Ferguson, Dugan (2), Merrin, Boyd & Cordner score tries
Three conversions & two penalties for Thurston
Kahu scores two tries for NZ; misses both conversions
Australia 6-0 New Zealand
Following the dropout kick from the Aussies, the Kiwis come again. Bromwich twists and turns in search of a way to muscle over the line but he is held up in the try area by three Aussie men. Great spell for the men in black, this.
Australia 6-0 New Zealand
Boyd has to put the ball behind from Johnson's grubber on tackle five. The Kiwis are knocking on the door.
Australia 6-0 New Zealand
The Aussies may have started superbly but they have looked a bit ragged in the last couple of minutes. A knock-on relinquishes possession back to the Kiwis in the gold and green half.
Australia 6-0 New Zealand
Paul Fletcher
BBC Sport at Anfield
I wouldn't say Blake Ferguson's try was greeted with silence but it wasn't far off.
Perhaps the crowd - many of them neutrals hoping for a good game - are sensing this is going to be back like the one-way World Cup final of 2013 when the Kangaroos won 34-2, rather than a rip-roaring upset, of which we've seen a few in recent years.
Australia 6-0 New Zealand
Some big hits going in now. Dogged defence from the Aussies keep the Kiwis out. But only just. An outrageous little flicked pass from Adam Blair keeps the move alive on the last but the kick goes out of play.
Australia 6-0 New Zealand
New Zealand win a penalty as Australia hold on too long into the tackle. They want to take it quickly, but instead take a pause and kick successfully for touch.
Jonathan Davies
Former dual code international on BBC One
It's a short pitch so the kicking game will be crucial. I'm really looking forward to this game. It could be a classic.
John Kear
Wales coach on BBC One
That's a marvellous try. The error was forced by the Australians' aggressive defence.
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Blake Ferguson
Well, that didn't take long. Having completed their first set, Australia force the error from Rapana to have the feed into the scrum.
From there they seize their chance, spotting the opening wide left to buy space for Ferguson to go in in the corner.
Jonathan Thurston converts - just - from the sideline.
Ferguson scores opening try for Australia
Australia 0-0 New Zealand
Australia's Cameron Smith launches the ball into the Liverpool sky and we are under way.
Ah, the Haka. One of the finest sights in sport. Obviously, as an opponent the only response is to look as unflustered as possible, which the Aussies do with aplomb.
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Australia: D. Boyd, Ferguson, Inglis, Dugan, Holmes, Thurston, Cronk, Scott, Smith, Woods, Cordner, Gillett, Merrin. Replacements: Morgan, Klemmer, Frizell, S. Boyd.
New Zealand: Kahu, Fusitu'a, Kata, Kenny-Dowall, Rapana, Harris, Johnson, J. Bromwich, Luke, Blair, Proctor, Ma'u, Taumalolo. Replacements: Brown, Taupau, Eastwood, Tapine.
Referee: Ben Cummins (Australia)
Australia head coach and Liverpool fan Mal Meninga: "There has been a bit of a buzz. It's an awesome venue and hopefully there'll be a few fans out there barracking for the Aussie boys."
Kurt Gidley
Ex-Australia half-back on BBC Two
There's a laser focus from the Aussies on getting that world No.1 spot and that's frightening from a New Zealand point of view.
Image source, Rex FeaturesIt is not just a Four Nations crown up for grabs today.
An Australia win this afternoon will see them replace New Zealand as the world's number one side.
For the record, England are third... in what is essentially a three-team contest.
Image source, Rex FeaturesWe started in Hull and end today in Liverpool, or, to be more specific, at Anfield, the home of Premier League joint leaders Liverpool.
The pitch has be shortened down to 91m from the regulation length of 100m in order to maintain a 5m in-goal area and 3m gap before the fence. The reasons for this hinging around safety.
It will be interesting to see how this might affect the style of the game itself. Kiwi prop Jesse Bromwich has suggested we could have a forward's battle on our hands.
Here come the teams, greeted to the pitch by fireworks and bursts of smoke. Never let it be said that rugby league doesn't know how to employ a pyrotechnic.
Australia v New Zealand
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May 2014 Australia 30-18 New Zealand (Sydney)
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