Australia routs England in rugby league Ashes opener at Wembley

LONDON AP Australia outclassed England - at Wembley Stadium on Saturday to begin the first rugby league Ashes series in years Fullback Reece Walsh on debut and second row Angus Crichton scored two tries each and Nathan Cleary converted all four and nailed a penalty kick Daryl Clark s converted try in the th minute was nothing more than a consolation for England in front of an Ashes-record crowd of The dominant Kangaroos picked up where they left off having won the last series - in Australia last lost a series to England in Out of the blocks well Australia coach Kevin Walters stated the BBC That was going to be the key to success making sure they gelled very swiftly They re footballers so I didn t think it would be too big of a job to get them together Another Kangaroos debutant Mark Nawaqanitawase played in Walsh for the first try and England did well to limit Australia to an - halftime lead But the Kangaroos looked like they sealed the conclusion five minutes into the new half when following a -meter break by Walsh Crichton scored his first try from meters out Crichton landed his second try after a Cameron Munster show and go and Walsh piled on with a brilliant breakaway try with eight minutes left to cap a fine man-of-the-match display I m perhaps happier with the two tries I stopped Walsh communicated the BBC The only blemish for the winners was captain Isaah Yeo failing a head injury assessment after colliding with Dom Young He ll miss the second test in Liverpool next weekend They play the third test in Leeds AP rugby https apnews com hub rugby Source