Summary

  • FT: Australia 6-0 England

  • Australia: Tries: Cordner Goal: Smith

  • Cordner's first-half try only score of game

  • Australia win World Cup for 11th time

  1. Postpublished at 65 mins

    Australia 6-0 England

    England get a kick away on the last to peg Australia back. Tackle made on the Kangaroos 30.

    Kangaroos swing it wide left quickly. Last tackle, Cooper Cronk kick, comes loose and Gareth Widdop is perfectly placed.

    On a knife-edge.

    Cooper CronkImage source, Getty Images
  2. 'Bodies on the line'published at 10:31 Greenwich Mean Time 2 December 2017

    Australia 6-0 England

    Ian Millward
    Former St Helens coach on BBC One

    Our game is usually full of tries but what you're seeing here, is brutal defence with men putting their bodies on the line.

    Josh DuganImage source, Getty Images
  3. Postpublished at 62 mins

    Australia 6-0 England

    Luke GaleImage source, Getty Images

    England sweep left off the scrum, Luke Gale again brave as he goes to the line out left.

    Ball comes back toward the middle again. Chris Hill stopped. Sam Burgess levelled 10 out. Kick goes in behind. Josh Dugan clears Australia's lines.

    It's two jugganauts, two heavyweights trading blows right now. Who will crack?

  4. Postpublished at 10:30 Greenwich Mean Time 2 December 2017

    Australia 6-0 England

    Ian Millward
    Former St Helens coach on BBC One

    You don't want that ball going dead. I'd like to see England come into the game with a repeat set with James Roby running from dummy-half.

  5. Postpublished at 60 mins

    Australia 6-0 England

    England get to last tackle in the Australia 10-metres but James Roby drops the ball while trying to offload.

    Gives Australia the ball back, but in a more promising position from England's perspective.

    Kallum Watkins forces a Dane Gagai error. Knock-on! England scrum... not a winger's game this, unless you're prepared to come in-field and muck in.

    20 heart-stopping minutes to go.

    James RobyImage source, Getty Images
  6. Postpublished at 58 mins

    Australia 6-0 England

    Really interesting to see how Jonny Lomax goes coming out of backfield. Gareth Widdop's vision there has been really impressive, can he influence from five-eighth?

    Another horrible kick in behind gives England the jitters but a seven-tackle set from a kick dead in goal gets them on the front-foot.

  7. Postpublished at 10:27 Greenwich Mean Time 2 December 2017

    Australia 6-0 England

    Brian Noble
    Ex-Great Britain coach on BBC One

    The difference between the two teams at the moment is the quality of finishing down the attacking end of the field.

    England's Kallum WatkinsImage source, Getty Images
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    Get Involvedpublished at 10:27 Greenwich Mean Time 2 December 2017

    #bbcrl

    Neil Morrow: Aussies have been the better side... just. But while it's only 6-0 England are definitely still in this. England have chosen not to kick 3 kickable pens. Will they regret?

  9. Postpublished at 57 mins

    Australia 6-0 England

    Boyd CordnerImage source, Getty Images

    Australia's back-rowers run so hard on the fringes. Boyd Cordner is such a threat, Matt Gillett on the other edge.

    England stop them though that time.

    Last tackle brings Australia to a halt 20 metres from the England line. Their turn to have a go.

    Kevin Brown off, Jonny Lomax on. Lomax to full-back, Widdop back to stand-off!

  10. Postpublished at 10:25 Greenwich Mean Time 2 December 2017

    Australia 6-0 England

    Ian Millward
    Former St Helens coach on BBC One

    I feel when they come down Australia's end of the field, England have to come down the right hand side and pile the pressure on Dugan and Morgan.

    Australia's Michael MorganImage source, Getty Images
  11. Postpublished at 55 mins

    Australia 6-0 England

    England get to the Australia line but are held out once again.

    Luke Gale put a kick in on the last but Australia mop it up and then get a penalty for offside.

    Lets Australia off the hook.

  12. Postpublished at 10:23 Greenwich Mean Time 2 December 2017

    Australia 6-0 England

    Ian Millward
    Former St Helens coach on BBC One

    Extremely unlucky not to score a try there. That could've gone to anyone.

    England's Gareth Widdop looks onImage source, PA
  13. Postpublished at 54 mins

    Australia 6-0 England

    England get a penalty after a super move to the left edge.

    Luke Gale took the ball to the line on the last Ryan Hall got away down the left...

    Penalty and England will get a repeat set!

  14. Postpublished at 10:22 Greenwich Mean Time 2 December 2017

    Australia 6-0 England

    Brian Noble
    Ex-Great Britain coach on BBC One

    England need to take this. They've been let off the hook and England need to manage this situation really well.

  15. Postpublished at 54 mins

    Australia 6-0 England

    Michael MorganImage source, Getty Images

    Michael Morgan gives away a penalty, after he passed after the tackle was called held.

    He's become a really smart operator for the Kangaroos. He's a running half-back, converted from full-back so his natural instinct is to run and test defences.

    England's turn to have a dig now.

  16. Postpublished at 52 mins

    Australia 6-0 England

    Both teams are looking fatigued.

    Cooper Cronk hangs up another horrid kick right on the goalline. Ryan Hall sweeps in to gather, but is pinned in goal.

    Drop-out hands ball right back to Australia and another raid to come on the England line.

    Cooper Cronk holds the ballImage source, Getty Images
  17. Postpublished at 50 mins

    Australia 6-0 England

    This game has gone from a very structured, set-for-set grind to an open, frantic harum-scarum encounter.

    Wide open right now. Still only six points in it.

  18. Postpublished at 10:18 Greenwich Mean Time 2 December 2017

    Australia 6-0 England

    Brian Noble
    Ex-Great Britain coach on BBC One

    This game is breaking open a bit here....

  19. Postpublished at 49 mins

    Australia 6-0 England

    Australia are punching holes in this England line at will now, Matt Gillett in the build up to that chalked off Michael Morgan try.

    England are really on the ropes. They need to get their hands on the ball. The more work they get through is sapping their energy for an attacking response.

    Matt GillettImage source, Getty Images
  20. Postpublished at 10:16 Greenwich Mean Time 2 December 2017

    Australia 6-0 England

    Ian Millward
    Former St Helens coach on BBC One

    Correct Decision. What happens is Elliot Whitehead used Smith to show he wasn't going to get there. Very smart.