ENGLAND
STEPHEN IBBETSON Wembley Stadium, Saturday
ENGLAND 6
AUSTRALIA 26
REECE WALSH sparkled on the Wembley stage as Australia deflated English hopes with an impressive victory in the first Ashes Test for 22 years.
On his international debut, the star Brisbane fullback scored two tries, frightened England with his rapid breaks from the back and made a couple of try-saving interventions too.
After scoring only one try in a tightly contested first half through Walsh, the world champion Kangaroos hit their straps in the second half.
Backrower Angus Crichton also crossed twice and England, who didn’t get on the board until the 76th minute, now have it all to do to take anything away from the three-match series.