Summary

  • Much-improved England beat Australia in Brisbane to level series at 1-1

  • Billy Vunipola rumbled over from line-out move for early try

  • 'Tongan Thor' Taniela Tupou powered over to reduce England's lead

  • Owen Farrell kicked six penalties but Samu Kerevi try put England under pressure

  • Eddie Jones' side regained control to end losing four-game run

  • Series decider in Sydney next Saturday

  1. Pressure on Eddie Jonespublished at 10:52 British Summer Time 9 July 2022

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    Ugo Monye
    Former England winger on BBC Radio 5 Live

    Every coach at this level is under pressure. Eddie Jones' record this year is well below par and his team haven't been playing well. We're seeing the same issues here that we saw in the Six Nations.

  2. The captain's callpublished at 10:48 British Summer Time 9 July 2022

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    Time to hear from the visiting skipper...

    England captain Courtney Lawes says "patience" will be required while the side are "developing as a team".

    "Just because we have a new team and a new strategy, and are trying to find our DNA as a team, because we've got so many new players doesn't mean that we don't feel like we're good enough to beat Australia. We certainly do," said Lawes.

    "We're going to do everything we can to make sure we win the series. But at the same time, yes, we've had the conversation that we're making these changes for a reason.

    "We think it will open up our potential and we'll be a better team for it. Maybe not now, it's going to take time to get there and we are going to have patience."

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  3. The Brisbane factorpublished at 10:42 British Summer Time 9 July 2022

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    England must beat Australia at the hosts' favourite venue to stop the Wallabies claiming the inaugural Ella-Mobbs Cup.

    Australia have rattled off 10 successive victories at Brisbane's Suncorp Stadium, including three against South Africa, two against France, two against New Zealand and one against Ireland.

    England were the last team to defeat the Wallabies there when they triumphed 39-28 in 2016.

    England suffered their heaviest defeat in Test history at the venue - a 76-0 mauling in 1998.

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  4. Genge urges England to improvepublished at 10:36 British Summer Time 9 July 2022

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    Prop Ellis Genge says England need to be "better everywhere" in the second Test against Australia.

    England face the Wallabies again on Saturday as they try to level the series after defeat in the opening game.

    Guy Porter and Tommy Freeman will make their debuts in Brisbane, while Jack van Poortvliet will make his first start.

    Genge said England underestimated their opponents in the first Test.

    "I was surprised and thought they were better than what we perceived they were going to be. That was probably a bit naive on our part. Good for them," he said.

    Read more here.

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  5. Team newspublished at 10:30 British Summer Time 9 July 2022

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    Following that announcement that Jack Willis has withdrawn from the England squad, here is the full team news...

    Australia: Petaia; Wright, Paisami, Kerevi, Koroibete; Lolesio, White; Bell, Porecki, Tupou, Philip, Neville, Leota, Hooper (captain), Valetini

    Replacements: Fainga'a, Sio, Slipper, Frost, Samu, Gordon, O'Connor, Perese

    England: Steward; Nowell, Porter, Farrell, Freeman; Smith, Van Poortvliet; Genge, George, Stuart, Itoje, Hill, Lawes (captain), Underhill, B Vunipola

    Replacements: Cowan-Dickie, M Vunipola, Heyes, Chessum, Ludlam, Joseph, Care, Arundell

    Referee: Andrew Brace (Ireland)

  6. Willis withdrawspublished at 10:22 British Summer Time 9 July 2022

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    Some fresh injury news coming out of Brisbane for England now.

    Jack Willis has been forced to withdraw from the squad with a rib injury.

    He is replaced by Will Joseph, who could make his international debut from the bench.

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  7. Can England save the series?published at 10:16 British Summer Time 9 July 2022

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    Defeat in the first Test means England cannot afford to lose today if they want to keep the three-match series alive...

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    But this is one of the fiercest rivalries in the game so don't expect England to wander off into the good night without a fight...

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    Kick off in Brisbane is just under an hour away...