Team for Australia

[Galfon]

Eng will look more direct and cohesive when JR & Ford get on.

[p/d]

It's going to be interesting to see how early replacements are made and who they are. I really do not want to see Farrell at 12.

As long as Shields stays on then we have every chance of taking the spoils

To be fair he is up with the play some of the time so there is a marginal improvement. I'd still bring Hughes on in his place though.

I'd bring Johnny Wilkinson's woolly hat on in his place

[Stom]

Slade... This match feels similar the Saffer one - probably his best in an England shirt, but I'm still not sure it amounts to "good"

Am I just judging him too harshly because I had such high hopes for him (and feel he's out of position)?

No. When Farrell makes an actually good pass, you should really be taking it.

[paddy no 11]

Embarrassing from sinckler

[WaspInWales]

Why don't the refs say when the ball is out more often?

Far too often we see 9s drag the ball back with their feet and it looks clear of the ruck or tackle, but the ref says nothing? Call it out and allow some competition for it.

[Galfon]

Daly displaying high degree of Nift..
try 44 min.

[Mellsblue]

Lovely. Kudos Farrell and Daly.

[Tigersman]

Cracking line

[Galfon]

20 - 13, 45 min. con Faz.

[WaspInWales]

Nicely done.

[Which Tyler]

Slade... This match feels similar the Saffer one - probably his best in an England shirt, but I'm still not sure it amounts to "good"

Am I just judging him too harshly because I had such high hopes for him (and feel he's out of position)?

No. When Farrell makes an actually good pass, you should really be taking it.

Well that WAS good by Farrell. Not sure how he got his arms through that to allow the offload, but he did.

"at least one post has been made..." FFS

[Stom]

Better.

Good offload, good line.

[WaspInWales]

Fair play, Farrell did well there.

[Peej]

Good defence.

Dirty cheap shot from Hooper on Underhill too

[Galfon]

Poor ball retention again in contact, Eng.

[Which Tyler]

Let's spend the next10 minutes talking about that offload from Farrell - otherwise we might be told off for talking about his missed tackle on Folau, and penalty-try&card offence

[Stom]

Let's spend the next10 minutes talking about that offload from Farrell - otherwise we might be told off for talking about his missed tackle on Folau, and penalty-try&card offence

And that godawful kick.

[Stom]

Let's spend the next10 minutes talking about that offload from Farrell - otherwise we might be told off for talking about his missed tackle on Folau, and penalty-try&card offence

And that godawful kick.

And that one.

[Which Tyler]

If only we had a saviour on the bench we could bring on to galvanise the whole team, and eliminate the error count.

It can't be Hartley, as it couldn't have been him last week either...

[WaspInWales]

Two consecutive poor kicks from Farrell and no mention.

[Stom]

Two consecutive poor kicks from Farrell and no mention.

Do my words count for nothing?

[Which Tyler]

Two consecutive poor kicks from Farrell and no mention.

Do my words count for nothing?

Why would they?

[WaspInWales]

Let's spend the next10 minutes talking about that offload from Farrell - otherwise we might be told off for talking about his missed tackle on Folau, and penalty-try&card offence

It was a decent offload, and has been acknowledged as being just that by plenty of Farrell detractors (like myself), but still no mention of the mistakes.

Also, as offloads go, it was on par with Ford's last week

[Galfon]

Better retention...Wilson set the mood there..
27 -13 57 min. Try Cok.

[Mellsblue]

Blimey. We got lucky there. No cohesion, no shape, plenty of mistakes and then the big man lands a knockout blow with his pelvis.