Dan Chalkley: Both Captains, Both Hookers, Both scoring a try?! The rugby gods are on something I think!

Ben McLeod: My lower sixth are allegedly reading Elton on the Practice of History in the library. Suspect they are watching England make it instead 

Stirling Mortlock
Former Australia international on BBC Radio 5 live

"Unbelievable defence! England are so happy it's almost like they've won the game. Amazing defence on their try-line."

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Billy Vunipola kicks into touch, believing that's the first half done, but referee Joubert calls the line-out. Odd. Arnold with the take, under pressure from Itoje, Australia asking tough questions... Kerevi almost through, great hands Kuridrani, good defence England... Haylett-Petty almost in, slides in a couple of yards short... Kerevi with a one-handed shovel out wide, penalty called... Haskell on Kerevi, Haylett-Petty again... advantage over... knock on Phipps, unbelievable defence by England, that's what Test match rugby is all about, folks.  

It's been a slug-fest so far, although not literally - yet. Folau in space after a poor kick by Youngs, Foley with the half-break... nice interplay between Kerevi and Folau and here comes Fardy! Good scrambling by England and the ball dribbles into touch.  

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

"Australia needed to find something and they did it straight from the restart. If England think Australia will just roll over and take what's coming to them - absolutely not."

Dave Sommerville: This pitch is cutting up far too much for it to be considered a rugby test venue in future 

John McEnerney: The Aussie backlash is just waiting 2 happen not 2 many Aussie sides lose 2 test in a row, Lions 01 & 13 know about that!

tim parham: Farrell keep that scoreboard ticking over

Marc Jenner: Heading to Costinesti by the Black Sea and following England on #bbcrugby. England for the series and Romania for the Nations Cup tonight!

Stirling Mortlock
Former Australia international on BBC Radio 5 live

"Stephen Moore does exactly what Dylan Hartley did. 'Anything you can do I can do, too, my friend'."

McMahon latches onto Foley's restart and the Aussies apply some pressure. Stout defence by England, gold shirts ricocheting off a white wall... Brown off his feet, penalty Australia... Folau has a dart but is smothered, Joubert whistles again, Haskell slowing play down. Foley to the corner...

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Former England forward Brian Moore was complaining about the musical interruptions in the stadium earlier...

Ed Powell: How on earth is the pitch test match standard? (No pun intended)

Marts: May as well be playing in a beach, pitch shocking

Stroke Bet: "Slipper" is not a great name for a front row forward playing on a soft pitch

Pete Ostler: Maro Itoje is 21 and already an absolute monster. Going to have some career that lad

Rory Taylor: Don't know what's crumbling quicker, the surface or the Australia scrum?

Stirling Mortlock
Former Australia international on BBC Radio 5 live

"Every set-piece, England are nailing Australia. James Slipper was lucky in a scrum there, he was the first one to lose his bind. Behind him all the boys saw the turf peel off their boots. It makes it difficult to form a proper scrum."

Kruis takes at the line-out but Australia stem the drive. But it's an England penalty bang in front, that's the sixth the hosts have given away. Farrell pops it over...

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Here we go again, Itoje getting in Aussie faces, and referee Joubert tells both skippers to get a handle on things. Scrum just inside the England half and the Aussie set-piece disintegrates. Farrell finds touch, watch out for another line-out drive...

This pitch will resemble a potato field by the end of play, great sods of turf coming loose at every scrum. Kerevi carries the ball clear, Nowell fields an iffy clearance, Australia win a penalty at the resulting clearance. 

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That was only Hartley's second try for his country, by the way. Ford with a naughty sand wedge, cross-kick and Australia look rattled. If anyone wants to get involved on Twitter, you can do so via #bbcrugby. More handbags at the breakdown, I wager those handbags will develop into something more serious - sandbags, if you will - before 80 minutes are up.

England World Cup-winner Lewis Moody is a happy boy. As is former wing Ugo Monye.

Owen Seago: Farrell made the try, great impetus and protection added in the maul!! 

Les Howard: It must be #bbcrugby, external when the key in which the #nationalanthem, external is sung merits a comment! Brilliant

Stirling Mortlock
Former Australia international on BBC Radio 5 live

"Fantastically executed. Maro Itoje safe as houses in the line-out and they set the driving maul up perfectly. Dylan Hartley was not going to be stopped that close."