My highlight was when Widdop planted a good few smackers on bog eyed bill (antony whatever your name is ) and he was kakking himsen . oh eye Sam was more or less un playable ...... we have 1 of the top 5 players in the world on our hands here , lets enjoy him while we still can !

I thought that we put up a great fight, we got absolutely screwed by the ref on several occasions (I went mental when that briscoe's try wasnt given, was right in the corner where I was sat an even all te Aussies around us went sheepish!)

Chase did nothing again, too many brainfarts for this level. I'd have widdop in next week, all the Aussies couldn't believe he wasn't starting.

Nothing else has changed from wha I said before the game though, carvel should have been on the bench ahead of wilkin and widdop somewhere in the halves.

I would have loved to have seen this side with the addition of Burgess + Joel though, our backs looked good yesterday(Tomkins, briscoe's + hall were all fantastic) but our pack fell away towards the end.

Graham and Tomkins definately caught the eye of all te nrl followers though, Tomkins for just being unplayable and graham for just taking up hit after hit. I think the comments started about 10 minutes in when he took the ball up a couple of time in one set.

Great day though, Wales were unlucky not to grab a couple of deserved tries in the early game, and dudson showed again there's some talent there. Some nothing from flower again though!

It boils down to one thing - composure. The Aussies were more clinical and took every opportunity that we gave them. We had more than enough possession and territory to put more points on the board and couldn't do it for one reason or another. Watching the game back the pass to Tom Briscoe before his disallowed try was a mile forward so it shouldn't have counted anyway. Should have been an Aus scrum instead of a penalty, that's all. You have to take any opportunity you get if you're going to beat the best. The Australians do, that's why they're currently the best

The loss of Graham and Ellis was massive for us. Them two get thru a ton of work and are leaders.


I thought chase made some silly mistakes but threw some top class passes that no other England player can do. He's got that something about him that no other English player has and for that reason I'd pick him next week.

Sam tomkins was class, we need to put the ball in his hands more as he's our most dangerous player.

I think reed has issues with his positional play in defence and I feel the Aussies knew this.

Definitely an encouraging performance from England with plenty still to work on. Most of Australia's tries came from either defensive errors or easy metres up field on the back of penalties and this can be looked at.

I thought Sam Tomkins was awesome and caused Australia so many problems, frightening to think there is still loads more to come from him. I thought Rangi Chase was rubbish and should be dropped to the bench against NZ with Widdop starting. Chase just isn't a team player and although his unpredictability can be good against opposition defences for his own teammates it isn't. On too many occasions he chooses the wrong kick or isn't quick enough to get the ball out the back to Sam.

The decision for Briscoe's no try was a disgrace! What was the reason for the ref not going to the video ref, like in the GF. Is it because it was a penalty rather than a 20m restart?

Also thought the high tackle was a bad one, frustrating when incidents like this only get put on report for the player to be then banned and other teams then get the advantage. Maybe a rule could be brought in that if your put on report its a automatic sin bin.

Overall a great performance and bring on the Kiwis!

Also thought we would struggle when I saw we would be going in with 3 props, then to lose Ellis and Graham on top of this was always going to be hard. Could of done with Carvell coming off from the bench or even Bailey. At times on Saturday when we were getting on top of them, Australia were starting to lose it and with Bailey on the pitch he would of got a reaction.