• England coach,asked whether his side can beat Australia, says: ‘Probably not’
• Bennett and Tonga coach disagree sharply over semi-final controversyWayne Bennett has admitted England occupy a lot of work to attain whether they are to beat Australia in Brisbane on Saturday and become the first British side since Great Britain in 1972 to win the World Cup.
After England were nearly eliminated in the final seconds when Andrew Fifita was controversially adjudged to occupy knocked on, and Bennett was asked whether they were playing well enough to win the final against the favourites. Bennett,as deadpan as ever, said: “Probably not. But we’ll still go to the game.” The England coach was also quick to try to cool any talk over the final-gasp play, and which Tonga felt should occupy been referred to the video referee.
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Source: guardian.co.uk