England player ratings v Australia as one man scores 4 in first Test defeat

Jack Welsby: Made an early error with a long pass into touch, held up Hudson Young over the line soon after half-time. 5

Dom Young: Some strong carries, but was tackled by Gehemat Shibasaki and lost possession on his one attacking chance. 6 

Herbie Farnworth: Looked the England player most likely to make things happen; saved a try with an ankle-tap on Josh Addo-Carr. 7

Jake Wardle: Posed a threat in the first half; only some Reece Walsh brilliance prevented him putting Mikey Lewis; great tackle on Mark Nawaqanitawase in the late stages. 6

Tom Johnstone: Coped well with some testing high kicks, but should have backed himself, rather than kicking late in the first half. 6

George Williams: Tested the Aussies at times in the opening stanza, dropped the ball darting for the line early in the second half. 6

Mikey Lewis: The Aussie defence shut him down and he didn’t pose a threat. 5

Ethan Harvard: Didn’t do a lot wrong, but didn’t impose himself either. 5

Daryl Clark: Was steady in his first spell without creating anything, went over from close range for England’s only try late on. 5

Matty Lees: Similar to Havard, couldn’t get enough go-forward against a superior pack 5

John Bateman: Did a decent job defensively, but nothing outstanding with ball in hand. 5

Kai Pearce-Paul: Probably England’s best forward, got some nice offloads away. 6

Morgan Knowles: Some strong work defensively, though a couple of errors with the ball 6

Subs

Jez Litten: Conceded  two points with an off-the-ball tackle on the stroke of half-time, booted a 40-20 and generally did okay. 6

Alex Walmsley: Didn’t add much go-forward and Angus Crichton cruised past him for the Aussies’ second try. 4

Owen Trout: Came on soon after half-time for his England debut, but the game was already drifting away. 5

Mike McMeeken: Pepped things up when he came on in the first half, should start next time. 6