SUPERMARINE forwards coach Andy Sear said: "I know the result I'd like but unfortunately I reckon the Aussies might just shade it.
"I think they have got more power in the backs, although England can more than match them in the forwards.
"If England don't watch themselves, even for a moment, Australia will score.
"Having said that, England now are good enough to claw it back whereas in the last World Cup, they were not.
"But that last thing we want to have to do is play catch-up rugby.
"I hope I'm wrong, but I think Australia might just do it.''
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