Summary

  • England finish top of Pool A and will face Scotland in the quarter-finals next weekend

  • Red Roses score four tries in second half to seal record-equalling 30th successive Test win

  • Tournament favourites England trailed Australia until 32nd minute after error-strewn start

  • Australia go through as runners-up at expense of United States and will play Canada

Live Reporting

Joe Rindl

  1. England 40-7 Australia

    Katy Daley-Mclean
    England's 2014 World Cup winning captain on BBC Two

    Clifford is playing some great rugby, she has worked really hard to get in this squad.

  2. try

    Try - England 40-7 Australia

    Kelsey Clifford con Zoe Harrison

    Amazing from replacement prop Kelsey Clifford, she's got another one!

    The forward pushes under the posts and it appears like she's about to be held up but she stretches her arms a few inches further and manages to touch the ball down.

  3. England 33-7 Australia

    What a scrum from England, completely obliterating Australia's forwards. England penalty five metres out.

  4. England 33-7 Australia

    England starts a maul from way out and get within three metres, but Australia manage to hold it up, just, and even snatch the ball back.

    England are complaining to the ref.

  5. England 33-7 Australia

    Right, England have a line-out about 20 metres out.

  6. Kabeya capitalises on 'dreadful' Australia mistake for fourth England try

    Here's the vid for England's fourth try.

  7. England 33-7 Australia

    Mike Henson
    BBC Sport at Brighton & Hove Albion Stadium

    Ellie Kildunne was just shown on the big screen in the stadium and managed to do a perfect impression of that 'gritted-teeth-smile' emoji and a little awkward wave.

    I think, overall, that is a good sign.

    Ellie Kildunne on the benchGetty Images

  8. England 33-7 Australia

    Brian Moore
    Former England hooker on BBC Two

    When you are a player down, the average number of points you concede is seven. Within two minutes Australia have just done that.

  9. England 33-7 Australia

    Ellie Kildunne, who had to go off early in the second half, is watching on from the bench. She gets a brilliant cheer from the crowd when her face is shown on the big screens.

  10. England 33-7 Australia

    It's going to be a very long nine-and-a-half minutes for Australia now with only 14 players on the field.

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    Try - England 33-7 Australia

    Kelsey Clifford con Zoe Harrison

    Five tries for England! They've got their score now!

    Prop Kelsey Clifford, pushed forward by her team-mates, goes over under the posts.

    Kelsey CliffordGetty Images

  12. England 26-7 Australia

    England were definitely held up by Australian defenders by the way. No try.

  13. Yellow card

    England 26-7 Australia

    Fly-half Faitala Moleka is given a yellow card for head-to-head contact and there'll be a bunker review to see if it should be upgraded.

    Penalty to England against 14.

  14. England 26-7 Australia

    Has an Australia defender made head-to-head contact?

  15. TMO

    England 26-7 Australia

    England go over. On-field decision is held up.

    But the referee wants to go upstairs to the television match official. There's also a check for foul play.

  16. England 26-7 Australia

    England have a penalty and are within five metres of the tryline.

  17. England 26-7 Australia

    Massive yardage from Abby Dow. She gains at least 35 metres for England until she's tackled by the Aussie full-back Halse.

  18. England 26-7 Australia

    "Wahey!" An Australian player almost breaks through the England line but she's blocked by, of all people, the referee. Excellent tackle from the official.

  19. England 26-7 Australia

    England win the ball back and begin to gallop forward.

  20. England 26-7 Australia

    Katy Daley-Mclean
    England's 2014 World Cup winning captain on BBC Two

    Moleka has been great for Australia but I wished she would put those kicks in deeper because it's allowing England to just gain possession.

    Australia MolekaGetty Images