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It's wet, it's windy and there's no roof this week. But it promises to be a cracking game and it's the fourth sell-out in four for England on this tour.
Some asking if England are up for this. Chris Robshaw: ""Only two English teams have ever come here and won so we've still got an opportunity to do something special. We want to leave achieving something and we've got a chance to do that. A lot of us probably won't get the opportunity to come here again as a touring party. It's a long time away until England come here next. We've got nothing to lose."
Anthems. haka and usual pre-match rituals out of the way and we are ready for the final Test. If it's half as good as the first two we are in for a cracker. Pride at stake for England and a record for the All Blacks
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Poor start as England's kick-off fails to go 10m. Scrum back but they hassle from that and immediately win a penalty which Freddie Burns will go for. 46m out
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Freddie Burns misses from 46m after less than a minute, always going left
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5 - 0 |
Great start for the All Blacks, win the lineout and England always scrambling as they committed to tackles, Julian Savea brushes off Mike Brown's tackle - not many can do that - and dives over in the corner
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Cruden's kick hits the post and bounces clear. He was either confident or knew it was missing as he wasn't even looking by the time it hit the woodwork
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| 7 |
5 - 3 |
Freddie Burns gets England on the scoreboard with a routine penalty from inside the 22 after New Zealand caught offside when England attacked from the kick-off
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10 - 3 |
Two tries inside five minutes from Julian Savea, again England very narrow as they are sucked infield to defend, Savea picks a ball up off his toes and cuts inside, England all wrongfooted by that change of direction
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12 - 3 |
Aaron Cruden with an easy two points. England have to sort their defence out or this could be a crushing
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| 11 |
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Conditions making handling hard (albeit not for Savea) as there has been heavy rain here ahead of the match and it's pouring again
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| 12 |
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Joe Marler penalised for not binding properly, that just adds to their problems as the scrum has been a rock in the matches so far
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| 14 |
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Savea again in space as England's defence repeats earlier errors but this time saved by a forward pass. Every time the All Blacks attack England fall apart
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| 15 |
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Momentary roars from the crowd as a kick charged down but New Zealand were offside. Burns clears. The reprieve might be no more than brief
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| 16 |
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England penalised 6m out for using their hands on the ground. It looked as if it would be a quick tap penalty but they pause and opt for the easy three points
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15 - 3 |
The kind of kick Cruden would get in his sleep. England are in complete disarray
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| 18 |
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New Zealand penalised for going in from the side. In range -about 40m out - so Burns will have another pop
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| 19 |
15 - 6 |
A few tedious boos but nothing like last week as Burns makes it 2 from 3 for him
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| 20 |
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Billy Vunipola gets a yellow card for a high tackle. That's a bit harsh. And not what England, already up against it, need
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| 21 |
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New ZEaland almost go over on the left - yet again - but Chris Ashton saves the day, slightly unwittingly, buy getting in the way of the pass and hipping it into touch, Launchbury has limped off too, Attwood on
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| 23 |
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England weather the pressure well and clear. They have been utterly outplayed in the first quarter
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| 24 |
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Ashton with a good interception sets England on a counter, Brown kicks, gets one back, runs back and is held up. And then New Zealand counter. Brown opted to run the ball with two All Blacks in front of him and no support. Bad decision making
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| 26 |
20 - 6 |
Aaron Smith scrambles over the line as England are carved open on the right this time, gaping holes and missed tackles. Referred to the TMO by Jerome Garces for a forward pass but they seem to look at replays of an earlier knock on. England unhappy but they should be more worried about their tackling than the TMO
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| 27 |
22 - 6 |
Aaron Cruden makes no mistake from the touchline. Only one miss so far and that one hit the post ...
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| 28 |
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Joe Launchbury back on, Dave Attwood makes way
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| 29 |
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New Zealand in attack look slick and dangerous. England look lumbering and blunt
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| 31 |
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Here we go ..., rolling maul sucks England in, Kyle Eastmond intercepts but it's brought back as Jerome Garces was playing advantage
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| 32 |
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England just hold on as the All Blacks pile forward,. They look able to hold out until New Zealand have width and then it all goes wrong
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| 33 |
27 - 6 |
But it's not going to last and Aron Smith goes over for his second and New Zealand's fourth. Quick hands, Ben Smith sells the dummy to Yarde and flicks to Smith and that's that. England are being sliced and diced and seem to have no answer to this
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29 - 6 |
Aaron Cruden. Right in front. Salt in a gaping wound
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| 35 |
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Aimless kick from Burns concedes possession and sums up that England have no Plan B. Every straw being clutched at
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| 39 |
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The half ends with a series of scrums in the middle of the pitch
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England welcome half-time much as a pummelled boxer welcomes the end of the round. That was a lesson in rugby and quite brutal. And it is hard to see what England can do to stem the flow, such has been the gulf
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| 42 |
29 - 11 |
England attack with purpose for about the first time, Ben Youngs makes the break, switches to Manu Tuilagi who piles through to within a metre of the line and Marlon Yarde sees a gap and piles over
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29 - 13 |
Freddie Burns kicks the conversion and a better start to the half. But one hell of a long way to go
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| 44 |
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England again look to drive over, Manu Tuilagi to Marlon Yarde who is held up over the line, turned well by the tackler as he went over
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| 45 |
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New Zealand scrum holds like a rock, turns and they win the next put-in
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| 48 |
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This is England's best few minutes, they look far more threatening than at any stage in the first half. Beware the All Black counterattack
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| 49 |
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Ma'a Nonu with a marvellous kick which bobbles into touch three metres from the England line. They win the lineout and their scrum drives them outside the 22
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| 50 |
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New Zealand now on the attack, this will test whether England have sorted out the dire defence we saw before the break
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| 52 |
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England under pressure, and again their tackling is less than comprehensive but they are at least holding the attacks
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| 53 |
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And the answer is the defence is more organised, but nevertheless Jerome Garces gives a penalty to the All Blacks in front of the post which they kick to touch rather than take the points. They want to turn the screw not take easy points
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| 55 |
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Savea is human - he knocks-on the ball in the tackle and England have relief but Hartley gives an appalling forward pass to Ashton and the ball goes into touch on the try line. England had the advantage from the knock-on and blew it
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| 56 |
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Ben Morgan on for the below-par Billy Vunipola, Kieran Brookes on for David Wilson
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| 57 |
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New Zealand almost found the gap but Ben Morgan with a good tackle which produces a forward pass and England have the scrum
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| 59 |
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Freddie Burns fails to find touch from a penalty but New Zealand knock on as they run the return. A bit scrappy at the moment but understandable after the intensity of the first 50
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| 60 |
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Crowd now resorting to a Mexican wave. The game deserves more than that even if it has had a quiet five or six minutes
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| 62 |
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A good and penetrating England attack comes to an end as Luther Burrell knock-on, but Marlon Yarde's pace started that
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| 65 |
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England working hard in the pack and prepared to run the ball. England dominating territorially in this half but only the one score to show for it
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| 66 |
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England bundled into touch just short but they have the penalty inside the All Black 22. Jerome Garces gives Richie McCaw a lecture as well. Kick to the corner and England win the lineout
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| 67 |
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Good break, Cipriani almost punches a hole in the defence but again Burrell knocks-on when it matters, New Zealand counter and within seconds an England chance becomes a penalty inside their own half
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| 69 |
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MIke Brown again caught when he had the option of a pass into space and that puts England on the back foot
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| 70 |
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Brilliant run for Marlon Yarde, carving a hold through the New Zealand midfield and he was eventually hauled down deep in the 22 by Savea after starting in his own half. Great break, superb tackle
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| 72 |
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England again win a penalty inside the NZ 22 and that's once too often for Jerome Garces, who warned McCaw only a few minutes ago, and Wyatt Crockett gets the card after being on for less than ten minutes. New Zealand will finish the game a man down
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Another sweet move for England, click passing but they ran out of room on the left-hand side and the ball ended in touch. But full marks for trying to be different
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| 75 |
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New Zealand's turn to put in some massive defensive tackles, Marlon Yarde stopped in his track there to loud cheers
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| 76 |
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For the third time this half England knock-on when they have the All Blacks under pressure. Ben Morgan the offender
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| 78 |
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The game ending, much as the first half did, in the middle of the pitch
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| 79 |
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New Zealand kick a penalty into the corner. Is there on last try left in this series? Nope, we have one last knock-on from the All Blacks
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| 80 |
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Chris Ashton with a spirited counter, England on the attack as the hooter shrills. They get a penalty and run it but lose possession and rather than get the ball off, the All Blacks themselves counter
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34 - 13 |
Scrappy hands but play goes on. New Zealand running the ball ...... and they get their reward as they break the line and Savea completes his hat-trick, Ben Smith rides several weak tackles, slips it inside and that's that. Not deserved on the balance of play this half but Savea, who has been superb all day, was worth it
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36 - 13 |
Beauden Barrett gets the kick and with it denies England the consolation of winning the second half
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England much better in the second half but you have to suspect that some of that was because of a half-time bollocking as well as New Zealand perhaps dropping a gear after their brilliant first-half. We have now seen - as if we didn't know - how good the All Blacks are and while England are up there with the best of the rest, New Zealand are the team to beat. They take the series 3-0
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