Summary

  • England finish top of Pool A and will face Scotland in the quarter-finals next weekend

  • Red Roses score four tries in second half to seal record-equalling 30th successive Test win

  • Tournament favourites England trailed Australia until 32nd minute after error-strewn start

  • Australia go through as runners-up at expense of United States and will play Canada

Live Reporting

Joe Rindl

  1. England 12-7 Australia

    The scrum turns into a penalty...

  2. England 12-7 Australia

    Australia have hade 294 metres to England's 160-odd.

    And yet it's the red Roses who lead. In fact England might add some more points soon, they have an attacking scrum.

    scrumGetty Images

  3. England 12-7 Australia

    Oh, no they won't - spoke too soon. Australia get called for holding and England's forwards celebrate by pumping their fists against the turf.

  4. England 12-7 Australia

    Australia's Manu Moleka is on fire. Another 50:22 and they'll have a chance to respond almost immediately.

  5. England 12-7 Australia

    Brian Moore
    Former England hooker on BBC Two

    I wonder how much those efforts in the first three quarters took it out of Australia because, in England I believe that their club rugby is of a higher intensity.

    Siokapesi Palu of AustraliaGetty Images

  6. England 12-7 Australia

    This doesn't look good at all. Lydia Kavoa is being driven off on the stretcher buggy car. She must have twisted her knee when England scored that try.

    The whole stadium rises to applaud her.

    Lydia Kavoa being stretchered offReuters

  7. England 12-7 Australia

    As it stands, England are back on top of Pool A. They're likely to avoid Canada and/or New Zealand until the final.

    Australia would go through as runners-up with the USA missing out.

  8. try

    Try - England 12-7 Australia

    Abbie Ward con Zoe Harrison

    Phew! Leave it to the forwards! Abbie Ward crashes over and this time the grounding will count.

    Zoe Harrison makes no mistake with the conversion.

    England take the lead with try from Ward

  9. England 5-7 Australia

    One metre out.

  10. England 5-7 Australia

    Skipper Alex Matthews bulldozes forward. England suddenly look slicker, hungrier. Twenty metres out and England have a penalty advantage.

  11. England 5-7 Australia

    It's starting to click now...

    England win a penalty on the halfway line.

  12. England 5-7 Australia

    Brighton is cheering again. Great defence from England who win the ball back and then hoof it clear through the boot of Natasha Hunt.

  13. England 5-7 Australia

    Australia are within 10 metres.

  14. Wallaroos leading the stats

    England 5-7 Australia

    Australia have had 66% of the possession and 56% of the territory.

    Ashley Marsters of AustraliaGetty Images

  15. England 5-7 Australia

    Brilliant clearing kick. A 50-22 from Australia. The Wallaroos are on fire at the moment.

  16. Botterman in pain

    England 5-7 Australia

    Mike Henson
    BBC Sport at Brighton & Hove Albion Stadium

    Hannah Botterman headed down the tunnel just in front of the press benches, and the England prop looked in significant discomfort.

    Her fitness will be another worry for John Mitchell after a scratchy, and we are being kind here, first 25 minutes from the Red Roses.

  17. England 5-7 Australia

    Katy Daley-Mclean
    England's 2014 World Cup winning captain on BBC Two

    For me right now, England don't have a foothold in this game.

  18. England 5-7 Australia

    Now a forward pass from England. What's happening?

  19. England 5-7 Australia

    Ruby Tui
    New Zealand World Cup winner on BBC Two

    This is such a great game. It's sensational. The play that Australia are bringing out in the first 20-minutes is 67% of possession rate.

  20. England 5-7 Australia

    Play restarts and England drop the ball almost immediately. Still not clicking.