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'Weak' Trott has 'scared eyes'. |
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Heartbreak for England, again. |
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Hart can't stop the inevitable. |
A powerful display of Rugby was undermined by last minute errors as England fail to reach the World Cup final.
The ball is stopped just under posts. England's defense, fighting with their last ounce of strength, have thirty seconds to hold off the All Blacks and reach a place in the World Cup Final. The ball is rolled back, floated out wide and caught by Shaun Johnson. In desperation to kill the game England rush out to catch him, take him down and see out the clock; a fatal error.With a shake of his hips Johnson is passed the flailing Sinfield and was accelerating towards the line. A quick change of direction saw another white shirt tackling empty space and Johnson dived over for a try. He jumped to his feet, arms held above is head triumphantly, and let out a roar. The scores were level but the victory was secure. Johnson was never going to miss the conversion and the English team new it. In just twenty seconds victory had turned to defeat, ecstasy into heartbreak. The dream of a place in a home world cup final had slipped through their fingers. I game they should have won England had fallen short once again. Classic.
So a disappointing end to the Rugby League World Cup for the home team. The England cricket team are currently being embarrassed by the Australians in the Ashes, trailing by 537 runs. The England footballers were given two lessons in how to play the game in a week. The glory of the Olympics feels like a life time ago.
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