ENGLAND 37-21
JOSEPH DOUBLE GIVES
ENGLAND BIG WIN
England clawed their way back into the game and somehow
found themselves 13-10 up after two Owen Farrell penalties and Jonathan
Joseph's converted breakaway try off the back of a Wallaby mistake.
But two more Foley penalties gave Australia a narrow lead at
half-time.
England were re-energised though in the second half, with
Marland Yarde and Ben Youngs crossing while Farrell added two more conversions
and a penalty.
Australia hit back through prop Sekope Kepu, but Joseph
rounded off a brilliant year for England with his second try of the night.
Jones sent England out against Australia with orders to
"break them mentally and physically" and while that objective was ultimately
achieved, the start was a vastly different story.
Australia left as many as 10 points begging in the opening
five minutes alone after Foley missed a simple penalty and a knock-on from
David Pocock saw a try for Tevita Kuridrani ruled out.
Mistakes from Farrell and Mike Brown gave Kuridrani his
chance, and it was an error from Dylan Hartley that enabled the Wallabies to
surge ahead in the next passage of play.
The ball bounced off Hartley's leg in the scrum and
Australia capitalised with ruthless efficiency by quickly moving the ball left
via a long pass from wing Dane Haylett-Petty for Naivalu to stroll over.
This says to me that England are ready for anything or anyone
in the 6 nations and look to be on a bit of form you do wonder how they will go
when they play Ireland and France in February as we get the chance to see how
good they can be against a good French side if the French want to play like
that as we know they are normally hot and cold.
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