Although there'd be more risk of a hammering, I feel Tonga would at least have had a 'puncher's chance'.

The hope is that the stars align and players like Burgess and Graham raise their games to their highest heights to get a fantastic crowning achievement. It just feels like a lot of stars have to align.

The fear is Australia start strongly and England fail to cope, and you all get to know how I felt at Wembley in 2015.

The expectation is that we'll play a low risk game to keep down errors, but not score enough points. It'll be tense, we may even lead briefly, but a somewhat bloodless effort until Graham loses his rag as the Aussies run in the second of their three late tries.

England's left edge look like they've never met before

Tough and enjoyable.
Score first second-hand and could be all on.

proud, huge effort

Good effort, just not quite enough quality. Much better than I expected.

yeh just the icing on the cake missing

bugs me abit that even in the final we didnt know our best half back combos!!! changed it even then, nearly worked though!

still proud of the heart they showed