England beat Australia 45-22 as Pollock scores twice

England defeated Australia 45-22 at Twickenham on Sunday, scoring seven tries to three in their Nations Championship opener. Henry Pollock scored twice on his England debut after entering at halftime, as the hosts secured their biggest points total against Australia.

Jamie George, Ollie Chessum, Joe Heyes and Jack van Poortvliet also scored for England, with replacement Ben Spencer adding the final try four minutes from time. Fin Smith converted five tries. Australia’s scorers were Max Jorgensen, Filipo Daugunu and Jeremy Williams; Ryan Lonergan and Ben Donaldson kicked the conversions, and Lonergan added a penalty.

Pollock had been named among the replacements as emergency cover on the wing. The back-row forward came on for Immanuel FeyiWaboso, who left at halftime with a leg injury, and scored twice in the second half. Pollock’s selection allowed England to include six forwards on the bench, according to the pre-match team report.

England built an early lead through tries by George, Chessum and Heyes. Australia prop Angus Bell was shown a yellow card in the first half for a hip-drop tackle on FeyiWaboso. Jorgensen intercepted a pass from van Poortvliet just before halftime and...