England vs Australia: Hosts score seven tries in 45-22 Twickenham win

England vs Australia ended 45-22 to the hosts at Allianz Stadium, Twickenham. England scored seven tries in their opening autumn Nations Championship Test on Sunday. Henry Pollock crossed twice after coming on at half-time to cover on the wing.

Sky Sports said the 45 points were England’s record haul against Australia. AFP, carried by France 24, said that total passed the 44 England scored in Sydney in 2016. Fin Smith kicked five conversions. Australia replied through Max Jorgensen, Filipo Daugunu and Jeremy Williams.

England vs Australia: how the seven tries arrived

England thought they had scored inside two minutes through Immanuel Feyi-Waboso. The try was ruled out for a forward pass earlier in the move. Jamie George then finished a driven maul in the eighth minute, after an Australian obstruction. Ryan Lonergan kicked a penalty to make it 5-3.

Ollie Chessum scored in the 26th minute after a Feyi-Waboso break. Henry Slade and George Furbank moved the ball wide, and Chessum finished. Smith converted for a 12-3 lead. Angus Bell was then shown a yellow card for a hip-drop tackle on Feyi-Waboso. Sky Sports said he was the first player penalised under that new law this month. Joe Heyes peeled off another maul in the 33rd minute, and Smith converted again for 19-3.

Jorgensen intercepted Jack van Poortvliet’s pass just before half-time and ran in under the posts. Lonergan converted, leaving the score 19-10 at the break. That half-time score matches BBC Sport’s England vs Australia match report.

England’s fourth try came in the 43rd minute. Furbank and Tommy Freeman combined, and van Poortvliet supported to score. Smith converted before Bell returned from the sin-bin. Pollock then scored in the 55th and 57th minutes. He first gathered a loose ball near the line. He then finished a move involving Smith, Freeman and Furbank. Smith added the second of those conversions to make it 38-10.

Daugunu scored in the 62nd minute, and Jeremy Williams added another in the 74th. Ben Spencer then intercepted a Daugunu offload and scored in the 76th minute. BBC Sport said it was Spencer’s first Test try. Smith’s fifth conversion completed the 45-22 scoreline.

England vs Australia: score summary at Allianz Stadium

Team	Score	Scorers
England	45	Tries: George (8), Chessum (26), Heyes (33), van Poortvliet (43), Pollock (55, 57), Spencer (76). Cons: F Smith (27, 34, 43, 58, 77).
Australia	22	Tries: Jorgensen (40), Daugunu (62), Williams (74). Cons: Lonergan (41), Donaldson (75). Pen: Lonergan (12).

Pollock’s wing shift after Feyi-Waboso went off

Feyi-Waboso did not return after half-time. BBC Sport said he later appeared in a protective boot. Our Immanuel Feyi-Waboso injury update covers England’s later checks on his ankle. Seb Atkinson also left the field in the second half.

Pollock, usually a back-row forward, spent the second half on the wing. “The coaches wouldn’t put me on the wing if they knew I couldn’t do anything there, so the big thing for me is going out there and being as confident as I can,” he told Sky Sports.

What the captains said

The build-up included newspaper reports of a summer rift between players and coaches. Senior players had rejected those claims. After the match, Jamie George told ITV Sport the reports had been a distraction. “I’m so unbelievably proud of how the team looked after each other, stepped up for each other, and we are a tight team regardless,” he said, as relayed by Sky Sports.

Captain Maro Itoje told ITV Sport he was “over the moon”. “I think we’re starting to show what we can do, we’ve got a very talented team, and it’s now time for us to put it all together,” he said. Australia captain Harry Wilson accepted England had been the better side. “England put us under the pump, we didn’t get too much ball in the first-half,” he told ITV Sport, as carried by Sky Sports.

What comes next

England next host Japan at Allianz Stadium on Saturday 14 November, with kick-off at 4.40pm UK. New Zealand visit Twickenham on Saturday 21 November at 2.10pm. Australia face Scotland at Murrayfield on Sunday 15 November at 3.10pm UK.

The confirmed starting XVs are in our England vs Australia line-ups report. Viewing details were listed in our England vs Australia how to watch guide before kick-off. For more autumn Test coverage, follow our international rugby page.