Summary

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  • Latrell Mitchell, James Tedesco and Liam Martin put Australia 14-0 up after half an hour

  • Kangaroos' Angus Crichton sin-binned in 46th minute for raising forearm to Chanel Harris-Tavita, but Cameron Murray adds fourth try

  • Brian To'o scores for Samoa with just under 20 minutes to go, before Tedesco pulls Australia away again

  • Stephen Crichton breaks for second Samoa try inside final 10 minutes, but Mitchell's second wraps up victory

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Live Reporting

Joe Rindl

  1. Australia 0-0 Samoa

    Brian Noble
    Ex-Great Britain coach on BBC One

    Australia are going to plough at Samoa in the middle with their quick people and then come away and back to exploit spaces.

  2. Australia 0-0 Samoa

    Go on! Samoa are knocking on the door and sense a gap down the right. But their grubber behind is ruined by Old Trafford's tiny in-goal areas.

  3. Australia 0-0 Samoa

    I mean this is super early but I'm going to say it anyway. Samoa look like the better team so far.

  4. Australia 0-0 Samoa

    Terrific kick from Samoa, is this a 40-20? No! James Tedesco dives to keep the ball in play.

    Or did he? A replay suggests Samoa may have been robbed.

  5. Australia 0-0 Samoa

    It's a game of chess to start. Completed sets ending with high kicks to build pressure.

  6. Australia 0-0 Samoa

    Valentine Holmes has a nervous juggle to take in Jarome Luai's clearing kick but he handles well and Australia go again.

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    Martin: Good luck Samoa, you've beaten the best now beat the rest.

    Junior PauloGetty Images

  8. Australia 0-0 Samoa

    Australia are held with their first set and kick away from inside their own half. Now it's Samoa's first possession...

  9. Australia 0-0 Samoa

    Listen to the roar. The first tackle is huge as Australia are pinned back.

  10. Kick-off

    Australia 0-0 Samoa

    Ashley Klein of England is refereeing this one.

    He blows his whistle to start the final and Samoa kick to Australia.

    Here we go!

  11. Australia v Samoa (16:00 GMT)

    Steve Sutcliffe
    BBC Sport at Old Trafford

    The Rugby League World Cup chief executive Jon Dutton called this tournament a "resounding success" earlier this week and this crowd is very much underlining his point.

    Old Trafford is still filling up as we get under way and any fears that numbers would be drastically reduced by England's exit appear to have been allayed somewhat.

  12. Australia v Samoa (16:00 GMT)

    We are set for a thriller. Old Trafford looks packed now as the sun goes down.

  13. Australia v Samoa (16:00 GMT)

    Such passion, Junior Paulo screams every word.

    He and his teammates walk right up to the Australia team who stand tall to their opponents.

  14. Australia v Samoa (16:00 GMT)

    Junior Paulo is about to lead the Manu Siva Tau.

  15. Australia v Samoa (16:00 GMT)

    Great reception after both national anthems. Plenty more supporting Samoa than Australia I'd say judging by the noise.

  16. Australia v Samoa (16:00 GMT)

    Steve Sutcliffe
    BBC Sport at Old Trafford

    Here we go.

    Teams walk outBBC Sport

  17. Australia v Samoa (16:00 GMT)

    Time for the national anthems.

  18. Australia v Samoa (16:00 GMT)

    Old Trafford is filling up as the two teams walk out. Plenty of noise.

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  20. Englishman Radford plotting Australia's downfall

    Australia v Samoa (16:00 GMT)

    Lee RadfordGetty Images

    Castleford coach Lee Radford will be hoping to plot Australia's downfall in his role as Samoa's defence coach, a week on from seeing them knock out his English compatriots.

    "Lee has been massive to our group," said Samoa head coach Matt Parish.

    "He had a handle over the English players and the English game so his input into our training and gameplan has been enormous.

    "It is pretty special for Rads [Lee Radford]. We got pumped in the first game by England and he had about 250 texts coming in so it was nice for him to be able to send some back last Saturday night.

    "We have grown in every game. We will certainly have to do a lot of growing to compete against the Kangaroos."