England V Australia: Rugby League Ashes Second Test – Live

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Second Test teams

England Brimson; Young, Farnworth, Wardle, Johnstone; Williams, Smith; McMeeken, Litten, Lees, Trout, Pearce-Paul, Knowles. Interchange Lewis, Smithies, Watkins, Walmsley.

Australia Walsh; Nawaqanitawase, Staggs, Shibasaki, Addo-Carr; Munster, Cleary; Collins, Grant, Fa’asuamaleaui, Crichton, Young, Carrigan. Interchange Dearden, Smith, Cotter, Koloamatangi.

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Good day … and bully v, v early greeting to immoderate distant viewers!

It’s 2nd Test time, and according to nan bookmakers – arsenic good arsenic anyone pinch eyes who watched last week’s opener astatine Wembley past Saturday – chances are nan bid could beryllium decided today.

The emotion pre-match past week was that Shaun Wane’s hosts would person to get retired of nan traps well, get their noses successful front, and past canine it retired until nan last hooter. England managed nan first constituent of that, were crippled successful nan opening half-hour, but sagged alarmingly thereafter, pinch nan Kangaroos drafting first humor and conscionable taking nan crippled further and further away. Indeed Wane’s broadside didn’t get connected nan scoresheet until they were 26-0 down.

Newsflash to those who were unaware: Australia are a hellhole of a side. Reece Walsh and Angus Crichton helped themselves to 2 tries apiece, but nan velocity and cohesion nan full squad showed crossed nan section was, frankly, frightening.

So what hopes coming for a bid going nan distance? Well Wane’s rung nan changes, of which much imminently.

The venue is an chartless amount for thing different than football, and each eyes should beryllium connected nan first precocious shot – nan upwind has a inclination to shimmy without informing by nan Mersey, showers are predicted, and each it tin return is 1 spilled shot wrong your ain 20-metre statement for momentum to displacement …

KO astatine Hill Dickinson Stadium is 2.30pm GMT, 1.30am AEDT