No. | Name | |
---|---|---|
15Mike Brown, - | ||
14Anthony Watson, - | ||
13Jonathan Joseph, - | ||
12Brad Barritt, - | ||
11Jonny May, - | ||
10Owen Farrell, - 2 | ||
9Ben Youngs, - | ||
1Joe Marler, - | ||
2Tom Youngs, - | ||
3Dan Cole, - | ||
4Joe Launchbury, - | ||
5Geoff Parling, - | ||
6Tom Wood, - | ||
7Chris Robshaw, - | ||
8Ben Morgan, - | ||
Replacements | ||
16Rob Webber, - | ||
17Mako Vunipola, - | ||
18Kieran Brookes, - | ||
19George Kruis, - | ||
20Nick Easter, - | ||
21Richard Wigglesworth, - | ||
22George Ford, - | ||
23Sam Burgess, - |
*Players currently on the pitch are shown in bold
Match Commentary
Australia forced the turnover on the left touch line, and they knew exactly where the space was and Cheika's men rub salt in the wounds as Giteau makes the try from Ashley-Cooper's offload. This couldn't have gone much worse for England.
...England are to finish the match with 14 as Farrell has been sent to the bin. Not only will England finish with a man down but Australia have the penalty in kicking range - Foley to take. Not looking good for Lancaster and England. From bad to worse.
Australia continue to make their lineout pressure pay, and England are at serious risk of conceding another try here... Uncomfortably close to their own try line.
It was coming. George Ford's vision and passing helps to find Watson on his right, and Watson's strength JUST about kept off the two Australian's tackling from behind. Good try and an even better conversion kick from Farrell.
ESPN's Sam Bruce, who's at Twickenham, had this to say:
"Bernard Foley has had a first half to remember at Twickenham to pilot Australia into a strong position at half-time of their crunch Pool A clash with England. The playmaker has mixed his game up superbly, picking up both of the Wallabies' tries and kicking three goals to lead the two-time champions to a 17-3 lead at the break. England have had their moments, with Jonathan Joseph in particular looking dangerous, but they haven't been able to match Australia's ball control - much of which has to do with Foley. The first of his two tries came went he took the line on, broke through, and then stepped full-back Mike Brown while he combined with Kurtley Beale in a brilliant one-two for his second. England have it all to do in the second half."
Real quality from Australia. Lovely line break which results from the lineout thanks to Pocock, and Foley's little give and go with Beale slices Ben Youngs and Ben Morgan completely apart. Real great stuff from the Wallabies there, and at a pivotal point in the game, too.
Monster kick from Gitau who pings it right down into the English corner. They have the subsequent lineout.
Eventually the pressure told. England simply ran out of numbers leaving the space for Foley. Little show-and-go leaves the door open between Brown and Launchbury and the No.10 breaks through and secures the first try of the evening.
Farrell adds the extra three, taking his international point tally up to 330...
Bernard Foley - who already has 200 international points to his name - collects the first three of the night from the penalty kick!
Mike Brown catches ball but is deemed in touch so Australia have the first lineout, well into the English 22. Here we go...
ESPN's Sam Bruce had this to say...
"England's Rugby World Cup campaign is over after the failed to confront the dual threat of David Pocock and Michael Hooper, while also playing witness to a Bernard Foley masterclass. The Wallabies No.10 had easily his finest outing in the gold jumper to guide Australia to a 33-13 victory at Twickenham. Foley scored all but five of Australia's points, the fly-half grabbing two tries in the first half and going perfect with the boot to etch his name in glory. England momentarily threatened a comeback after trailing 17-3 at the break but they were always playing from behind. Jonathan Joseph's try offered some hope but a yellow card to Owen Farrell ended any chance of a late fightback. Australia, buoyed by their dominance at scrum time, then iced one of their finest ever outings at the home of English Rugby as Matt Giteau took flight to touch down in the corner. They now look to Wales next week while England must find some motivation to contest a dead rubber with minnows Uruguay."
Big first tackle on Owen Farrell there already just along half way, and we already have the first scrum for a knock on. Youngs to feed.
Follow our men at Twickenham, Tom Hamilton (@tomESPNscrum) and Sam Bruce (@Sambruce86), who'll be providing us with first hand insights straight from the ground.
You can read ESPN's preview HERE.
Also see:
- Tom May: It's about time England found their mojo
- England must make Australia quit - Youngs
- Cohen: England's inexperience worries me
England XV: Mike Brown, Anthony Watson, Jonathan Joseph, Brad Barritt, Owen Farrell, Ben Youngs, Joe Marler, Tom Youngs, Dan Cole, Joe Launchbury, Geoff Parling, Tom Wood, Chris Robshaw, Ben Morgan
Australia XV: Israel Folau, Adam Ashley-Cooper, Tevita Kuridrani, Matt Giteau, Rob Horne, Bernard Foley, Will Genia, Scott Sio, Stephen Moore, Sekope Kepu, Kane Douglas, Rob Simmons, Scott Fardy, Michael Hooper, David Pocock