Australia v Cook Islands: men’s Rugby League World Cup – live

Updates as the Kangaroos and Cook Islands meet in Townsville Kick-off time is 7.05pm local/8.05pm AEDT/9.05am GMT Any thoughts? Get in touch with an email The biggest match of round three takes place tomorrow with Tonga and Samoa taking over western Sydney in a clash that will determine the make-up of the semi-finals. Demand for tickets has been so great it has caught organisers flat-footed. A plan to move Sunday’s Tonga-Samoa blockbuster from Commbank to Accor Stadium at Olympic Park, which the NRL believes would have brought in 60,000 fans, was only unsuccessful because it would have clashed with pre-booked concerts. England 34-12 PNG New Zealand 78-0 Fiji But when their fate is officially sealed on Sunday, the inquest should really begin into how English rugby league has found itself in the position among international rugby league’s new-age pecking order it is in. Talk about who should coach the team or who should play half-back are distractions. If those in charge do not wake up, England will continue to drift from the world’s elite. Continue reading...