Fortress Twickenham holds firm

England 32 Australia 31

Fortress Twickenham holds firm
Mon, 18 Nov, 2002 - 00:00
declaring: "We didn't panic."

World champions Australia ultimately went the same way as Tri-Nations titleholders New Zealand, beaten after a pulsating, match which produced five tries and untold drama.

Once again, England won at fortress Twickenham, making it 17 tests and more than three years since they last experienced defeat on home soil.

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