England beat Australia 45-22 as Pollock shines

England 45-22 Australia, Allianz Stadium

England produced a commanding performance to defeat Australia 45-22 in the Nations Championship at Allianz Stadium, Twickenham, on Sunday, scoring seven tries to secure a bonus-point victory.

Henry Pollock starred with two second-half tries after replacing injured winger Immanuel Feyi-Waboso, while Fin Smith contributed five conversions.

England Build First-Half Advantage

England thought they had scored early through Feyi-Waboso, but the try was disallowed for a forward pass.

Jamie George opened the scoring from a driving maul before Ryan Lonergan responded with an Australian penalty.

Ollie Chessum extended England's lead following a powerful attacking move, with Smith converting making it 10-3.

Australia suffered another setback when Angus Bell received a yellow card for a hip-drop tackle on Feyi-Waboso in the 32nd minute. Joe Heyes capitalised on the numerical advantage by scoring England's third try.

However, Max Jorgensen intercepted Jack van Poortvliet's pass and raced clear, with Lonergan converting to reduce Australia's half-time deficit to 19-10.

Pollock Inspires Second-Half Dominance

Pollock replaced Feyi-Waboso at half-time and immediately made an impact, helping create the opportunity for Van Poortvliet to score England's fourth try. Smith converted to make it 26-10.

The replacement winger then crossed twice within three minutes, finishing attacking moves in the 55th and 57th minutes. The first try went unconverted, but Smith added the extras to the second as England extended their advantage to 38-10.

Australia Respond Before Spencer Seals Victory

Australia fought back through Filipo Daugunu, who finished a flowing move in the corner.

Jeremy Williams then capitalised on an England mistake near their own line to score Australia's third try, with Ben Donaldson converting.

However, England had the final say when replacement Ben Spencer intercepted Daugunu's offload and raced into the corner in the 76th minute. Smith converted to complete a 45-22 victory for England.

Team line up:

England: Furbank; Freeman, Slade, Atkinson, Feyi-Waboso; F Smith, van Poortvliet; Baxter, George, Heyes, Itoje, Coles, Chessum, B Curry, Earl

Reserves: Cowan-Dickie, Genge, Stuart, Martin, Fisilau, Pollock, Spencer, M Smith

Australia: Wright; Jorgensen, Suaalii, Henry, Ikitau; Meredith, Lonergan; Bell, Pollard, Alaalatoa, Canham, Salakaia-Loto, Williams, McReight, Wilson

Reserves: Nasser, Kailea, Tupou, Valetini, Tizzano, McDermott, Donaldson, Daugunu