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All over, Widdop's attempt to send the ball wide goes forward and Australia holds on to win 6-0.

Australia 6-0

SCRUM ENGLAND - Chambers knocks on after a heavy tackle by Sam Burgess. England in great field position now.

Australia 6-0

SCRUM AUSTRALIA - Tom Burgess spills the ball again.

Australia 6-0

PENALTY ENGLAND - Morgan nabbed for raking the ball out in a 2 man tackle. England 35 metres from the Australian line.

Australia 6-0

SCRUM AUSTRALIA - Tom Burgess knocks on in the first hit up of the set.

Australia 6-0

SCRUM ENGLAND - Holmes attempts an intercept but the ball bounces off his hands and chest forward.

Australia 6-0

SCRUM ENGLAND - Cameron Smith finds touch 5 minutes from the England line

Australia 6-0

SCRUM ENGLAND - England working the ball out of their own half yet again.

Australia 6-0

SCRUM AUSTRALIA - Widdop sends a pass behind McGillvary and into touch.

Australia 6-0

Dugan with an ankle tap saves a certain try. England have forced a drop out and will get 6 again.

Australia 6-0

SCRUM ENGLAND - Australia turns the ball over inside their own 30. England with their best chance to score in some time here.

Australia 6-0

PENALTY AUSTRALIA - England's kick chase just off-side

Australia 6-0

PENALTY ENGLAND - Morgan played on after the tackle was completed.

Australia 6-0

PENALTY AUSTRALIA - They'll get a fresh set inside the England half.

Australia 6-0

PENALTY ENGLAND - Morgan is denied a try after McLean's lead-up work saw him run behind Smith.

Australia 6-0

Gillett with a break and tries to hurdle Widdop, but gets brought down, somehow.

Australia 6-0

Cronk makes a break. Australia goes wide and McGillvary with an intercept and makes it to the halfway line.

Australia 6-0

SCRUM AUSTRALIA - A stray pass from dummy half makes Widdop run almost back to his own goal line on the last. He finds touch 5 metres past halfway.

Australia 6-0

SCRUM AUSTRALIA - Widdop drops a sitter

Australia 6-0

The final 40 minutes of the 2017 World Cup is underway! RCG gets hit hard!

Australia 6-0

Cronk attempts a field goal but it is charged down by Roby. And that ends the first half.

Australia 6-0

SCRUM AUSTRALIA - England loses the ball forward in a tackle. Australia 30 metres from England's line with 10 seconds left.

Australia 6-0

Dugan very nearly reels in a high kick but knocks the ball on just 10 metres from the England line.

Australia 6-0

SCRUM AUSTRALIA - Bateman knocks on while trying to collect a stray pass.

Australia 6-0

PENALTY ENGLAND - England takes the quick tap and are looking for a try

Australia 6-0

SCRUM ENGLAND - Australia very nearly picks up a 40/20

Australia 6-0

SCRUM AUSTRALIA - England finds touch deep in Australia's half.

Australia 6-0

SCRUM ENGLAND - Cronk puts in a little grubber which Widdop allows to dribble into touch, 15 metres from the England line.

Australia 6-0

PENALTY AUSTRALIA - England's marker tries to steal the ball at the play the ball.

Australia 6-0

PENALTY ENGLAND - McGuire trying to slow down play.

Australia 6-0

ENgland go wide to Hall, but he's sent into touch quickly by the Australian defence

Australia 6-0

SCRUM ENGLAND - Whitehead strips the ball legally from Gagai, who knocks on trying to bat the ball back.

Australia 6-0

PENALTY AUSTRALIA - From the restart Woods is hit hard by Burgess, who then is pinged for raking the ball out.

Australia 6-0

PENALTY AUSTRALIA - Australia gets a fresh set of 6 30 metres from the English line.

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PENALTY AUSTRALIA - A lazy high tackle on Cameron Smith causes a brief scuffle.

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TURN OVER - England knocks on on the last tackle.

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Neither side giving an inch after 4 minutes. Plenty of feeling in the tackles already.

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James Graham looking very shady after a heavy clash in the first tackle.

And we're underway in the final!