Player ratings: Pruned roses
In a match which had it all – big hits, huge scrums, temper tantrums, shoulder charges and poor refereeing decisions – the occasion proved too much for the English Roses as they were sent packing by a dominant Australia.
England were absolutely dominated at scrum time but looked to have revived their hopes of a second half comeback when wing Anthony Watson grabbed a try but it proved to merely be a consolation as their World Cup dream came to an end.
Tauriq Ebrahim rates England's players!
15 Mike Brown
His first half may have had a few errors but his attacking prowess was simply magnificent to watch.
7/10
14 Anthony Watson
Posed a massive threat on attack and grabbed a try at a crucial stage in the match but it proved to be a mere consolation.
7/10
13 Jonathan Joseph
Broke the line on numerous occasions and looked very dangerous with ball in hand.
8/10
12 Brad Barritt
May have made all of his tackles but provided nothing on attack.
4/10
11 Jonny May
A fairly sedate game by his standards before being forced off the field with a knee injury.
5/10
10 Owen Farrell
Deserved his yellow card for an off-the-ball shoulder charge on Matt Giteau and did not quite get his backline firing consistently throughout the encounter.
3/10
9 Ben Youngs
Looked out of his depth and could not provide the ideal link between the his forwards and backline.
3/10
8 Ben Morgan
Workman-like effort by the big No.8 with strong carries and an above-average day in defence.
7/10
7 Chris Robshaw (captain)
Could not lead his team to victory as scraped through the match during the bare minimum.
4/10
6 Tom Wood
Was the better of the flanks in all aspects of the match as he looked to spark England into life at the breakdowns.
6/10
5 Geoff Parling
Made no impact at all with ball-in-hand and his defensive work was fairly average.
3/10
4 Joe Launchbury
Was the heartbeat of England's forward pack and wore his heart on his sleeve in every facet of the game.
8/10
3 Dan Cole
Bore the brunt of a dominant Wallabies scrum and was failed to get himself involved during his time on the park.
2/10
2 Tom Youngs
Racked up the miles with some big carries but his defensive work was exceptional, despite not having the best day at the office at scrum time.
5/10
1 Joe Marler
Offered absolutely nothing in attack and found himself completely dominated at scrum time.
1/10
Replacements:
16 Rob Webber (on for T Youngs, 61 mins)
Provided a good anchor at scrum time and ensured a solid platform for their attempt at a late comeback.
6/10
17 Mako Vunipola (on for Marler, 50 mins)
Made an immediate impact at scrum time but that is pretty much all he did during his 30 minutes on the park.
5/10
18 Kieran Brookes (on for Coles, 54 mins)
Did not see much of the ball but did his defensive duties.
4/10
19 George Kruis (on for Launchbury, 69 mins)
Not enough time to be rated.
20 Nick Easter (on for B Morgan, 57 mins)
Had big shoes to fill and performed well in defence, although his attacking game was few and far between.
4/10
21 Richard Wigglesworth (on for B Youngs, 50 mins)
Massive impact off the bench to revive his side and certainly outshone the starting scrumhalf.
6/10
22 George Ford (on for May, 40 mins)
Had plenty of time to make a difference and did it to a certain extent on attack but just could not spark things properly.
6/10
23 Sam Burgess (on for Joseph, 65 mins)
Would have gotten a better rating if he had stayed off the field, as the only thing he did was a high tackle to Michael Hooper which should have seen him being carded.
0/10
By Tauriq Ebrahim
@Tauriq365
