Wallabies lose 45-22 to England in third straight heavy defeat
Australia conceded their highest points tally at Twickenham as England scored seven tries, with Scotland next for the Wallabies.
England beat Australia 45-22 at Twickenham in the Nations Championship, leaving the Wallabies with three consecutive defeats by margins exceeding 20 points. It was the most points Australia had conceded at the London venue.
Captain Harry Wilson said the performance fell below the team's standards, while coach Les Kiss acknowledged that Australia's defence needed improvement. The Wallabies have conceded 45, 43 and 50 points across their past three matches.
England finished with seven tries against Australia's three. Henry Pollock crossed twice within three minutes after coming off the bench, while Jamie George, Ollie Chessum, Joe Heyes, Jack van Poortvliet and Ben Spencer also scored.
Angus Bell was sent to the sin bin before half-time for a hip-drop tackle on Immanuel Feyi-Waboso. Heyes scored within a minute, before Max Jorgensen intercepted a van Poortvliet pass to give Australia their only first-half try.
Pollock helped create van Poortvliet's try after the restart before adding his own double. Filipo Daugunu and Jeremy Williams scored for Australia in the final quarter.
The result gave England 12 victories from their past 14 meetings with Australia. Wilson said the Wallabies had seven days to improve before facing Scotland, having failed to address the problems discussed at half-time.
