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Live Reporting

Elizabeth Botcherby

  1. Kat Merchant
    2014 England World Cup winner on BBC iPlayer

    You can tell how heated it is out there. The rivalry is real!

  2. England 14-12 New Zealand

    Oop, a little bit of argy-bargy as New Zealand are pinged for not releasing. Meg Jones and Kaipo Olsen-Baker exchange a few shoves.

    England line-out deep in New Zealand's half.

  3. Kat Merchant
    2014 England World Cup winner on BBC iPlayer

    If there is one area of the game that the Black Ferns won't be as happy with it's that retention of the ball today.

  4. England 14-12 New Zealand

    How will New Zealand respond to that?

    Well, Hannah King is sticking with the inventive approach, punting a short kick high into the sky around halfway. A New Zealand body emerges with the ball after a little melee.

    But another trip into England's 22 comes to nought. Handling error again.

  5. England 14-12 New Zealand

    Katy Daley-McLean
    England's 2014 World Cup winning captain on BBC Radio 5 Live

    We sometimes expect everything to be perfect with England but it can't always be that way. A bit of magic from Ellie Kildunne and they are ahead.

  6. Kat Merchant
    2014 England World Cup winner on BBC iPlayer

    Kildunne knows how to score in those impossible moments when the team just really need her to.

  7. converted try

    Converted try - England 14-12 New Zealand

    Ellie Kildunne (con Zoe Harrison)

    Kildunne gets round the back of NZ defence to put England back in front

    You don't see that very often! As Jess Breach gets wrapped up by a New Zealand defender, Ellie Kildunne rips the ball from her teammate's grasp and roars free down the right.

    A simple dot down near the posts and Zoe Harrison obliges with the boot.

    England are back in front.

  8. Ruby Tui
    New Zealand World Cup winner on BBC iPlayer

    The tables have seriously turned this half.

  9. England 7-12 New Zealand

    No maul this time, dabbing the ball down and quickly shifting the ball left to right.

  10. England 7-12 New Zealand

    England earn a penalty and of course, they go for the corner. Line-out inside New Zealand's 22.

  11. England 7-12 New Zealand

    That's more like it from England!

    Fast hands from the forwards to shift the ball right before Zoe Harrison unleashes full-back Ellie Kildunne down to the flank. She tries a little dink over the top but puts it into touch.

  12. England 7-12 New Zealand

    The handling errors haven't gone away for New Zealand. Veisinia Mahutariki-Fakalelu the guilty party on this occasion, although it wasn't a particularly generous flick back in her direction.

    Scrum England about 10 metres from the halfway line.

  13. Kick-off

    England 7-12 New Zealand

    Braxton Sorensen-McGee with the boot to get the second half under way.

    It's safely gathered by England but they're met with another aggressive press from New Zealand. Zoe Harrison clears.

  14. HT: England 7-12 New Zealand

    Right gang, England trail 7-12 after 40 minutes. Can they come from behind to win?

    Thumbs up for the Red Roses. Thumbs down for the Black Ferns.

  15. Records under threat?

    HT: England 7-12 New Zealand

    England are unbeaten across their last 53 matches on home soil since a 20-25 defeat by New Zealand at the Twickenham Stoop in November 2016.

    The Red Roses have won each of their last 13 matches at the Allianz Stadium, last losing there against France in the 2015 Six Nations.

  16. HT: England 7-12 New Zealand

    England's half-time scores in the WXV Global Series:

    • England 5-10 Australia (won 48-15)
    • England 19-19 Canada (drew 26-26)
    • England 7-12 New Zealand

  17. HT: England 7-12 New Zealand

    It was England who opened the scoring in Twickenham, Claudia Moloney-MacDonald going over in the corner for her fourth try in three matches.

    'Absolutely brilliant' - Moloney-MacDonald try puts Red Roses in front

    However, New Zealand hit back with two of their own.

    An individual effort from Amy du Plessis before Hannah King darted through to set up Ayesha Leti-I'iga - who had had a try ruled out in the opening 10 minutes.

    Du Plessis capitalises on 'absolute gift'

    King splits defence with 'brilliant dummy' to set up Leti-I'iga try

  18. 'Exhausting first half for England'

    England 7-12 New Zealand

    Topsy Ojo
    Former England back on BBC Radio 5 Live

    England are going to need a good half-time to recover. That has been exhausting.

    Defending is hard work and they must have made 70-80 tackles.

    The Black Ferns should be further ahead but they will look at the chances they have created and think their decision-making is the reason and that is something they can fix.

  19. Half-time - England 7-12 New Zealand

    Phew.

    A ferocious first half at Allianz Stadium. New Zealand have been relentless - if they'd taken their chances, they would be out of sight. However, full credit to England for their defensive efforts.

  20. Kat Merchant
    2014 England World Cup winner on BBC iPlayer

    Absolutely brilliant turnover there, they read it really well!