Summary

  • England face France in second Group B-C match - use the 'Listen live' icon at the top of the page for BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra commentary (UK only)

  • Samoa beat Papua New Guinea 64-6 to leave England needing huge win to maintain any chance of reaching semi-finals

  • Group B-C is a combined six-team pool - England, in Group B, face the three Group C teams: Tonga, France and Papua New Guinea

  • All results are combined into one six-team table, with the top two reaching the semi-finals

  • England's women face Australia, also in Perth, at 10:05 BST

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Steve Sutcliffe

  1. try

    CONVERTED TRY - England 58-0 France

    Mikey Lewis

    AJ Brimson is destroying this France defence. He bursts through again and has Jack Welsby in support. The St Helens man looks like he's going to be caught and offloads to Mikey Lewis.

  2. England 52-0 France

    Mikey Lewis and Jack Welsby are now both on the pitch for England.

    France go for one of those short kick-offs that served them so well against Samoa and erm concede territory immediately.

  3. 'The short ball is the answer'

    England 52-0 France

    Paul Rowley
    Castleford Tigers head coach on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    The short ball is the answer. England have got no value out of anything long. AJ Brimson has gone around the middles, the easiest looking try in the world, but that's what you've got to do. The worst thing to do would have been to pass again. England need to go up another gear - and bringing on Mikey Lewis will help that.

  4. converted try

    CONVERTED TRY - England 52-0 France

    Jez Litten

    AJ Brimson puts on the footwork. How France must be sick of the sight of him running through the middle.

    This time he pops off a pass to Jez Litten and the Hull KR man cruises over for England's ninth try.

    Easy for Hugo Savala to add the extra two points from there.

  5. England 46-0 France

    The situtation England find themselves in means they go for another short goal-line drop out. France's attack and kickin on the last is poor and England escape without conceding.

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    Before anyone gets carried away, let's just remember we are playing against a very poor French team. It's the equivalent of a top Super League team playing against an average Championship club.

    Robert, Leeds

  7. England 46-0 France

    Kai Pearce-Paul's offload is intercepted on the France line. Jez Litten now gives away a penalty, to relieve the pressure on Laurent Frayssinous' side.

  8. England 46-0 France

    George Williams tries to get Dom Young in again but France cover that move well. Meanwhile, there is movement on the England bench and Mikey Lewis looks like he could be coming on.

  9. England 46-0 France

    A high France kick is not collected on the full and it'll be a goal-line drop out. That's an area England need to tidy up, they can't afford to ship any points.

  10. converted try

    CONVERTED TRY - England 46-0 France

    Victor Radley

    England go over again. Jez Litten and George Williams cut through a tiring France defence and Victor Radley scores unopposed.

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  11. 'Really well-worked England try'

    England 40-0 France

    Paul Rowley
    Castleford Tigers head coach on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Great work from England - smashed them up the middle with the outside-backs. Great vision from George Williams, and Dom Young was just waiting for that ball to bounce into his hands. Really well-worked England try, and ominous signs for France.

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    TRY - England 40-0 France

    Dom Young

    Dom Young scoots over in the right corner but that's all down to a superb kick from George Williams, who puts that try on a plate.

    A collector's item as Hugo Savala's kick flashes across the front of the posts and not through them.

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    Paul from London, you don’t understand Pacific rivalries if you think Samoa and Tonga will do anything other than go 100% at each other.

    Jim, Nottingham

  14. England 36-0 France

    France's Mathieu Cozza felt that tackle from Victor Radley.

  15. England 36-0 France

    A high Harry Smith kick is knocked on by Junior Nsemba with Herbie Farnworth ready to pounce.

  16. England 36-0 France

    A few shots of the Australia and England women's players on the side. Jasmin Strange, who will be a big miss for England later is on crutches but still looks in decent spirits after picking up a tournament-ending knee injury.

  17. Kick-off

    England 36-0 France

    Away we go again.

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  18. HT: England 36-0 France

    England head coach BrIan McDermott speaking on Premier Sports: "We had to be patient. I really liked our attitude after that first 20 minutes where we looked a bit anxious. Once we got through it we put some points on the board."

  19. HT: England 36-0 France

    England need more of the same in the second half. Still some huge unknowns around if they will be able to qualify, namely can Tonga defeat Samoa in eight days time.

    And before that, can Brian McDermott's side put enough points on the board today and defeat Papua New Guinea heavily to give them a chance of reaching the semi-finals.

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    The worst part of this WC format is the opportunity for a Samoa v Tonga carve up. That is the last group match and both teams will know the exact result needed to see both teams through whatever England can do before then. Absolutely shocking planning.

    Paul, London