mortlock 64’
    Armitage 21’ Drops  

Live Team Line-Up

  • England

    Manager: Martin Johnson

    On the Field

    • Sheridan
    • Mears
    • Vickery
    • Borthwick
    • Palmer
    • Croft
    • Rees
    • Easter Try
    • Care
    • Cipriani
    • Monye
    • Flutey
    • Noon
    • Sackey
    • Armitage

    Subs

    • Shaw
    • Ellis
    • Stevens
    • Lipman
    • Hartley
    • Haskell
    • Flood

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

  • Australia

    Manager: Robbie Deans

    On the Field

    • Robinson
    • Moore
    • Baxter
    • Chisholm
    • Sharpe
    • McMeniman
    • Smith
    • Brown
    • Burgess
    • Giteau
    • Mitchell
    • Mortlock
    • Cross
    • Hynes
    • Ashley-Cooper Try

    Subs

    • Cordingley
    • Dunning
    • Palu
    • Polota-Nau
    • Mumm
    • Ioane
    • Cooper

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

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