Right, on that semi-positive note, it is time for us to disappear down the BBC Sport tunnel. England's players will be glued to their television screens tomorrow to see if Samoa can narrowly beat the Aussies in their own backyard. If you're not setting yourself an early alarm call (the game kicks off at 05:00 GMT) then you can catch up by reading our match report.

And if we are talking you through a Four Nations final next weekend which does feature England, then we will all have witnessed the Wonder of Wollongong. See you next week!

What's that sound I can hear from the England camp? The collective clutching of straws? Perhaps. But let's not write off Samoa shall we. The Pacific Islanders gave England a pre-Hallowe'en fright before succumbing to a 32-26 defeat, while they pushed the Kiwis even harder in a 14-12 loss.

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Three hours ago, we still didn't know which two sides would be contesting next Saturday's Four Nations final. Fast forward to now, and we know that New Zealand are definitely going for glory in their capital city. What we still don't know is who will join them. The odds are stacked in favour of world champions Australia, with an outside chance for England or Samoa.

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NRL:, external Thanks for having us Dunedin. Your @NZRL_Kiwis now head to Wellington for the #4Nations Final.

Mark Halstead:, external Time for a change. McNamara can't get that extra six points out of this team.

England coach Steve McNamara: "We are frustrated, it was a fingernail last week and a width of the goalpost this week. We have been involved in three tremendous Test matches. They're a young group and to apply themselves the way they have done...we are still in it with a chance of making the final but today was desperately close.

"New Zealand are a really good team and hit us with a couple of sucker punches. Both teams were out on their feet at the end, there was nothing left.

"Credit to both countries and we will come back stronger from this."

Jon Wilkin
Former England international on BBC Two

"It was a fantastic Test match but England were not quite clinical enough at the crucial times. The standard in this tournament has been really high."

England full-back Sam Tomkins: "It was a terrific match, two points in it is what you want in international rugby. It's a shame we're not on the winning side but you can't question the effort of the boys, every week we have given it 100%.

"It is disappointing to lose and looks like we won't make the final. But we have a very young team and it would have been phenomenal for the lads on their first tour to make the final.

"But we have made huge strides. You look at the talent and you look at how long this side can stay together for.

"We threw a lot at New Zealand, and make no mistake we didn't play badly. But New Zealand are a good side, they played as well as us and got the right side of the result."

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England captain Sean O'Loughlin: "We knew it was going to be tough, but credit to our boys, they dug in and we had a big go but we have just come up short. It is out of our hands now. We will now have to wait and see what happens."

New Zealand captain Simon Mannering: "It has been a great tournament and keeps getting better to watch. England played some great footy and defensively put us under a lot of pressure."

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Jamie Peacock
Former England captain on BBC Two

"Sport can be cruel sometimes. England were under pressure to play well again today - and you ask yourself when will this team finally get over the line?

"This team will only grow until the World Cup in 2017."

But all that number-crunching will be irrelevant if an under-strength and below-par Australia beat the Samoans. Two points for the Kangaroos will seal their spot against New Zealand in Wellington next Saturday.

If Samoa win by exactly eight points then it goes to down points percentage - which will be the same. That means we then go to tries scored, which obviously we won't know until tomorrow. England have scored 10 tries, with Samoa currently on eight...

If England were to be beaten then it had to be narrow. Like two points narrow. That means they can still go through - if Samoa manage to beat Australia by less than eight points.

And that allows referee Phil Bentham to call time on another thrilling match. But the result it is not thrilling for England - they are staring elimination squarely in the face.

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