Summary

  • Result: England 35-11 Fiji

  • Penalty, 2 Brown & B Vunipola tries for England

  • Nadolo try for Fiji

  • Bonus-point win for England

  1. England 35-11 Fijipublished at 22:05

    Matt Dawson
    2003 World Cup winner

    England celebrateImage source, Getty Images

    "England eventually wore Fiji down and it wasn't the walk in the park they expected. There are some selection issues, but they got the job done in the end."

  2. Brown sparklespublished at 22:04

    England 35-11 Fiji

    If there's champagne to be drunk tonight then Mike Brown should be allowed to pop the cork and guzzle the majority of the bubbles. The England full-back scored two tries and topped most of the charts: most metres made (172m); most clean breaks (4); most carries crossed gain line (7). 

    Mike BrownImage source, .
  3. England 35-11 Fijipublished at 22:01 British Summer Time 18 September 2015

    Matt Dawson
    2003 World Cup winner on BBC Radio 5 live

    "It's one of the those you just want to get over it so the jitters have gone. All the things England's players have been thinking about playing in a World Cup can be forgotten. You could see the relief to the players. Now it's about relaxing, getting into the tournament and more tougher opponents."

    Mike BrownImage source, PA
  4. Get involvedpublished at 22:00 British Summer Time 18 September 2015

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  6. Full-timepublished at 21:59

    England 35-11 Fiji

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  7. How was England's game plan?published at 21:58 British Summer Time 18 September 2015

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  9. try

    Try - Billy Vunipola (Eng); Farrell conpublished at 80 mins

    England 35-11 Fiji

    Jonny May is stopped in his tracks, but Billy Vunipola is in support and the forward wriggles under Fijian bodies to score in the dying seconds. But we must wait for confirmation from the TMO... Referee Jaco Peyper is smiling, and eventually - eventually - the try is awarded. That's a bonus point for the hosts. Oh, and victory of course. Owen Farrell with the successful conversion to bump up the score. 

    Billy VuniopolaImage source, Reuters
  10. England 28-11 Fijipublished at 80 mins

    Mike Brown is nearly through under the posts but he's tap tackled... Jonny May is then held up... it's a mad dash to the line in stoppage time...

  11. England 28-11 Fijipublished at 79 mins

    Richard Wigglesworth finds his half-back partner Owen Farrell, but it's all a tad slow for the hosts... Sam Burgess brilliantly offloads to Tom Wood who charges through into the Fiji 22...

  12. England 28-11 Fijipublished at 79 mins

    Victory is England's, but can they squeeze one more chance to score that fourth try and gain a bonus point?

    Mike BrownImage source, Getty Images
  13. Stat attackpublished at 79 mins

    England 28-11 Fiji

    This graphic shows the scrums won (green) and lost (red) by England. They've lost a worrying two out of seven.

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  16. England 28-11 Fijipublished at 78 mins

    The Twickenham faithfull in full voice... the ball loose, but Chris Robshaw ensures the ball comes back on the reds' side. England recycling...through the phases they go, but Fiji's defence rush out and Jonathan Joseph cedes possession. 

  17. England 28-11 Fijipublished at 77 mins

    Just under five minutes to go. Richard Wigglesworth patiently waiting for the forwards to form a legal scrum just inside England's half...

  18. Stat attackpublished at 76 mins

    England 28-11 Fiji

    Mike Brown has been prominent in every aspect of play for his team. After 73 minutes, Mike Brown's match stats...

    Tries: 2

    Metres: 143

    Carries: 11

    Defenders beaten: 3

    Clean breaks: 2

    Passes: 5

  19. Postpublished at 21:48

    Matt Dawson
    2003 World Cup winner on 5 live

    "How many times do we say 'Mike Brown has broken the first tackle'? And what a great supporting line from Sam Burgess, what you might call a classic rugby league supporting line."

  20. England 28-11 Fijipublished at 75 mins

    Mike BrownImage source, PA

    Fijian legs tiring... Mike Brown burst downfield... dancing feet, evading tackles.. Sam Burgess is there in support allowing the move to gather momentum... into the Fijian 22 the hosts go... but England lose possession at a critical moment and it's a Fiji scrum... Breathless stuff.