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Ashes Preview: The series so far...
International Rugby League returns to Leeds this Saturday afternoon as England and Australia meet in the third and final Ashes test at AMT Headingley, kick off 2.30pm.
With the series decided after Australia's result at Everton last weekend, Saturday is a chance for England to finish the year on a high in front of a sold out Headingley crowd. Heading into the third test at AMT Headingley, here's a quick roundup of what's happened so far in this year's series:
Test One - England 6 Australia 26
A tough opening test saw England go down 26-6 at the hands of the Kangaroos, led by a man of the match performance by Reece Walsh as Australia took early command of the series.
Hopes were high at Wembley Stadium, which hosted it's first Ashes match since 1994's triumph for Great Britain, but Kevin Walters' side had different ideas as they ended the contest in a hour. Battling through a close opening quarter, Walsh's first try off a break down England's right side was built on by a penalty goal from Nathan Cleary and two Angus Crichton tries to put the tourists in the driving seat.
Walsh then added his second try with ten minutes to go to confirm an opening win of the series for the tourists, despite Daryl Clark giving the England fans a chance to celebrate with a consolation effort.
Match Highlights
Test Two - England 4 Australia 14
Last weekend saw Australia wrap up the result as Cameron Munster and Hudson Young recorded tries to win the second test.
Changes for England saw Leeds' own Mikolaj Oledzki and Kallum Watkins step into the matchday squad to face the Kangaroos at Everton's Hill Dickinson Stadium, but they couldn't inspire Shaun Wane's side, who fought until the final minutes.
Harry Smith and Nathan Cleary exchanged two penalty goals each in the first 40 minutes to set up a tense second period, but Munster's 48th minute try broke the game open for Walters' men. Hudson Young crashed over shortly after to open a ten point lead that England couldn't recover from, despite Reece Walsh being shown a yellow card with 12 minutes to go.
Match Highlights
Key Performers
*Stats obtained by OPTA RugbyPro
Tries: Reece Walsh, Angus Crichton (2 Tries)
Try Assists: Cameron Munster, Kotoni Staggs (2 assists)
Carries: Tom Johnstone (36 carries)
Metres: Mark Nawaqanitawase (321 metres)
Tackle Breaks: Tom Johnstone (14 breaks)
Line Breaks: Angus Crichton, Mark Nawaqanitawase, Reece Walsh (2 breaks)
Offloads: Kai Pearce-Paul, Herbie Farnworth, Kotoni Staggs (4 offloads)
Tackles: Morgan Knowles (86 tackles)
How to keep up to date with Saturday's game
Although tickets have SOLD OUT for this weekend's final game of the Ashes series, WATCH the action live from AMT Headingley on BBC One or BBC iPlayer from 2pm.

































