England:
Ugo Monye 5/10
Club Harlequins Caps 7
Disastrous. The poor man looked like a fish out of water, nobody had a clue how to set him up. Ended bedraggled
Mark Cueto 7/10
Club Sale Sharks Caps 32
At least he gave it a blast. England's most impressive counter-attacker and one of the few with a nose for space
Dan Hipkiss 6/10
Club Leicester Caps 10
Showed strength in the tackle and to blame him for the shambles would be unfair. England must keep faith
Shane Geraghty 5/10
Club Northampton Caps 4
His club form has been so much better. England were ridiculously over-complicated and poor Geraghty looked confused
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Matt Banahan 5/10
Club Bath Caps 3
The odd bright moment but some peculiar decisions. Australia spotted him thundering up from a mile away
Jonny Wilkinson 7/10
Club Toulon Caps 71
Accomplished and courageous, although not in the same league as Giteau when initiating attacks. Warmly welcomed back
Danny Care 5/10
Club Harlequins Caps 12
Again, to blame him for this shambles would be unfair, but he was not himself and Hodgson could come in next Saturday
Tim Payne 5/10
Club Wasps Caps 13
Decent up front, nobody could fault him for effort but he did not achieve too much that was startling
Steve Thompson 5/10
Club Brive Caps 49
Looked exhausted when being replaced. His early throwing was accurate and will benefit from the gallop
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David Wilson 5/10
Club Bath Caps 3
The new man left Twickenham none the wiser. Not the most mobile and was not the most authoritative in the scrum
Louis Deacon 5/10
Club Leicester Caps 11
It is difficult to spot a part of his game with which he can make a difference. Will be lucky to be retained
Steve Borthwick 5/10
Club Saracens Caps 51
Sneaked away a couple of opposition throws, but where was the influence, where was the carrying, where was the impact?
Tom Croft 5/10
Club Leicester Caps 14
The Lions found all kinds of ways to bring him into the game. England, apparently, have very little idea what to do with him
Lewis Moody 8/10
Club Leicester Caps 54
Superb, excellent at the breakdown, boisterous in the existence and the true England success
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Jordan Crane 5/10
Club Leicester Caps 3
A little one-paced and a little one-dimensional. Haskell will surely start against Argentina, with his greater exuberance
Replacements
It was asking far too much for anyone to turn the tide in this debacle, although both James Haskell and Paul Hodgson did add a little alacrity to the match.
Australia:
Adam Ashley-Cooper 6/10
Club Brumbies Caps 34
His kicking game left a lot to be desired, but Australia will forgive him anything for the power of his finishing burst for the winning try
Peter Hynes 6/10
Club Queensland Reds Caps 19
Hardly over-exposed, but a clever player and just possibly, a rising star
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Digby Ioane 7/10
Club Queensland Reds Caps 6
He gave it everything, he came within inches of scoring in the second half and with the powerful Mortlock inside him later in the tour, he could become a force
Quade Cooper 5/10
Club Queensland Reds Caps 8
Frankly there were periods when he looked accomplished and other periods when he was a little boy lost. Nothing pyrotechnic here
Drew Mitchell 6/10
Club NSW Waratahs Caps 37
Australia's best attacker was strangely ignored, but will surely play a much bigger part later in this grand slam campaign
Matt Giteau 8/10
Club Brumbies Caps 75
Outstanding. Just a wonderful player, a clever midfield general and he struck his difficult final conversion quite beautifully
Will Genia 9/10
Club Queensland Reds Caps 8
The ghost of the great George Gregan is finally laid. Genia was a dark diamond, quite splendidly sharp and with all kinds of facets to his game
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Benn Robinson 7/10
Club NSW Waratahs Caps 28
Good grief. Australia has a prop. Big Benn had a turn of foot in the loose as well, and the Wallaby prop dearth is finally over
Stephen Moore 7/10
Club Brumbies Caps 43
Australia have two superb hookers, Moore is of world-class and can only get better. Competitive and hard
Ben Alexander 7/10
Club Brumbies Caps 15
Another improvement on past Aussie non-props, conspicuous in the loose and part of a superior Australian pack
James Horwill 7/10
Club Queensland Reds Caps 21
Australia lack a real big lump, but Horwill served them very nicely indeed. Really involved and defiant
Mark Chisholm 6/10
Club Brumbies Caps 45
Probably owes his play to the injury to the great Nathan Sharpe, but a decent stop-gap albeit in an Australian Rhino that often struggled
Rocky Elsom 6/10
Club Brumbies Caps 46
Possibly not as regal as he was when playing in Europe last season, could easily have created a try in the second half when he held on, but clearly, Australia react to him
Wycliff Palu 7/10
Club NSW Waratahs Caps 33
He is short of matches, but the superb hour he contributed was striking, and he will be stronger for the game - 7
George Smith 6/10
Club Brumbies Caps 107
Possibly a degree or two under the old Smith of old, now under pressure for his place but a worthy effort
Replacements
Both Cross and Polota-Nau made a difference, helping to shepherd Australia safely home as England blundered through the second half