Summary

  • Ferguson & Thurston score for Kangaroos

  • Kata & Rapana score for Kiwis

  • FT: England 38-12 Scotland

  • Scotland took stunning 8-0 lead

  • England then scored seven tries

Live Reporting

Shamoon Hafez

  1. New Zealand 8-14 Australia

    Dave Woods
    BBC Rugby League commentator

    Wow what a try that is.

  2. try

    TRY - New Zealand 8-14 Australia

    Jordan Rapana

    Jordan Rapana scores impressive New Zealand try

    Incredible work.

    Shaun Johnson drags his team back into the contest with something special.

    He chips the ball over the Australian defence before running through to catch the ball on the bounce. He kept his composure to offload the ball to Shaun Kenny-Dowall.

    The centre passes on to Jordan Rapana, who touches down.

    Outstanding.

    Jordan Rapana

  3. New Zealand 4-14 Australia

    Dave Woods
    BBC Rugby League commentator

    Australia are so good it's boring.

  4. How can England beat Australia?

    New Zealand 4-14 Australia

    John Kear
    Wales coach on BBC Two

    First of all England have to start strong. Secondly they have to look to create some second phase play.

  5. ouch!

    Ouch!

    New Zealand 4-14 Australia

    Australia talisman Johnathan Thurston is hobbling back to his mark after being put on his backside by New Zealand full-back Jordan Kahu.

  6. New Zealand 4-14 Australia

    So tiring for New Zealand, they keep having to pick the ball up a metre away from their own try line.

    The Kiwis look to have run out of ideas now.

  7. New Zealand 4-14 Australia

  8. New Zealand 4-14 Australia

    Is that New Zealand done?

    The two points does not make too much of a difference as they still need two scores in the final eight minutes.

  9. PENALTY - New Zealand 4-14 Australia

    Johnathan Thurston

    Australia number seven Johnathan Thurston takes his time before kicking the ball in between the posts for two more points.

    New Zealand

  10. New Zealand 4-12 Australia

    John Kear
    Wales coach on BBC Two

    There have been seven penalties conceded from New Zealand and the last two have been on the last tackle. 

  11. New Zealand 4-12 Australia

    Are New Zealand starting to tire? Australia are looking to find any weakness in that Kiwi back line.

    The men in black concede another penalty on the fifth tackle.

    Cameron Smith tells Johnathan Thurston to go for the two points.

  12. New Zealand 4-12 Australia

    John Kear
    Wales coach on BBC Two

    One thing this New Zealand team have demonstrated against England and again tonight is that they are a very tenacious and dogged team that just won't go away.

  13. New Zealand 4-12 Australia

    Only eight points in this game. Can New Zealand find that piece of spark to get a try back?

    Shaun Johnson might be the man to supply it.

  14. New Zealand 4-12 Australia

    Robbie Hunter-Paul
    Former New Zealand international on BBC Two

    New Zealand have to chance their hand at the second-phase play. They have go to throw caution to the wind.

  15. New Zealand 4-12 Australia

    Dave Woods
    BBC Rugby League commentator

    Australia are looking to squeeze the life out of this game if they can.

  16. New Zealand 4-12 Australia

    Still 15 minutes to go but New Zealand are making every effort to keep the ball alive.

    Full-back Jordan Kahu makes a breakthrough and tries a pass over his shoulder, but the referee says the attempted offload had gone forward.

    I'm not so sure it did.

  17. New Zealand 4-12 Australia

    Shaun Johnson = #headsgone.

    The New Zealander kicks the ball out of play when attacking from the halfway line.

    What was that about?!

  18. Watch again: New Zealand hit back

    New Zealand 4-12 Australia

    See the moment Solomone Kata gets New Zealand back in the game with this driving try. 

    Solomone Kata gets New Zealand back in the game

  19. NO TRY

    New Zealand 4-12 Australia

    Oh my. Australia move the ball brilliantly from right to left with super quick hands and Blake Ferguson dives into the corner.

    But the try is chalked off for a forward pass by Darius Boyd.

    Correct decision.

    Blake Ferguson

  20. New Zealand 4-12 Australia

    John Kear
    Wales coach on BBC Two

    What fantastic wing play. It looked like he would be trapped in the in-goal area.

    It is those little efforts that make such a difference.