▁three ▁qu arters ▁of ▁the ▁ben ch ▁and ▁the ▁coach ▁were ▁New ▁South ▁Wal sh men . ▁ ▁By ▁playing ▁in ▁this ▁match , ▁Dar ren ▁Lock yer ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁Australian ▁in ▁history ▁to ▁play ▁in ▁fifty ▁international ▁matches ▁for ▁his ▁country . ▁In ▁addition , ▁team mate ▁and ▁fellow ▁Queensland er , ▁Peter o ▁C iv on ice va ▁became ▁the ▁most - c apped ▁forward , ▁breaking ▁Johnny ▁R aper ' s ▁record ▁by ▁ear ning ▁his ▁ 4 0 th ▁cap . ▁ ▁It ▁took ▁Australia ▁till ▁the ▁nin th ▁minute ▁to ▁cross ▁England ' s ▁line . ▁Quick ▁passing ▁out ▁to ▁Bre tt ▁Morris ▁on ▁the ▁right ▁wing ▁saw ▁him ▁d ive ▁over ▁in ▁the ▁corner , ▁but ▁the ▁video ▁ref eree ▁ruled ▁that ▁he ' d ▁lost ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁ball ▁in ▁the ▁ground ing ▁of ▁it ▁so ▁no ▁try ▁was ▁allowed . ▁In ▁England ' s ▁very ▁next ▁set ▁of ▁six , ▁they ▁had ▁reached ▁Australia ' s ▁half ▁when ▁N RL - bound ▁loose ▁forward ▁Sam ▁Burg ess ▁charged ▁through ▁the ▁K ang aro os ' ▁defence , ▁running ▁forty - five ▁metres ▁and ▁dummy ing ▁past ▁the ▁full back ▁to ▁score ▁under ▁the ▁posts . ▁Sin field ' s ▁conversion ▁put ▁England ▁ahead ▁ 6 ▁nil ▁after ▁eleven ▁minutes ▁of ▁play . ▁In ▁the ▁four teenth ▁minute ▁Australia ▁respond ed : ▁a ▁cut - out ▁pass ▁from ▁John athan ▁Th ur ston ▁on ▁England ' s ▁try - line ▁was ▁f lick ed ▁on