England player ratings live from Allianz Stadium, Twickenham: After back-to-back defeats of one, seven and two runs to New Zealand, it was a Saturday afternoon set for Steve Borthwick’s side to take a lot of them All Blacks frustrations on an injured wallaby XV.

It looked like they would eventually do so as they looked to have salvaged the result in the 78th minute. Brown Itoje try converted by Marcus Smithwhich was given the full duration and was not coupled as it was seven days ago.

However, a wildly insane 10-try thriller was left with one last decisive twist…and it was Australia who were left celebrating a remarkable 42-37 victory with an 83rd minute Max Jorgensen converted try that plate-missing Ollie Sleightholmethe scorer of two second periods England he tries, he doesn’t want to remember.

Rassie Erasmus says the seven-to-one bank split will never be normalised

Rassie Erasmus believes a seven-to-one split on the bench is something that will continue to divide opinion.

Rassie Erasmus says the seven-to-one bank split will never be normalised

Rassie Erasmus believes a seven-to-one split on the bench is something that will continue to divide opinion.

Only once in their last 11 meetings have the Australians managed a win against the English, but inspired by code-hopping Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii, who will be a global star of the game from this convincing evidence, they bounced back from an early 3- 15. batting to lead 20-18 at the interval.

They then built on that, going 28-18 up before Sleightholme’s double made it 28-30, setting up a grandstand finish.

15. George Furbank – 4.5 (out of 10)
Didn’t play in attack as hoped and was disappointing not to close the door better defensively for Australia’s two first-half tries scored from the same corner. Sacrificed for George Ford with 18 minutes remaining, Smith switching to fullback.

14. Immanuel Feyi-Waboso – 4
A very quiet, truncated display in contrast to last weekend’s try-scoring finesse. He was in the first half of the wars with an HIA which he came back from, only for his final act to leave him looking defensively weak with Jeremy Williams diving for a 50 minute try in the corner.

13. Ollie Lawrence – 8
He was heading for a higher rating but was flagged after missing the catch from a Ford, which led to the Kellaway try. He ran away with shirt no. 13 but defended inside and ran smart attacking lines all day at Smith’s urgings. An excellent effort.

12. Henry Slade – 5.5
He struggled in a defensive setup that is now Joe El-Abd’s forte. He was supposed to be his team’s best defender, but he couldn’t provide that reliability.

11. Tommy Freeman – 5
He needed an upgrade after his sluggish effort against New Zealand, but it didn’t really happen. Couldn’t find Slade for a try at 15-3. I contested a few shots, but that was about it.

10. Marcus Smith – 8
Superb in attack, his tight runs in behind the defense were responsible for creating several tries. He led the charge from the second innings and kicked beautifully off the tee. However, even he was fallible, as was unfortunately seen in the last attempt when Len Ikitau’s elegant one-handed offload left him stranded.

9. Ben Spencer – 5.5
Showed attacking skills early on; look at his pass off the floor to Freeman backing him up. But his display then stalled, something not helped by his kick early in the second half not doing enough to touch try-scoring Williams. It came out on 62.

1. Ellis Genge – 7.5
He was up for it and did well in his 62 minute contribution. Involved in early tries Chandler Cunningham-South, offloads on the move for the first and quickly kicks the penalty for the second. Two scrum penalties added to his effort but ultimately there was no winning reward.

?? Australia’s Max Jorgensen scores in the last minute to seal victory for Australia against England! ?? In the 83rd minute! #breitling @Breitling #defining moment pic.twitter.com/f41ACMPdK1

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2. Jamie George – 4
Down on 51 minutes with their team losing, England have a real leadership question to ponder. to France 2023, the prostitute was considered irreplaceable, but that has changed. He had a large number of tackles, but not the impact needed to halt an eye-catching Australian revival.

3. Will Stewart – 7
His 69th minute involvement saw him leading his side’s tackle and his set piece was also decent. England were just back in front when he was called ashore.

4. Maro Itoje – 8
He finished with an astonishing 22 tackles and thought he scored the final try with a brilliant finish in the 78th minute from close range. However, he couldn’t resist closing the lid and seeing the driver, coming in from the Australian restart.

5. George Martin – 7
He surpassed his team’s number of tackles in the first half and came in third-highest, but this industry was affected by the fact that he was left wrong by Tate McDermott sniping at a ruck to set up Harry Wilson’s try. A second-half turnover at the Aussie 22 was also costly. Take off on time.

6. Chandler Cunningham-South – 7.5
Superb start where he dived untouched in a corner to tick off the scoreboard and then buried himself to add a second with Aussie defenders clinging to him. We loved the excitement of his celebrations, but unfortunately they turned out to be premature.

7. Tom Curry – 5
He has to be the most cursed player in the English game in terms of injury setbacks. He had been going well until the crowd roared when Angus Bell sent him crashing down. Then there was a dead silence as his next involvement was getting his head on the wrong side of a tackle. Rob Valetiniending his day after less than 23 minutes. More time on the field and he would probably rate very well.

8. Ben Earl – 7
Much of England’s development over the past 15 months has been through him. While he started here by providing a try assist for Cunningham-South in the fifth minute, the ball was alien to him in the first half as the defense shone. He came out of his attacking shell more in the second.

Rob Valetini goes straight to England’s Tom Curry to check he’s OK after a nasty collision. The utmost respect from @valabii back row?

? Catch the action @rugbyontnt #ENGvAUS #EnglandvsAustralia pic.twitter.com/uLroJZ0Jnu

— Autumn Nations Series (@autumnnations) November 9, 2024

Substitutes:
16. Luke Cowan-Dickie – 6
The first cap in two years, he helped raise the year after George found the going got too tough. Gassed by Jorgensen’s run to the line, but it wasn’t his fault.

17. Fine Baxter – 6.5
The youngster showed his motor after coming on in the 62nd minute. Another step forward in his development.

18. Dan Cole – 6
Sent off with England just 30-28 up, he produced a better cameo than last weekend.

19. Nick Isiekwe – 6.5
You watched his blink and you missed the versus cameo new zealand playing just over 20 minutes here. He worked hard to put his team in front twice in that tight final.

20. Alex Dombrandt – 6.5
Curry’s 23rd-minute substitution certainly wasn’t a similar substitution, but the highlight was providing Sleightholme with the pass to make it 28-all.

21. Harry Randall – 6
England needed energy and he provided it. It improved from a week ago, but it still wasn’t enough.

22. George Ford – 4
Last week’s display was a horror and he again unfortunately influenced the defeat here, his tricky pass to Lawrence going astray to allow Kellaway to send the gift home.

23. Ollie Sleightholme – 6.5
He came on twice in the first half as a HIA substitute before coming on permanently for 50 minutes. He finished his two attempts superbly, illustrating why last season Premiership Gallagher leading try-scorer, but the sore shot was exposed defensively for several Australian tries, including the game-ending clincher.