Simon Williams:, external Lee-Lo deserved yellow but Barritt was blatantly offside and took out defender

Further notable points from England's first-half performance.

i) Brad Barritt has a future career as a blocker in the NFL ii) Ben Morgan has done well at number eight iii) Twickenham should have a roof.

Does the great north-south divide still exist?

Former New Zealand lock Ali Williams: "In New Zealand, whatever position you are in, you have to be able to do every skill. That doesn't happen here."

Tom Stanyon:, external Can't understand why Farrell is at 12. Offers little, with much better players available there. Lancaster starting to look stubborn

Former England international Austin Healey tweets:, external Have to say not overly inspired by the Eng performance #understatement

Jeremy Guscott
Former England centre

Does the great north-south divide still exist?

"The All Blacks have been doing the simple things well for so long. They all play the same rugby from junior level. Here, everybody plays differently. Bath play differently to Northampton. The regions here probably play differently. There's a big difference in the skill level."

Join Guscott, Jonathan Davies and Ali Williams now on the red button.

Not the best 40 minutes of rugby you'll ever see, especially if you're an England fan.

George Ford has looked accomplished at 10, Owen Farrell less so at 12.

England started poorly but improved a little and have taken the lead based on a) their upper hand at the scrum and b) Jonny May's jet shoes.

Double infringement by Samoa at a ruck after George Ford's neat inside pass to Bath colleague David Attwood.

Ford will go for goal... but misses a long-range but straight effort.

If you like scrum technicalities you'll be loving this. Thrilled by the sight of a loose-head being penalised for boring in? Then this is the game for you.

Wales coach Warren Gatland, speaking to BBC Sport's Sonja Mclaughlan: "I'm really proud of the commitment and performance. All from little kicks in terms of the bounce of the ball. It's disappointing but I can't fault the effort. They're the best team in the world because they played for 80. That's the next step for us.

"They've probably kicked 50% more than we have, and that's the way they play. Their kicking game was excellent.

"When you're number one, as they are, you know you're going to come under pressure - but they play for 80 minutes to get themselves out of trouble."

Asked if he is under pressure: "You always feel under a bit of pressure, but I'm proud of that display. You're always under pressure in international sport. It's a good question for you to try to put me under a bit of pressure as well."

Wales captain Sam Warburton, speaking to BBC Sport: "If we turn out with the same energy next week, we'll get a win. You've got to give New Zealand credit. They rocked up when they needed to and that's why they're the best in the world. The most important part of a Test match is those last 10 minutes, and that's where we need to improve."

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Pretty scrappy out there as the rain - that sort of half-fog, half-drizzle that England seems to specialise in at this time of year - turns the ball into the cliched bar of soap.

After the intensity of the Aviva and Millennium earlier this afternoon, this game is some way short of matching the standards set in those matches.

Graham Cartmell:, external if Owen Farrell isn't place kicking, why on earth is he playing?

Paul Grayson
Former England fly-half on BBC Radio 5 live

"Nice little play there round the back of the line-out.

"Brad Barritt ran a blocking line to open a hole and England got away with it, but Mike Brown was just unable to hold on.

"George Ford makes defenders make mistakes by pointing them where he thinks he's going to run and then having a quick change of feet."

England looking to play in Samoan territory through George Ford's boot - they seem to have settled down a touch.

Ford then makes a lovely slashing break but Mike Brown cannot take the pass. Initially promising, ultimately disappointing. Samoa none to happy with Brad Barritt's blocking to open the hole for Ford either.

New Zealand captain Richie McCaw, speaking to BBC Sport: "You've got to keep believing. It wasn't as if we were under the pump. We just had to hold the ball. Once we did that, we managed to get on top. It was important to finish off the year with a performance that we can sit back for a month and be proud of. I'm proud every time I get to lead this team."

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New Zealand coach Steve Hansen, speaking to BBC Sport: "I don't think that we wriggled off the hook. Games played for 80 minutes and you've got to play for 80. I'm proud of the boys. We haven't always played the best but we've found a way to win. The players have a lot of pride in themselves and collectively as a group. We put them under a lot of pressure in training and they're used to that.

"The World Cup will be a totally different tournament. It's a one-off game when you get to the knockout stages. We'll prepare for the World Cup and hope that we qualify for the quarter-finals."

Samoa put 13 men in the line-out but can make nothing of it. Unusual, and ineffective.

Greasy conditions at Twickenham and England knock on at the restart. Fortunately that means another scrum, although this time Samoa win the penalty!

That's about as unlikely a result as Wales beating New Zealand...

Tit for tat penalties after England march forward at a scrum again - clear home dominance, as expected, in that area of the game.