Minute-by-minute report: The Wallabies host tourists England in Perth for the opening Test of the series. Join Jonathan Howcroft
Hello everybody and welcome to live coverage of the first Test of England’s tour of Australia,, the Challenge Cup final. Kick-off at Perth’s Optus Stadium is 5.55pm local time, which is 7.55pm AEST / 10.55am BST.
It is England’s first southern hemisphere tour since the 2018 trip to South Africa, and there will be much to learn. As Rob Kitson writes: “Not since their World Cup semi-final win over New Zealand in 2019 have they registered a real statement win away from Twickenham.” Along with bragging rights and World Cup momentum, the two nations will compete for the newly christened Ella-Mobbs Cup. After previously battling for the Cook Cup, the prize has been renamed after Indigenous Australian and Wallabies great Mark Ella and the former England winger Edgar Mobbs, who died while serving his country in the first world war.
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