England beat Wallabies to claim Ella-Mobbs Cup, Ireland take historic series win over All Blacks

Wallabies centre Samu Kerevi: "I'm really proud of this group. We've come a long way. Still a lot to build on but proud of the way we played. In the end, it wasn't enough.

"You've got to give it to England, the defensive set. Guys like Marcus (Smith), the forward pack, put their bodies on the line."

England captain Courtney Lawes: "We have fought for each other. We had a great four weeks here. We have really enjoyed ourselves. I mean, they give us a good bit of fuel in the press to be fair. They were talking smack about us.

"That motivated us a bit but the boys stuck together, stuck to our guns. We didn't fire that many shots tonight unfortunately but we found a way to win, that's the big improvement."

Wallabies skipper Michael Hooper: "Firstly, pay credit to England. Played a good game. Come back from 1-0 down, close out the series there. Take your hat off to a grind from them winning the series. I don't think we were clinical. We created good opportunities tonight, just not good enough to finish them.

"In our half, we saw an opportunity to move the ball around. Some areas that hurt them, big moments before halftime, getting the try, a scrappy ball where Marcus goes the length, or half the field. Pleasing elements but, mate, it really hurts hey.

"Forever proud of our group. We grinded, we played some good footy. We didn't execute how we wanted but there's so much grit in this group. There has been a lot of adversity. It was a shame we can't do it here. Magnificent evening to play rugby in front of a full house. Enjoyed the crowd's involvement in the game. Sorry we couldn't give them a win."

England have beaten the Wallabies 21-17 to claim the inaugural Ella-Mobbs Cup at the SCG.

Hardly anything between the teams but Australia will be kicking themselves for some wasteful moments.

England just a little more street-smart in the 2-1 series victory.

Big night for the northern hemisphere following Ireland's historic series win over the All Blacks earlier.

England 21 (Freddie Steward, Marcus Smith tries; Owen Farrell conversion, 3 penalties), Australia 17 (Tom Wright, Folau Fainga'a tries; Noah Lolesio 2 conversions, penalty). HT: 11-10

Australia are running out of time as Luke Cowan-Dickie wins a penalty at the ruck for England against Marika Koroibete.

England lead 21-17 after 76 minutes as Suliasi Vunivalu remains on the bench.

And now Vunivalu is on for Reece Hodge!

Impact prop Angus Bell has limped off while Len Ikitau is now on the park for Australia.

England lead 21-17 after 68 minutes.

Australia is not finished yet.

Reserve hooker Folau Fainga'a has burrowed over from close range and England's lead is cut to 21-17 after 66 minutes.

The Wallabies bench has performed well all series and they back their fitness.

"That shows the importance of a great bench," Sonny Bill Williams says in commentary.

Huge moment in this Test as Marcus Smith scoops up a loose ball and shows great pace to run 50m and score.

Noah Lolesio coughed up possession following a messy lineout and England's whiz kid Smith pounced.

England now lead 21-10 after 55 minutes.

Ellis Genge is starting to cause real damage for England, who now lead 14-10 after 50 minutes as Owen Farrell slots another penalty.

Right, the second half kicks off with England up by one.

The Wallabies played plenty of footy in the first half and should really be leading.

England fullback Freddie Steward has scored his side's first try after the halftime siren in a real blow to Australian morale.

Courtney Lawes turned down a shot at goal in search of five points and it paid dividends at the SCG.

England lead 11-10 at halftime despite the Wallabies having the better of proceedings.

"Australia will be really disappointed after the way they started," Sonny Bill Williams said.

Owen Farrell responds in kind for England with a penalty as the Wallabies now lead 10-6 after 33 minutes.