Australia See Off England For Ashes Whitewash

Rugby League Ashes - Match 3 of 3

England (8) 8

Try: Williams Goal: Smith Penalty: Smith

Australia (12) 30

Tries: Addo-Carr, Young, Grant, Walsh 2 Goals: Cleary 5

After scoring Australia's 3rd effort astatine Headingley, wherever nan visitors completed a ruthless 3-0 bid triumph connected Saturday, Harry Grant booted nan shot into nan crowd.

It was a show of defiance to nan boisterous Leeds crowd, and a awesome of nan Kangaroos affirming their authority.

Once again, this was not to beryllium England's day.

More than successful immoderate different lucifer successful this Ashes series, Australia were made to activity difficult against dogged and defiant hosts. But nan consequence was nan same, a flurry of points came Australia's measurement precocious on, and nan whitewash was complete.

Having besides won 3-0 successful nan erstwhile bid successful 2003, this intends Australia person completed cleanable sweeps successful successive Ashes for nan first clip since 1986.

England had much moments of productivity and attacking verve present than they had shown successful nan erstwhile 2 matches. But they besides made much mistakes, pinch nan first 3 Australian tries coming straight from errors.

England: AJ Brimson, Joe Burgess, Herbie Farnworth, Harry Newman, Tom Johnstone, George Williams, Harry Smith, Mike McMeeken, Jez Litten, Matty Lees, Kallum Watkins, Kai Pearce-Paul, Morgan Knowles.

Interchanges: Mikey Lewis, Alex Walmsley, Morgan Smithies, Mikolaj Oledzki.

Australia: Reece Walsh, Mark Nawaqanitawase, Kotoni Staggs, Gehamat Shibasaki, Josh Addo-Carr, Cameron Munster, Nathan Cleary, Patrick Carrigan, Harry Grant, Tino Fa'asuamaleaui, Angus Crichton, Hudson Young, Isaah Yeo (captain).

Interchanges: Tom Dearden, Lindsay Collins, Reuben Cotter, Keaon Koloamatangi.