Johnson wary of ‘lethal’ Australia

MARTIN JOHNSON warned his players the toughest challenge was yet to come after England missed an opportunity of recording a famous victory against New Zealand at Twickenham on Saturday.

Replacement hooker Dylan Hartley scored a try as England came back from 14-0 down to launch a second-half fightback against the All Blacks.

If centre Shontayne Hape had squeezed over in the corner near the end when he should have scored it could have been the perfect start to manager Johnson’s World Cup preparations.

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