Can't see it myself - even on an off day the Aussies have too many points in them. To enter fantasy land for a second we would need....
- Australia to enter with an over the top arrogance
- England to genuinely believe from 1-17 that they can win
- England's pack to play with massive aggression, intensity and lack of errors and penalties for the whole 80 minutes
- the best kicking game and kick chase we've ever seen from an England team
- every other England player to have the game of their lives
- poor weather
- the bounce of the ball and ref's decisions
- half of the Aussies to have stinkers
etc etc....
Basically, as a Leeds supporter the last few years apart I'm used to us failing dismally when it counts. It'll take Leeds winning the comp for another 10 years on the trot and England to win every game for the next 5 years to make me even feel half confident watching either team in a big game.
Seriously, if we can make a real game of it nobody should get too upset if we lose. On paper this Australian team is far superior across the entire backline. I'll be as miffed as anyone if we capitulate yet again and lose badly, but if we can at least leave the field knowing that the Aussies have actually been given a hard game when it counts, then we have a platform to build on. After last year's World Cup that would be a tremendous achievement in itself, regardless of what some (generally Australian) would say.
