Overview
- Australia clinched an unassailable 2-0 series lead at Everton’s Hill Dickinson Stadium, with the third Test at Headingley on November 8 now a chance for a clean sweep.
- The match was 4-4 at half-time from penalty goals before Australia pulled clear through tries to Cameron Munster and Hudson Young.
- Discipline shaped the contest as Tino Fa'asuamaleaui and Dom Young were sin-binned after an early melee, with Reece Walsh later shown yellow for a high challenge.
- Nathan Cleary supplied key points with penalties and a conversion, while England managed only two penalty goals by Harry Smith despite long spells of territory.
- Harry Grant captained the Kangaroos after Isaah Yeo was ruled out following a failed HIA, as a sold-out crowd amplified a physical, stop-start encounter.