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England are starting to motor, picking the ball up after the Samoan drop out and nearly scoring in the left corner.

The ball comes back out to the right, Harry Newman nearly dances through but is stopped before the line by about six blue shirts.

Replays show the Samoan player Deine Mariner had, just, managed to ground the ball behind his own line before it squirmed free.

Good last gasp defending, and we stay scoreless.

Have England got an early score?

A clever grubber kick into the corner, it looks as if Samoa have dived on it but the ball squirms free and Harry Newman is sure he has scored.

We go to video referee Ben Thaler.

It was Jazz Tevaga who caught Radley late, but he gets away with a warning from ref Chris Kendall.

Tevaga is a lucky boy - replays show it was a very late tackle. A little further into this game, and he gets a yellow card for certain.

All Samoa so far, but Harry Smith makes a fine catch under pressure to try and set something up for England from midfield.

The crowd, quiet in these early stages, are brought to life as lock Victor Radley is banged by a late tackle and requires treatment.

John Kear
Wales Men's Rugby League Head Coach on BBC Radio 5 Live

Samoa's ruck control was much better in that first set than it was last week. That's a sign already that they're better attuned than in the first Test.

Brian Noble
Former Great Britain coach on BBC One

Samoa were in the sheds 25 minutes before they come out.

They are clearly focused and they have taken the emotion out of the game which was there last week.

There's an improvement from Samoa the kick chase was enhanced. Now they need to restrict England's back five who were so dominant last week.

That was a more circumspect Siva Tau from Samoa. Will it result in a more considered start today? They made a few early errors in Wigan which ultimately cost them the game - going 16-0 down, eventually losing by 16 points.

Here, they have made a cleaner start, pushing England back to near their own try line.

John Kear
Wales Men's Rugby League Head Coach on BBC Radio 5 Live

I enjoyed last week's dance better. It's rugby league. Let's be respectful, but let's accept it's also a gladiatorial sport.

A little behind schedule, refree Chris Kendall blows his whistle and Samoa get this second Test match under way.

Steve Sutcliffe
BBC Sport at Headingley, Leeds

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On a day when plenty of people will be off to a bonfire this evening, this fixture should be an early opportunity to see some fireworks.

Samoa's performance of their traditional war dance, the Siva Tau, tees things up very nicely.

Last week the Siva Tau ended with England and Samoa players literally going head to head.

This week, amid a few heckles from the Leeds crowd, the Samoan war dance has a bit of extra edge and passion. But this time, it's a little less spiky as both sets of players keep their distance.

John Kear
Wales Men's Rugby League Head Coach on BBC Radio 5 Live

England stayed very much with what they had last week. It's a crucial change for Samoa at halfback with Blaize Talagi coming in. He's an X-factor player, and I think Samoa will play better this week than they did last.

With this game taking place shortly before Remembrance Sunday, coaches from both sides lay a wreath of poppies on the pitch before The Last Post is played, followed by a minute of silence.

We then have the anthems, which will in turn be followed by Samoa's players performing their traditional war dance, the Siva Tau.

Steve Sutcliffe
BBC Sport at Headingley, Leeds

For those in the crowd that are Leeds Rhinos fans, this could be an opportunity to get a first glimpse of new signing, Keenan Palasia.

The 27-year-old front-rower joins the Rhinos for 2025 from the NRL's Gold Coast Titans and was overlooked for the first Test purely because Samoa head coach Ben Gardiner decided that Lazarus Vaalepu had more residual match fitness.

Former Leeds star Willie Poching, who is assistant to Gardiner, reckons Palasia has the skill and toughness to succeed next year and he'll be looking to make an impact today.

Despite winning their opening test against Samoa in Wigan, England coach Shaun Wane was not overly impressed by his squad's display.

The hosts dominated the early stages in Wigan and opened up a 16-0 lead but were pegged back at various stages of the contest by a new-look Samoa side containing eight debutants.

While England were exceptional at times, they conceded two interception tries and Wane was also unhappy both about their completion rate of 82% and by penalties creeping in to hand their opponents a route back into the contest.

And Wane, now in his fourth year as England head coach, suggested that his team will need to cut out unforced errors to compete with world champions Australia in the future.

"All we talk about in camp is our standards and how we want to play. We want to play an attractive brand of rugby and defend tough and we went away from that," he said.

"That performance would not have troubled Australia. We need to be better, if I am honest. We know what we need to fix as staff and players. It sounds weird saying that after a win and I don't mean it in a disrespectful way to Samoa. They will say the same thing."

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As England fans will be sick of being reminded, Samoa defeated the hosts in 27-26 in the semi-final of the last World Cup two years ago, scoring a drop goal for a Golden Point extra-time victory.

The two nations have now met six times, and Samoa’s only success was that semi-final. Talk about timing.

Samoa's head coach Ben Gardiner, speaking to BBC One about the changes made to his squad: "One was for an injury and one for an adjustment. We have more cover in the middle forwards.

"Our discipline was off at the start of the game [last week against England], if we do that right we give ourselves every opportunity.

"We thought we prepared well last week and it has been no different this week.

"We have got to get our stuff right at the start of the game."

Kevin Brown
Former England international on BBC Two

Junior Nsemba is so exciting and it is almost a throwback because he is so big.

When he hits people he surprises himself with how easy he comes out of contact.

Steve Sutcliffe
BBC Sport at Headingley, Leeds

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England captain George Williams may have been man of the match last Sunday but the performances of Herbie Farnworth and Dom Young also caught the eye.

With ball in hand Farnworth ran the most metres (204) of any player in Shaun Wane's side, while Young made 11 tackle breaks and laid on a try for Mikey Lewis.

The Sydney Roosters winger is unavailable today due to a hand injury but Wigan Warriors' Liam Marshall, is a pretty handy option.

Getting a full international cap may have felt a long time coming for the 28-year-old, but he is worthy of an opportunity given he was Super League's leading try-scorer last term.

The fact he is also a quadruple winner with Wigan should mean he is brimming with confidence and determined to show Wane exactly what he can do on this stage.