Even as friendlies go I thought it was a bore fest. Having possession is one thing, doing something with it is easier with a tempo. It was largely slow methodical possession for the sake of it football.

I understand it's about using your squad and it's a balance between giving some players game time and others a rest over the course of the season but I expect a lot of changes and some impetus for the Italy match.

My son travelled down for the game and England loyalty caps last night but he was so bored he was in a curry house before half time. I'm not joking. He'll be there again versus Italy.

Australia can consider themselves unlucky not to have at least shared the spoils against an England scratch side which went through the motions. Slowly; very slowly indeed. 90+ minutes of tedium which I will never get back. My poor lad 😅 .