Australia Retain Ashes, Lead Series 2-0

Australia retained the rugby league Ashes, beating England 14-4 at Hill Dickinson Stadium in Liverpool to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series and set up a possible whitewash in Leeds. Australia look set to largely keep their backline, with AJ Brimson expected to keep the No.1 jersey for the third Test. England made several changes after the second Test, bringing Harry Smith into the halves, moving Mikey Lewis to the bench, promoting Mike McMeeken to the starting side and possibly recalling Kallum Watkins if cleared. In rugby union on the same weekend, England beat the Wallabies 25-7 at Twickenham in the Autumn Nations Series. In domestic cricket action, Kellaway produced a boundary-heavy outing, repeatedly finding the third man and the off-side in his recent innings.