▁conversion ▁to ▁level ▁the ▁scores ▁with ▁less ▁than ▁five ▁minutes ▁left ▁to ▁play . ▁The ▁score ▁finished ▁at ▁ 2 0 - 2 0 . ▁The ▁crowd ▁of ▁ 1 2 , 3 6 0 ▁at ▁T wick en ham ▁Sto op ▁stad ium ▁set ▁a ▁new ▁attend ance ▁ground ▁record ▁for ▁a ▁rugby ▁league ▁match . ▁ ▁Round ▁two ▁ ▁England ▁vs ▁Australia ▁Ch anges ▁made ▁to ▁the ▁Australian ▁side ▁included ▁the ▁removal ▁of ▁Sam ▁Th a iday , ▁Ryan ▁Hoff man , ▁Tr ent ▁Water house ▁and ▁Kurt ▁G id ley . ▁T aking ▁their ▁places ▁were ▁début ants ▁Luke ▁Lewis ▁and ▁David ▁Sh ill ington ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Rob bie ▁Far ah ▁and ▁also ▁Nathan ▁H ind mar sh , ▁making ▁his ▁test ▁football ▁com eb ack . ▁Australian ▁captain ▁Dar ren ▁Lock yer ▁equ alled ▁Ken ▁Ir v ine ' s ▁record ▁of ▁ 3 3 ▁test ▁tries ▁for ▁Australia ▁by ▁scoring ▁in ▁this ▁match . ▁On ▁a ▁warm ▁and ▁sun ny ▁day , ▁the ▁K ang aro os ▁went ▁into ▁half - time ▁ 2 6 - 0 ▁up ▁and ▁after ▁Australia ▁defeated ▁England ▁ 5 2 - 4 ▁in ▁their ▁previous ▁meeting ▁in ▁last ▁year ' s ▁Rugby ▁League ▁World ▁Cup , ▁the ▁English ▁looked ▁set ▁for ▁another ▁thr ash ing . ▁However , ▁England ▁made ▁an ▁am bit ious ▁fight - back ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁half ▁but , ▁keeping ▁Australia ▁sc or eless ▁to ▁lose ▁by ▁a ▁more ▁respect able ▁margin ▁of ▁ 2 6 -