MELBOURNE: England lined up a Rugby League World Cup semi-final showdown with Tonga after a scrappy 36-6 victory over Papua New Guinea in Melbourne on Sunday. Wayne Bennett's England scored seven tries but only managed to complete 25 of 45 sets in the face of some feisty defending from the smaller Kumuls. Winger Jermaine McGillvary and centre Kallum Watkins grabbed try doubles as England carried on from a 14-0 half-time lead to reach the last four. McGillvary scored his tries six minutes apart to give England an early 8-0 lead. PNG winger Garry Lo scored his team's only try in the corner, before Watkins and winger Ryan Hall added further tries for England to blow out the score.

Source: New Strait Times November 19, 2017 09:22 UTC