English smaurai carve up Oz
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EARLY STRIKES: England try machine Jonny May, right. Picture: Edgar Su/Reuters. EARLY STRIKES: England try machine Jonny May, right. Picture: Edgar Su/Reuters.
Winger Jonny May scored two tries in three first-half minutes as England underlined their World Cup credentials with a dominant 40-16 win over Australia on Saturday.
England scored four tries in all to Australia’s one and coach Eddie Jones says: “This was a good performance, but we don’t feel we are at our best yet.
“The best samurai were always the guys who had a plan but could adapt, had a calm head but were full of aggression, and I thought we were like that.
“The challenge is how we get better because there is always a better samurai around the corner.”
ACCURATE: Captain Farrell. Picture: Mark Cristino/Reuters.
Australia made the better start but were unable to turn early possession into points until flyhalf Christian Lealiifano opened the scoring with a penalty after 11 minutes.
The lead would only last seven minutes before the first of May’s double strike.
Lealiifano cut the deficit to 14-6, with another penalty apiece before halftime sending England into the break with an eight-point advantage.
Three minutes into the second half and it was one point after Marika Koroibete touched down.
But then England opened up to score via prop Kyle Sinckler, winger Anthony Watson, with captain Owen Farrell adding a few more penalty conversions.