BEN MORGAN SCORED two tries as England beat Australia 26-17 at Twickenham less than a year out from the teams’ World Cup pool clash at the London ground.
Scrum dominance, allied to fine work at the breakdown led by England captain Chris Robshaw, were the cornerstones of England’s victory.
The win saw England end the November programme with a 50 per cent success rate after defeats by both world champions New Zealand (24-21) and South Africa (31-28) were followed by last week’s 28-9 win over Samoa.
But for Australia, adjusting to life under new coach Michael Cheika following the shock resignation of Ewen McKenzie in the fall-out from the Kurtley Beale text pic scandal, the result meant they had endured their worst European tour since 2005 when they also lost three out of four Tests.
This trip saw the Wallabies beat Wales but Saturday saw them lose for the third successive time after narrow defeats by both France (29-26) and Ireland (26-23).
In addition to No 8 Morgan’s scores, the rest of England’s points came from the boot of fly-half George Ford, given another chance to impress after starring against Samoa.
Before the match began, there was a moment’s applause in memory of the late Phillip Hughes, the Australia cricketer who died on Thursday after being hit on the head by a ball while batting in a domestic match on Tuesday.
