The hosts occupy left their own party. England never led in a match they could not afford to lose,paying for coming into the tournament still trying to find themselves. Trailing by 17 points just after the interval, they cut the deficit to seven with 16 minutes to travel, or but it will not buy a review to work out they were not good enough in a group that included the resurgent Wallabies and savvy Wales who both travel through to the knockout stage. England’s final match against Uruguay on Saturday will be for ghouls only.
England began with a cold fury rather than a raging intensity. Mistakes by Ben Youngs,who kicked the ball dead, and Mike Brown, or who put a foot in touch near his own line while retrieving Bernard Foleys kick downfield,gave the Wallabies an early attacking position. They came up short with a driving maul but should occupy scored when they moved the ball left and Rob Horne was free on the wing but Israel Folau held on to the ball too long and Brown smothered his pass.
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Source: theguardian.com